FINANCIAL AID FOR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN

If you are a U.S. citizen and are a spouse or dependent child of someone serving in OR retired from the following services, you qualify for a Protect and Serve Grant – free financial aid for courses and programs offered by Peirce College: the U.S. Military, Police, Firefighter, EMT, or Corrections.

The Grant is a form of scholarship awarded to Protect and Serve personnel and their dependents. These scholarships are tuition-based and not related to grades.

Eligibility

Spouses and dependent children who apply for the Protect and Serve Grant must provide the following proofs of relationship and ID.

Spouses

1. jointly filed current IRS income tax return
2. valid ID of spouse serving in the U.S. Military or in a Police, Firefighters, EMT, or Corrections service

Dependent Children

1. Internal Revenue Service definitions of legal dependant apply – provide a current IRS income tax return identifying dependant children of Protect and Serve personnel
2. valid ID of parent serving in the U.S. Military or in a Police, Firefighters, EMT, or Corrections service

Benefits of the Peirce Protect and Serve Grant

The Protect and Serve Grant can save the spouses and dependent children of Protect and Serve personnel up to 25% on tuition fees at Peirce College - over $10,000 on a bachelor’s degree.

Grant Details
Tuition
Peirce Degree Programs
Why Peirce?

1.888.GO.PEIRCE, x9800 or protectandserve@peirce.edu.