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Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Description The Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund ® (Families of Freedom) was created to provide education assistance for post-secondary study to dependents — children and spouses — of those killed or permanently disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and during the rescue activities relating to those attacks. The Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund® benefits dependent children and spouses 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.

Amount: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

Minimum GPA: 2
Minimum Enrollment Status: Not Applicable
Residency: Not Applicable
Need-based: Yes
Grade Level(s): HS Senior Enrolling for Fall, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate, Post Bacc., Transfer Students, Law, MBA
Campus(es): Downtown, Polytechnic, Tempe, West

Additional Eligibility Criteria: 

This scholarship requires the following additional eligibility criteria/information:

  • Scholarships are available for post-secondary study or the equivalent.
  • The fund is available for victims’ dependents including children born after September 11, 2001, and who enroll in college by age 24.
  • Spouses must apply within ten years (before September 2011). The spouse will have a total of up to four years to receive assistance.
  • Students must apply each year they are eligible to receive funding. Award amounts may change yearly, based on changes in family finances, changes in tuition rates, and current projections.
  • Students who show no financial need are eligible for the current minimum of $1,000 in Families of Freedom Scholarship awards per academic year, which can be used for education-related expenses.
  • If you think you or someone you know may be eligible to receive a Families of Freedom Scholarship, please contact the donor.
Additional Information Families of Freedom recipients can receive scholarship awards for up to four years, or the equivalent if attendance is part time, depending on total funding available. Limited funds are available for graduate study. Dependent children generally use their four years of eligibility for undergraduate study. Parents and siblings of victims are not eligible for the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund unless they can provide documentation of financial dependency on the victim. 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, Scholarship America® cannot make retroactive payments to past recipients.
Contact Info
Contact Name: 
The Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund
Organization: 
Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America (CSFA)
Phone: 
1 877-862-0136
E-mail: 
familiesoffreedom@scholarshipamerica.org
Website: 
http://www.familiesoffreedom.com/
Application & Renewal Info

Deadline: Rolling Deadline
Application: http://www.familiesoffreedom.com/apply.html

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