Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance (PSOEA)
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
Who can apply: Children or spouses of police officers or firefighters.
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Spouses and children of public safety officers killed or catastrophically disabled in the line of duty (covered by the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program) get monthly payments for up to 45 months of full-time study at eligible schools: $1,574 a month for full-time students at the rate that took effect October 1, 2025. Children are eligible until their 27th birthday and spouses for life. You apply with a short prescreen first, and there is no deadline.
What you'll need to apply
- Prescreen application to confirm you are eligible, then a payment application
- Proof of enrollment or acceptance: Enrollment verification, your class schedule and a tuition statement from a Title IV eligible school
- Spouse or child of a public safety officer whose death or catastrophic disability was covered by the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program. Children are eligible until their 27th birthday (the Attorney General's office can approve exceptions). Payments cover up to 45 months of full-time study
The sponsor's page only listed some of what's needed, so this list may be missing items and the effort score may be higher than the real work. Requirements can change each cycle. Confirm them on the sponsor's page before you apply.
How the effort score of 97 is figured
- Start at100
- Proof of enrollment or acceptance: Enrollment verification, your class schedule and a tuition statement from a Title IV eligible school−2
- Prescreen application to confirm you are eligible, then a payment application−1.5
- Effort score97
Points come off 100 for each thing the application asks for. They are our estimates of effort, not measured hours. How the score works
Eligibility
- • Child/spouse of a police officer or firefighter
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