Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
284
Days
May 1 2026
Application Deadline
Yes
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Massachusetts Retirement Board Certificate; Copy of the applicant's certificate; Copy of Veteran's death certificate; Copy of marriage certificate; Proof that Veteran's death was service connected
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Email
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
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Massachusetts Public Service Grant Program

Description

The Massachusetts Public Service Grant was established for students who have experienced the loss of a parent and/or spouse who is killed or missing in the line of public service duty in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Public Service Grant Program is the only scholarship program not based on demonstrated financial need, but rather entitlement. To be eligible, a student must physically reside in Massachusetts for at least one year. Applicants must be enrolled in a certificate, associate's, or bachelor's degree program at an eligible institution. They must not have received a prior bachelor's degree or its equivalent. An...

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college or two-year college
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Massachusetts
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in Massachusetts
  • Checkmark Must be in or a veteran of any U.S. Armed Service Checkmark Must be a dependent of the service(s) specified above

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Massachusetts Retirement Board Certificate; Copy of the applicant's certificate; Copy of Veteran's death certificate; Copy of marriage certificate; Proof that Veteran's death was service connected
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Email
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
Contact Alison Connolly
Assistant Commissioner for Student Financial Assistance
aconnolly@dhe.mass.edu
Tel: 617-391-6073 Address 75 Pleasant Street, 3rd Floor
Malden, MA 02148