Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program
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This program honors individuals who lost their lives protecting the citizens of Pennsylvania by helping their children fund their education.
The Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program provides a waiver for tuition, fees, and on-campus room and board costs charged by public postsecondary institutions. This waiver applies only to charges that remain after all other grants (federal, state, and outside scholarships) have been applied to your student account.
Am I Eligible?
To be considered for a Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program waiver, you must:
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania
- Be a child by birth or adoption of a police officer, firefighter, rescue or ambulance squad member, corrections facility employee, or active National Guard member who died after January 1, 1976, as a direct result of performing his or her official duties
- Be a child by birth or adoption of a sheriff, deputy sheriff, National Guard member, or other individual who was on federal or state active military duty who died after September 11, 2001, as a direct result of performing his or her official duties
- Be 25 years of age or younger when you apply for the program
- Have already applied for available scholarships, as well as state and federal grants
- Be enrolled at a Pennsylvania community college, state-owned institution, or state-related institution as a full-time undergraduate student pursuing an associate's or bachelor's degree
How Do I Apply?
- Download and complete the Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program Application Form. (PDF)
- Include a certified copy of your birth certificate with your application. (For more information on how to obtain your birth certificate, please visit the Pennsylvania Department of Health website.)
- Provide a letter of admission and documentation that you applied for financial aid to the postsecondary institution that you attend or plan to attend.
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Mail your completed application and additional documents no later than March 31, 2014 to:
PHEAA
Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program
State Grant and Special Programs
P.O. Box 8157
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8157
Can I Renew?
Yes. To renew:
- Download and complete the Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program 2013-14 Renewal Information Request. (PDF)
- Provide documentation that you applied for financial aid to the postsecondary institution that you attend or plan to attend.
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Mail your completed renewal application and additional documents no later than August 1, 2013 to:
PHEAA
Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program
State Grant and Special Programs
P.O. Box 8157
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8157
