The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship Program offers financial assistance to dependent children and spouses of any Mississippi law enforcement officer, full-time firefighter or volunteer firefighter who has suffered fatal injuries or wounds or become permanently and totally disabled as a result of injuries or wounds which occurred in the performance of the official and appointed duties of his or her office. This financial assistance is offered as an eight-semester tuition and room scholarship at any state-supported college or university in Mississippi. New applicants must submit required supporting documents. The child of the law enforcement officers and firefighters must submit a certificate of live birth or proof of adoption and the spouse must submit a marriage license. As documentation of permanent and total disability (all four documents required), applicants must submit: a letter from the officer's or firefighter's former supervisor or employer stating whether the officer or firefighter is disabled as a result of injuries or wounds that occurred in the performance of the official duties of his office; a statement from the officer's or firefighter's physician stating whether the officer or firefighter is disabled and the reason for that disability; verification from the Public Employees' Retirement System; and verification from the Social Security Administration. A letter from the officer's or firefighter's former supervisor or employer stating whether he suffered fatal injuries in the performance of the official duties of his office and a death certificate are both required for the documentation of death. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid for more information.