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New Jersey Survivor Tuition Benefits Program

New Jersey Survivor Tuition Benefits Program

Applicable For:

High School Students

Max Award Amount:

$4,000

Application Deadline:

01/10/2023
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About This Scholarship

The New Jersey Survivor Tuition Benefits Program is a program that provides education benefits to surviving dependents of New Jersey law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency service workers who died while performing their official duties. The program provides full tuition at any New Jersey public institution of higher education, including community colleges, state colleges, and state universities. The benefits cover tuition and fees for up to four years, as long as the recipient maintains satisfactory academic progress.

The application process for the New Jersey Survivor Tuition Benefits Program involves submitting a completed application form, proof of the parent’s official duties, and other supporting documents. The program also requires annual reapplication and reporting of academic progress.

Eligibility Criteria For New Jersey Survivor Tuition Benefits Program

The New Jersey Survivor Tuition Benefits Program is a scholarship program that provides tuition assistance to the children and spouses of New Jersey residents who were killed in the line of duty while serving as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical service provider. The eligibility criteria for this scholarship include:

  • Residency: The applicant must be a resident of New Jersey and have resided in the state for at least one year prior to the date of application.
  • Line of duty death: The applicant’s parent or spouse must have been killed in the line of duty while serving as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical service provider.
  • Enrollment status: The applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited institution in the United States.
  • Age: The applicant must be under the age of 30 at the time of application, or if the applicant is over the age of 30, the applicant must have been enrolled in an eligible institution at the time of the parent or spouse’s death.
  • Application deadline: The application must be submitted by the deadline specified by the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA).

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