The 内布拉斯加大学 is proud to partner with the State of Nebraska in supporting Nebraska 执法人员s, 消防队员, firefighter-paramedics, 以及他们正在完成学士学位的家属. 下 First Responder Recruitment and Retention Law Enforcement 教育 Act, 官员宣誓就职, 在第一时间作出回应, and their 依赖s may be eligible for a waiver of 100% of their resident tuition charges (after other financial aid) for pursuing a baccalaureate degree program that relates to their career. 这项豁免的有效期最长为5年.
A 执法人员，就本程序而言，被定义为ny person who is responsible for the prevention or detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, 交通, or highway laws of the State of Nebraska or any political subdivision of the state for more than one 100 hours per year and who is authorized by law to make arrests. 执法人员必须攻读由 体育菠菜大平台 NE First Responder Recruitment and Retention Law Enforcement 教育 Act Majors List.
A 专业的消防队员，就本程序而言，被定义为 firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of a municipality or a rural or suburban fire protection district in the state of Nebraska, including a municipality having a home rule charter or a municipal authority created pursuant to a home rule charter that has its own paid fire department, 对他们来说，消防是一份全职工作. 专业消防员必须攻读由国家消防总局批准的专业 体育菠菜大平台 NE First Responder Recruitment and Retention Law Enforcement 教育 Act Majors List.
A 依赖，就本程序而言，被定义为 亲生孩子, 继子, 培养孩子, 兄弟姐妹, step-兄弟姐妹, or descendant who can legally be claimed as a 依赖 by a 执法人员 (as defined above) or 专业的消防队员 (as defined above). 作为一名依赖家庭的学生意味着你符合“依赖学生" under the 免费申请联邦学生援助(FAFSA) and that at least one parent or legal guardian qualifies as a 执法人员 or 专业的消防队员 residing in the State of Nebraska. Dependents can be enrolled in any undergraduate degree program at 体育菠菜大平台.
1. 请填写 申请内布拉斯加州 First Responder Recruitment and Retention Law Enforcement 教育 Act. Please note that this application will ask you to upload completed Nebraska Department of Revenue Verification form and Verification of Satisfactory Performance form.
2. The Nebraska Department of Revenue Verification Form is available on the 内布拉斯加州税务局网站 (Please note: this form will not be accepted by our office until page two has been signed by a DOR representative).
3. “履约证明书”表格可填妥 在这里下载.
4. Dependents of 执法人员s or 在第一时间作出回应 who are applying for the NE First Responder Recruitment and Retention Law Enforcement Officer 教育 Act Tuition Benefit must sign a recipient agreement, 这可以是 在这里下载. Please return the completed document to our office by uploading it using the "Upload Documents" button on MyBLUE. You can also deliver the document in-person to our office, email it to finaid1@qqwto.com, 或者传真到(308)865-8096.
5. 家属也必须提交当前文件 免费申请联邦学生援助(FAFSA).
一个完整的常见问题列表可以查看 在这里.
Note: This FAQ is subject to change with little or no notice in response to Nebraska law. The information provided to you in this document is as accurate and up to date as possible given current understandings of the law. Nothing in this FAQ should be taken as legal or financial advice and is provided to you for your convenience only in determining eligibility and a desire to apply for the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act Law Enforcement Officer 教育 Act Tuition Benefit. 如果您有任何法律或税务问题, please reach out to a personal attorney or tax advisor for how this may affect you.
The 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act included an amendment authorizing the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship. 在这项奖学金下, a Pell-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty while performing as a public safety officer is eligible to receive a maximum Pell Grant for the offer year for which the determination of eligibility is made. 才有资格获得这项奖学金, 学生必须符合佩尔资格, have a Pell eligible EFC (as determined through completion of the FAFSA & 相关需求), and must be less than 24 years of age or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of his/her parent’s or guardian’s death. 在随后的几年里, 该学生继续有资格获得奖学金, as long as the student has a Pell-eligible EFC and continues to be an eligible student.
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For purposes of the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship, a public safety officer is:
申请过程:
Since students who meet the conditions of this scholarship are not necessarily easily identifiable, please call the Office of 金融援助 if you believe you meet the criteria of this scholarship: (308) 865-8520 or email: finaid1@qqwto.com.
