Families of Freedom Scholarship

Applicant must be the dependent child or spouse of a 9/11 victim, including airplane crew and passengers, World Trade Center and Pentagon workers and visitors, and relief workers, including firefighters, emergency medical personnel and law enforcement personnel. Applicant must be enrolling in a course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school based in the United States. Selection is not based upon academic grades.

Award amount varies depending on recipient's family finances, changes in tuition rates, and current projections. Students who show no financial need are eligible for the current minimum of $1,000.

Renewable for up to four years, or the equivalent if attendance is part time, depending on total funding available. Recipients must reapply each year they are eligible to receive funding.

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