Child of Veteran and Public Safety Officer Supplemental Grant Program (the CVO Program)

Students who may be covered under the Public Safety Officers' portion of the program

• A child of a police officer, firefighter or EMT killed in the line of duty, or the child of an Indiana State Police Officer permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.
• A spouse of a police officer, firefighter or EMT killed in the line of duty, or the spouse of an Indiana State Police Officer permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.

The deceased public safety officer must have been killed in the line of duty while a legal resident of Indiana, a public employee of the state, an Indiana town, city, township, or county, and be one of the following:

1. A regular, paid law enforcement officer.
2. A regular, paid firefighter.
3. A volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).
4. A county police reserve officer.
5. A city police reserve officer.
6. A paramedic (as defined in IC 16-18-2-226).
7. An emergency medical technician (as defined in IC 16-18-2-112), or
8. An advanced emergency medical technician (as defined in IC 16018-2-6).

Additional program restriction may apply and financial assistance may be limited. Children must be less than 23 years of age, a full-time undergraduate or graduate degree-seeking student, and the biological or legally adopted dependent child of the covered public safety officer. A spouse must be enrolled in a degree-seeking undergraduate program and must have been married to the covered public safety officer at the time of death. A child or spouse must be regularly admitted as in-state students and must maintain satisfactory academic progress while receiving the fee remission. Additionally, some program restrictions may apply and financial assistance may be limited.

The completed Application for CVO Fee Remission Program (State Form 52020) and all necessary supporting documentation should be submitted to SSACI at least 30 days before the start of the university semester. Each student must submit a separate application and they must re-apply whenever they change colleges. The approved application will be returned to the applicant. The approved original application must be presented at the IUPUI Office of Student Financial Services in order to receive the fee remission benefit. If the application is not approved, the student will be notified in writing. The application and supporting documentation must be mailed or delivered to the address in the box below.

An approved Application for CVO Fee Remission Program and all necessary supporting documentation is required any time the student changes colleges or returns to IUPUI or IUPUC after a break in attendance (no enrollment for a Fall or Spring semester).
Additionally, students are required to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for each academic year. For maximum consideration for all types of student financial aid, submit the FAFSA by the March 10 Priority Application Receipt Deadline. At a minimum, SSACI recommends submitting the FAFSA at least two weeks prior to the start of the semester.

CVO Fee Remission Application
State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
150 W. Market Street, Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Voice: (317) 232-2350 or (888) 528-4719