Due in 44 days
Minnesota Public Safety Officers' Survivor Grant
Direct application
Up to $18,071
Eligibility
Location
Minnesota
About this scholarship
Dependent children under 23 (or under 30 with qualifying military service) or surviving spouses of Minnesota public safety officers killed in the line of duty on or after January 1, 1973 may receive tuition assistance at eligible Minnesota institutions participating in the State Grant Program.
Awards reach up to $18,071 for four-year or graduate programs and up to $7,393 for two-year programs, based on enrolled credits and institutional tuition.
Obtain a Public Safety Officer's Benefit Fund Certificate and submit the student and institution application sections. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education administers this survivor grant.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Public Safety Officer's Benefit Fund Certificate for first-time applicants.
- Complete the student section of the official Public Safety Officer's Survivor Grant application
- Submit a copy of the Public Safety Officer's Benefit Fund Certificate (for first-time applicants)
- Application is submitted to/through the institution's Financial Aid Office, which completes the institution section and forwards documents to the MN Office of Higher Education
- Priority deadline August 31, 2026 (late applications accepted but may be waitlisted)
- Eligibility based on being a surviving spouse or dependent child of a Minnesota public safety officer killed in the line of duty; benefit is need/eligibility-based, not competitive
- Complete the student section of the official Public Safety Officer's Survivor Grant application.
- Submit the application through the institution's financial aid office, which completes the institution section and forwards it to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.