Many grants are available to students of a deceased parent. These grants generally come in the form of scholarships for college. Some are limited to those with deceased parents with disabilities. For instance, Through the Looking Glass provides scholarships to students who have at least one disabled parent. This includes deceased parents, as long as the parent was previously disabled and an involved part of the student's upbringing.
Some scholarships are designed for students whose parents died in a specific tragedy. For instance, recognizing the immense loss from the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many organizations have established scholarships for students with parents who died in those tragedies. These scholarships include the CFA Institute's 11 September Memorial Scholarship program, Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and the Twin Towers Orphan Fund.
One common source of scholarships for students of a deceased parent is schools. Michigan State University's Walter and Shirley Sperber Scholarship provides a scholarship annually to two students who have at least one parent who has died. Fraternity and sorority groups are another source. The Beta Pentaton Corporation, of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity of East Stroudsburg University, annually provides the Roger Nyhart Memorial Scholarship to members who have lost at least one parent.
Some scholarships are given to students in specific geographic locations. The Alabama Law Foundation's Kids Chance scholarship is for Alabama children whose parent was injured or killed on the job. College students can apply for scholarships from $500 to $2,500, and can reapply annually. Kids Chance of Maryland also provides scholarships to students of deceased or injured workers. In this case, these students must be from Maryland.
Some scholarships are limited to students whose parents were involved in or were connected to a specific organization. Quinsigamond Community College provides scholarships to family members of deceased employees of the college. The Mary Ellen Locher Foundation gives scholarships to students whose parent died of breast cancer. Many departments of veterans' affairs, including those in Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana, offer grants to children of deceased veterans.