Massachusetts Public Service Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 3/1/2024

Closes: 5/1/2024

Massachusetts Public Service Scholarship provides financial assistance for college to children or widow(er)s of deceased public service officers and others in Massachusetts.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This program is open to Massachusetts residents who are enrolled or planning to enroll full-time at a college or university in the state.

Applicants must be 1) the children or spouses of firefighters, police officers, or corrections officers who were killed or died from injuries incurred in the line of duty; 2) children of prisoners of war or military service personnel missing in action in southeast Asia whose wartime service was credited to Massachusetts and whose service was between February 1, 1955, and the termination of the Vietnam campaign; or 3) children of veterans whose service was credited to Massachusetts and who were killed in action or died as a result of their service.

U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required.

This is an entitlement program; support is provided to all qualifying students, regardless of their academic achievement or financial need.