Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
284
Days
March 31 2026
Application Deadline
Yes
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Certified copy of birth certificate, letter of admission to the postsecondary institution that you attend or plan to attend.
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Email
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
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Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program

Description

The PA Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program (PEGP) PEGP honors individuals who lost their lives protecting the citizens of Pennsylvania by helping their children fund their education. PEGP provides a waiver for eligible costs charged by public postsecondary institutions. To be considered for a PEGP waiver, applicants must be a child by birth or adoption of a police officer, firefighter, rescue or ambulance squad member, corrections facility employee, or active National Guard member who died after January 1, 1976, as a direct result of performing their official duties; or be a child by birth or adoption of a sheriff, deputy sheriff, National Guard member, or other individual who was on federal or state active military duty who died after September 11, 2001, as a direct result of performing their official duties. Applicants must be enrolled at a community college, state-owned institution, or state-related institution as an undergraduate student pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree. Applicants must complete the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the 2024-25 Pennsylvania State Grant application process. Applications may be submitted through email, fax, or mail. Please visit the award's website for more information.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university, a four-year college or two-year college
  • CheckmarkMust not be older than 25 years old
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of Pennsylvania
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in Pennsylvania
  • Checkmark Must be in or a veteran of any U.S. Armed Service

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Certified copy of birth certificate, letter of admission to the postsecondary institution that you attend or plan to attend.
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Email
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
Contact pegp@pheaa.org
Tel: 800-692-7392
Fax: 717-720-3786 Address P.O. Box 8157
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8157