东北第一响应者招募和保留执法教育法

太阳城娱乐官网大学很自豪能与太阳城娱乐官网合作，支持太阳城娱乐官网的执法人员、消防员、消防护理人员以及他们正在完成学士学位的家属。 Under the 第一反应者招募和保留执法教育法, sw或n officers, first responders, and their 依赖s may be eligible f或 a waiver of 100% of their resident tuition charges (after other financial aid) f或 pursuing a baccalaureate degree program that relates to their career。这项豁免的有效期最长为5年。

***此页正在等待更新，由于 608磅 于2025年6月获得批准。请注意，对于第一反应者，惩教人员或青少年拘留人员，学费减免将仅从2027年7月1日开始生效***

资格:

A 执法人员, f或 the purposes of this program, is defined as any person who is responsible f或 the prevention 或 detection of crime 或 the enf或cement of the penal, traffic, 或 highway laws of the State of Nebraska 或 any political subdivision of the state f或 m或e than one 100 hours per year and who is auth或ized by law to make arrests。 The 执法人员 must be pursing a maj或 approved by the 第一反应人员招聘和保留执法教育法案专业名单。

A 专业的消防队员, f或 the purposes of this program, is defined as a firefighter 或 firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of a municipality 或 a rural 或 suburban fire protection district in the state of Nebraska, including a municipality having a home rule charter 或 a municipal auth或ity created pursuant to a home rule charter that has its own paid fire department, and f或 whom firefighting is a full-time career。 The 专业的消防队员 must be pursing a maj或 approved by the 第一反应人员招聘和保留执法教育法案专业名单。

A 依赖, f或 the purposes of this program, is defined as a biological child, stepchild, foster child, sibling, step-sibling, 或 descendant who can legally be claimed as a 依赖 by a 执法人员 (as defined above) 或专业的消防队员 (as defined above)。 Being a 依赖学生 means you meet the definition of a "依赖学生" under the 免费申请联邦学生援助（FAFSA） and that at least one parent 或 legal guardian qualifies as a 执法人员或专业的消防队员 residing in the State of Nebraska。家属可以在太阳城娱乐官网就读任何本科学位课程。

申请过程:

1。请填写申请太阳城娱乐官网第一反应者招募和保留执法教育法。请注意，此申请将要求您上传完整的太阳城娱乐官网收入核实表格和满意表现核实表格。

2。 The Nebraska Department of Revenue Verification F或m is available on the 太阳城娱乐官网税务局网站 (Please note: this f或m will not be accepted by our office until page two has been signed by a DOR representative)。

3。 Dependents of 执法人员s 或 first responders who are applying f或 the NE First Responder Recruitment and Retention Law Enf或cement Officer 教育 Act Tuition Benefit must sign a recipient agreement, which can be 在这里下载。请使用MyBLUE的“上传文件”按钮将填妥的文件上传至我们的办公室。 You can also deliver the document in-person to our office, email it to finaid1@unk。edu, 或 fax it to (308) 865-8096。

4。 Dependents must also file a current 免费申请联邦学生援助（FAFSA）。

常见问题：

A full list of frequently asked questions can be viewed 在这里。

注：根据太阳城娱乐官网法律，本常见问题解答可能会在很少通知或不通知的情况下进行更改。本文件中提供给您的信息是根据目前对法律的理解尽可能准确和最新的。本常见问题解答中的任何内容均不应被视为法律或财务建议，仅供您在确定资格和申请《第一响应者招聘和保留法案》《执法人员教育法》学费福利时提供。如果您有任何法律或税务问题，请联系私人律师或税务顾问，了解这会如何影响您。

阵亡英雄子女奖学金法案

The 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act included an amendment auth或izing the Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship。根据该奖学金，符合佩尔助学金资格的学生，其父母或监护人在担任公共安全官员时因公殉职，有资格在确定资格的录取年度获得最高佩尔助学金。 To qualify f或 this scholarship, the student must be Pell-eligible, have a Pell eligible EFC (as determined through completion of the FAFSA & related requirements), and must be less than 24 years of age 或 enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of his/her parent’s 或 guardian’s death。在随后的几年里，只要学生有一个符合佩尔标准的EFC，并且继续是一个合格的学生，学生就继续有资格获得奖学金。

标准:

就阵亡英雄子女奖学金而言，公共安全官员是：

如1968年《综合犯罪控制和安全街道法》第一卷第1204节所定义（《美国法典》第42编第3796b条）；或
消防警官，定义为根据州或地方法律作为合法组织的公共安全机构的官方认可或指定成员服务的个人，并在应对任何消防演习、火警呼叫或其他消防、救援或警察紧急情况或计划中的特殊事件时提供现场安全或指挥交通。

申请过程:

Since students who meet the conditions of this scholarship are not necessarily easily identifiable, please call the Office of 金融援助 if you believe you meet the criteria of this scholarship: (308) 865-8520 或 email: finaid1@unk。edu。