Police Officer's and Firefighter's Survivors Educational Assistance Program (POFSEAP)
Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE)
Covers tuition, fees, books and supplies at Alabama public colleges for children and spouses of Alabama police officers, firefighters and rescue squad members killed or totally disabled in the line of duty.
- How much
- Tuition, fees, books and supplies (no dollar cap stated)
- Who qualifies
- Child or spouse of an Alabama police officer, firefighter or rescue squad member killed or totally disabled in the line of duty
- Child must have been under 21 at the time of the death or total disability (natural or adopted); spouse must not have remarried and must start within five years. Undergraduate study at an Alabama public institution; good academic standing.
- For students starting college, undergrads
- When to apply
- Apply any time No deadline published; apply before the terms you need (fall/spring/summer checkboxes on the form).
- How to apply
- Complete ACHE's POFSEAP initial application with the required documents (birth/adoption/marriage certificate, death certificate or disability letter, employer line-of-duty letter) and mail it to ACHE Grants and Scholarships, P.O
- Box 302000, Montgomery, AL 36130-2000
- Mark the terms you need
- Returning students use the renewal application
- What you'll need
- state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (sp.ache.edu) and page 2
The details
A grant for undergraduate study at Alabama public institutions covering tuition, fees, books and supplies. Established by Code of Alabama Sections 36-21-100 to 36-21-105. Eligible applicants (from the initial application): a natural or adopted child who was under 21 at the time of the officer's, firefighter's or rescue squad member's death or total disability in the line of duty; or a spouse who has not remarried and whose initial enrollment is within five years of the death (or within five years from September 1999 for a total disability). Requires documentation of the relationship plus a certified death certificate or physician's letter of total disability and an employer letter confirming it occurred in the line of duty. Separate initial and renewal applications.
More money from Alabama
- (Re)Engage Alabama Grant ProgramUp to $1,500 per semester (community college, associate) or $3,000 per semester (university, bachelor's) for full-time students; prorated for 6-11 hours
- Alabama Student Assistance Program (ASAP)$300 to $5,000 per academic year
- Alabama Student Grant Program (ASGP)Up to $3,000 per academic year (amount varies with available funds)
- Senior Adult Scholarship (Tuition Waiver) - Alabama Community College SystemTuition waived (fees, books and supplies not covered)
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