In the Line of Duty Dependent Education Benefit
State of Nebraska (University of Nebraska, State Colleges and community colleges)
Waives remaining tuition and fees at Nebraska public colleges for children of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty on or after April 23, 2009.
- How much
- Tuition and fees remaining after federal and state grants
- Who qualifies
- Child of a Nebraska law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty on or after April 23, 2009
- Age 25 or younger at eligibility (benefit ends at 26); full-time undergraduate in an associate or bachelor's program; must have applied for federal and state grants.
- For students starting college, undergrads
- When to apply
- Apply any time Rolling; apply through the college's financial aid office.
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA and apply for state grants, meet the college's admission requirements, then apply for the benefit at the Nebraska public college's financial aid office with proof of the parent's line-of-duty death
- What you'll need
- FAFSA + state application
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (nebraskalegislature.gov) and page 2
The details
Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 85-2301 to 85-2306, a child (age 25 or younger) of a Nebraska law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty on or after April 23, 2009, gets a waiver of the tuition and fees left after federal and state grants at a Nebraska state university, state college or community college. Full-time undergraduates in associate or bachelor's programs; up to five years; ends at age 26. The student must first apply for federal and state grants and give the college a record of that application.
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- Nebraska Career Scholarship (University of Nebraska)Minimum $8,000 per year at UNL ($4,000/semester); up to $8,000 per year at UNK; up to four years
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