Scholarships
Many students in the FPE program at Cal Poly have received scholarships to help defray their educational costs. One ambitious student obtained enough scholarship support to pay for almost the entire tuition costs of the program. Some of the scholarship opportunities available to FPE students are listed below. To inquire about FPE scholarships, contact FPE@calpoly.edu.
FPE Alumni Scholarship
Amount: $500
This scholarship is supported by contributions from Cal Poly FPE alumni and friends of the FPE program at Cal Poly. Awards of $500 are available to eligible students in the FPE program at Cal Poly. This scholarship is awarded by the FPE program.
Frank J. Calabrese Memorial Scholarship
The Frank J. Calabrese Memorial Scholarship was established to honor Frank’s legacy and to commemorate his passion for the education and wellbeing of Cal Poly students. This scholarship supports students in all class levels for Industrial Technology students and graduate level for Fire Protection Engineering. This scholarship is awarded every other year by the FPE program.
Frank O. Rheinisch Scholarship
The Frank O. Rheinisch Scholarship in Fire Protection Engineering was established in 2018 by his widow, Diane Rheinisch, and his son, Eric Rheinisch, in memory of the late Frank O. Rheinisch. Mr. Rheinisch was the founder of Alpha Fire Sprinkler Corporation in San Luis Obispo as well as two other companies in the fire protection industry. This scholarship is awarded annually to two exceptional students in the Fire Protection Engineering program at Cal Poly. The recipients are selected by faculty in the Fire Protection Engineering program.
This information is provided to current and prospective students in the FPE program at Cal Poly for their own pursuit. The FPE program at Cal Poly cannot and does not file scholarship applications on behalf of students and the FPE program cannot guarantee scholarship applications will be successful. Professors and advisors in the FPE program will write letters of recommendation or reference in support of scholarship applications as needed.