Tuition and Fee Exemption for Children and Spouses of Public Safety Officers
Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE)
Up to 100% of tuition and fees (124 credit hours) at Indiana public colleges for children and spouses of Indiana public safety officers killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty.
- How much
- up to 100% of tuition and regularly assessed fees at Indiana public colleges (up to 124 credit hours)
- Who qualifies
- Child or spouse of an Indiana public safety officer killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty
- Children: adopted before 18 (if adopted) and no older than 32 at first application; enrolled at an eligible Indiana institution; SAP; FAFSA annually.
- For students starting college, undergrads
- When to apply
- Apply any time no fixed deadline; FAFSA each year
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA and submit the Children or Spouse of Public Safety Officer application with documentation in ScholarTrack
- What you'll need
- state application + FAFSA
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (in.gov) and page 2
The details
Covers up to 100% of tuition and regularly assessed fees for up to 124 semester credit hours at the undergraduate resident rate at Indiana public colleges and universities. For the child or spouse of an Indiana public safety officer (law enforcement, paid or volunteer firefighter, police reserve officer, paramedic, EMT/advanced EMT, Department of Correction hazardous duty employee, community corrections officer) who was killed in the line of duty; or of a 1977 Fund member catastrophically injured in the line of duty and qualifying for benefits under IC 36-8-8; or of a state police officer permanently and totally disabled by a line-of-duty catastrophic injury. The officer must have been an Indiana resident and public employee. Children must be no older than 32 when they first apply. SAP and annual FAFSA required.
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