The Massachusetts Public Service Grant was established for students who have experienced the loss of a parent and/or spouse who is killed or missing in the line of public service duty in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To be eligible, a student must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for one year prior to the start of the academic year for which the scholarship is granted; be a U.S. Citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV regulations; and be enrolled in a certificate, associate's or bachelor's degree program at an eligible institution. Applicants must be maintaining satisfactory academic progress in accordance with institutional and federal standards. They must also be able to provide the necessary documentation to evidence one of the following conditions: (A) Child or widowed spouse of a Massachusetts Police Officer, Firefighter or Corrections Officer who was killed or died from injuries received while performing his or her duties. This shall also include authorized training duty; (B) Child of a Prisoner of War Military Service Person Missing in Action in Southeast Asia whose wartime service was credited to the Commonwealth and whose service was between February 1, 1955 and the termination of the Vietnam campaign; (C) Child of a Veteran whose service was credited to the Commonwealth and who was killed in action or died as a result of such service. Students must be enrolled at an eligible institution such as a public or independent college or university in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is authorized by the Commonwealth to offer undergraduate degree programs. Please visit the award's website for more information about the program and required materials that must be submitted.