Tuition Remission for Survivors of Public Safety Workers Killed in the Line of Duty
Universities of Wisconsin (state statute 36.27(3m))
Apply any time
Full resident undergraduate tuition waiver at UW universities for the spouse or child of a Wisconsin firefighter, police officer, EMT, ambulance driver or correctional officer killed in the line of duty.
- How much
- full resident undergraduate tuition
- Who qualifies
- Surviving spouse or child of a Wisconsin ambulance driver, correctional officer, firefighter, EMS technician or law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty
- Resident undergraduate tuition only.
- For students starting college, undergrads, transfer students, adults going back to school
- When to apply
- Apply any time No deadline published; arranged with the university.
- How to apply
- Contact the financial aid or bursar's office at your UW university with documentation of the line-of-duty death
- What you'll need
- See how to apply
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (wisconsin.edu)
The details
Under Wis. Stat. 36.27(3m), full remission of resident undergraduate tuition is granted to the surviving spouse or child of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, firefighter, emergency medical services technician or law enforcement officer who was killed in the line of duty in Wisconsin.
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- Wisconsin Grant - University of Wisconsin (WG-UW)up to $3,700 per year (2026-27, full-time)
- Wisconsin Grant - Tribal Colleges (WG-TR)up to $2,450 per year (2026-27, full-time)
- Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES)$2,250 per year toward tuition
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