This is just a small thank you to the families of those people who have lost their lives protecting ours and our families and property. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency administers the Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program. The law is retroactive and includes any student whose parent was killed since Jan. 1, 1976. In order to qualify, students must be the children by birth or adoption of qualified individuals, under 26 at the time of application and a resident of Pennsylvania. Applicants must be full-time, undergraduate students working toward an associate or baccalaureate degree.
Students can receive the waiver for up to five academic years.