Description
The Massachusetts Public Service Grant Program was established in recognition of the hardship that a family experiences upon the loss of a parent and or spouse who is killed or missing in the line of public service duty in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This grant program was established to provide educational opportunity to the remaining family members.
Scholarship Sponsor
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Award Type
$2,500 Cash
Gender Eligibility
All
Other Requirements/Criteria
Geographic Criteria: Massachusetts
Criteria / Requirements:
Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for one year prior to the start of the academic year for which the scholarship is granted, be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen and be enrolled full-time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent) in an eligible institution. Applicant must not have received a prior bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and must be in compliance with Selective Service Registration Requirements. You must maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance with institutional and federal standards and be able to provide the necessary documentation to evidence one of the following conditions:
-Child or widowed spouse of a Massachusetts police officer, firefighter or corrections officer who was killed or died from injuries received while performing his or her duties. This shall also include authorized training duty
-Child of a Prisoner of War Military Service Person Missing in Action in Southeast Asia whose war time service was credited to the Commonwealth and whose service was between February 1, 1955 and the termination of the Vietnam campaign
-Child of a Veteran whose service was credited to the Commonwealth and who was killed in action or died as a result of such service
Contact Information:
Contact Info – Phone #: 617-391-6070
Contact Info – URL: https://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/publicservice.asp
Contact Info – Email: [email protected]