Scholarships for New Jersey Residents

Beautiful coastlines, countless historical landmarks and the largest cherry blossom collection in the United States – these are some of the many things to love about New Jersey. Here’s one more: If you’re a resident of the Garden State, you may be eligible for one or more college scholarships. Many of the available scholarships are funded by the state itself, including New Jersey Tuition Aid Grants, the Educational Opportunity Fund, NJ Stars and NJ Gear Up. Others are provided by individual schools, such as Princeton University, Rutgers University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Bergen Community College. Applying students are generally required to meet a minimum grade point average, and may also need to display a certain level of financial need, demonstrate academic achievement or write a submission essay. If you’re interested in learning more about scholarships for New Jersey residents, continue reading below.

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ScholarshipPoints.com $10,000 Scholarship Edvisors
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  • 10,000
  • 1 Award
  • n/a
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ScholarshipPoints is giving away a $10,000 scholarship to a lucky member who signs up before the deadline. All you need to do is to sign up for ScholarshipPoints and log in.
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
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Princeton Post No. 76 American Legion, Dr. Henry J. Frank Scholarship Princeton Area Community Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 2 awards
  • May-1-2025
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  • Residence: Live in |United States|Princeton, NJ|West Windsor, NJ|Plainsboro, NJ|
  • Military: |Descendant of U.S. Armed Forces Officer|
  • School (College): |Four-year|Technical School|Accredited Community College|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
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Acls/Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships For Recently Tenured Scholars American Academy in Rome
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  • 95,000
  • 1 award
  • September 2025
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  • Residence: Live in |Rome, Italy|Worcester, MA|Stanford, CA|San Marino, CA|Princeton, NJ|Budapest, Hungary|Research Triangle Park, NC|Chicago, IL|Cambridge, MA|Uppsala, Sweden|Florence, Italy|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Washington, DC|
  • Major: Study |Humanities|Social Science|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
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Governor's Urban Scholarship Program New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Residence: Live in |Asbury Park, NJ|Camden, NJ|East Orange, NJ|Irvington, NJ|Jersey, NJ|Lakewood, NJ|Millville, NJ|Newark, NJ|New Brunswick, NJ|Paterson, NJ|Plainfield, NJ|Roselle, NJ|Vineland, NJ|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Trenton, NJ|
  • School (College): |Rutgers University, NJ|William Paterson University (NJ)|New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJ)|Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)|Brookdale Community College (NJ)|The College of New Jersey (NJ)|Bloomfield College (NJ)|Caldwell University (NJ)|Camden County College (NJ)|Centenary College (NJ)|Drew University (NJ)|Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)|Felician College (NJ)|Georgian Court University (NJ)|Kean University (NJ)|Monmouth University (NJ)|Montclair State University (NJ)|New Jersey City University (NJ)|Princeton University (NJ)|Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)|Rowan University (NJ)|Seton Hall University (NJ)|Atlantic Cape Community College, Hamilton, NJ|Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ|Burlington County College (NJ)|Cumberland County College (NJ)|Essex County College (NJ)|Hudson County Community College (NJ)|Mercer County Community College (NJ)|Middlesex County College (NJ)|County College of Morris (NJ)|Ocean County College (NJ)|Passaic County Community College (NJ)|Raritan Valley Community College (NJ)|Rowan College at Gloucester County (NJ)|Salem Community College (NJ)|Sussex County Community College (NJ)|Union County College (NJ)|Stockton University (NJ)|Thomas Edison State College (NJ)|University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (NJ)|Bais Medrash Toras Chesed (NJ)|Beth Medrash Govoha (NJ)|Berkeley College (NJ)|College of St. Elizabeth (NJ)|DeVry University (NJ)|Eastern International College (College|Eastwick College (NJ)|Rabbi Jacob Joseph School (NJ)|Rabbinical College of America (NJ)|Saint Peters University (NJ)|Somerset Christian Academy (NJ)|Talmudical Academy of Central New Jersey (NJ)|Yeshiva Toras Chaim (NJ)|Yeshivas Beer Yitzchok (NJ)|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 1.5
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