Families of Freedom Scholarship - Families of 9/11 Workers and Victims

Guidelines for Families of Freedom eligibility include the following criteria. If you think that you or someone you know may be eligible to receive a Families of Freedom Scholarship, please review the information below; you can also call toll-free at 1-877-862-0136 or email info@familiesoffreedom.org.

Who Is (And Is Not) Eligible:

• Families of Freedom registrants must be dependent children, spouses or domestic partners of 9/11 victims, including airplane crew and passengers; World Trade Center and Pentagon workers and visitors; and relief workers, including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and law enforcement personnel, that were involved in the rescue efforts.
• Families of Freedom Scholarships are available for children, including those born after September 11, 2001, who enroll in a program of postsecondary study by age 24. (Those children who turn 24 during their course of study must then continue their program of study uninterrupted, with the exception of summer vacations, in order to continue receiving scholarship assistance.)
• Children must have been born prior to September 30, 2008 to be eligible.
• As of February 15, 2012, spouses and domestic partners are again eligible to apply for scholarships, as the expiration date on this program has been lifted. As with all of Families of Freedom scholarships, the spousal and domestic partner awards are based upon financial need.
• Parents and siblings of victims are not eligible for Families of Freedom Scholarships unless they can provide documentation of financial dependence on the victim.
• At this time, students who show no financial need may receive a modest award for up to four years, or the part-time equivalent, from one of various Families of Freedom subfunds. These awards may be used for education-related expenses.

Eligible Uses of Funds:

• Scholarships may be used to attend an accredited vocational-technical school, trade school, two-year college, four-year college, or university located in the United States.
• Families of Freedom Scholarships are available for postsecondary study only. The Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund does not provide scholarships for elementary or secondary school.
• Families of Freedom Scholarship recipients may receive scholarship awards for up to four years, or the equivalent if attendance is part-time, depending on total funding available.
• Eligibility for scholarship assistance is always based on financial need, as calculated by our financial need formula. Funds are available for undergraduate study and, in some cases, for graduate study.
• Families of Freedom Scholarships are not provided to repay past student loans.
• Although conditions may change over time, including the percentage of financial need covered, retroactive payments will not be made from the Fund to past recipients.

Students can apply online by clicking the “Visit” button below. If you print out an application, submit the completed application and all materials via mail to:

Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund
Scholarship America
One Scholarship Way
Saint Peter, MN 56082