PA Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program (PEGP)

Covers remaining tuition, fees, and on-campus room and board at PA public colleges for children of police, firefighters, EMS, corrections and Guard members who died in the line of duty.

How much

Remaining tuition, fees, and on-campus room and board after other grants

Who qualifies

• Child of a PA police officer, firefighter, rescue/ambulance squad member, corrections employee or National Guard member who died in the line of duty after Jan 1, 1976; or of a sheriff, deputy sheriff, Guard member or other person on federal/state active military duty who died in the line of duty after Sept 11, 2001
• Pennsylvania resident; 25 or younger when applying; full-time undergraduate at a PA community college, state-owned or state-related school.
• For students starting college, undergrads

When to apply

Open now · due March 31, 2027 Annual; new applications by March 31, renewals by August 1.

How to apply

1. Download and complete the PEGP Application
2. Include a certified birth certificate and a letter of admission
3. File the FAFSA and the PA State Grant application
4. Mail to PHEAA (Postsecondary Educational Gratuity Program, P.O
5. Box 8157, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8157) by March 31
6. Renewals: PEGP Renewal Information Request by August 1

What you'll need

FAFSA + state application

Last checked

October 5, 2026, against the official page (pheaa.org) and page 2