Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Scholarship

Eligibility

Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Scholarship, with an application deadline in September, offers numerous awards that vary in amount.

Description

The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship Program offers financial assistance to dependent children and spouses of any Mississippi law enforcement officer, full-time firefighter or volunteer firefighter who has suffered fatal injuries or wounds or become permanently and totally disabled as a result of injuries or wounds which occurred in the performance of the official and appointed duties of his or her office. This financial assistance is offered as an eight-semester tuition and room scholarship at any state-supported college or university in Mississippi. New applicants must submit required supporting documents. The child of the law enforcement officers and firefighters must submit a certificate of live birth or proof of adoption and the spouse must submit a marriage license. As documentation of permanent and total disability (all four documents required), applicants must submit: a letter from the officer's or firefighter's former supervisor or employer stating whether the officer or firefighter is disabled as a result of injuries or wounds that occurred in the performance of the official duties of his office; a statement from the officer's or firefighter's physician stating whether the officer or firefighter is disabled and the reason for that disability; verification from the Public Employees' Retirement System; and verification from the Social Security Administration. A letter from the officer's or firefighter's former supervisor or employer stating whether he suffered fatal injuries in the performance of the official duties of his office and a death certificate are both required for the documentation of death. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid for more information.