Eligibility:
The First Responder Grant is a tuition discount open to all full-time and part-time uniformed employees of local level police departments, fire departments/districts, and ambulance companies.
- Undergraduate Degrees & Certificates: Admitted and eligible employees will receive a discount worth 50% of the current part-time undergraduate tuition rate on any online undergraduate degree or certificate from the College of Professional Studies. Click here for eligible programs.
- Graduate Degrees & Certificates: Admitted and eligible employees with an undergraduate degree will receive a discount worth 44% of the current graduate per-credit tuition rate on any online graduate degree or certificate from the College of Professional Studies.
- Must apply and be admitted to a program or certificate.
- Must provide acceptable proof of employment as determined by our admissions team for eligibility.
Questions?
Contact our admissions team for any questions relating to this grant opportunity.
For students eligible for more than one of the College of Professional Studies incentive programs (as listed above) please note that only the higher incentive will apply. No single or additional discount, incentive, or combination thereof, may exceed 55% of the tuition cost for that term. This policy excludes the College of Professional Studies guaranteed TA rate for eligible service members.
For students receiving external tuition-specific funding, any applicable College of Professional Studies tuition incentive grant/scholarship will be awarded towards the remaining tuition amount after the external funding has been applied.