新泽西的星星
新泽西的星星高中毕业生情况说明书
The New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (新泽西的星星) Program is an initiative created by the State of New Jersey that provides New Jersey’s highest achieving students with free tuition at their home county college.
新泽西的星星福利
新泽西的星星奖学金包括学费, 减去任何州和/或联邦助学金和奖学金, 最多五个学期. The award covers these charges for up to 18 credit hours per semester. Funding for 新泽西的星星 awards is dependent upon annual state appropriations.
学生的资格
新泽西州居民，毕业于前15名.占他们高中班级的百分之九十, complete a rigorous high school course of study and achieve the required score on a college placement test to determine college readiness may be eligible.
Students who do not achieve the required score on the placement test will be able to take appropriate courses while still in high school to improve their skills or they can attend remedial courses at the county college while enrolled in high school.
Students who graduate from high school and do not demonstrate college readiness will be given up to one year to gain the skills they need to become college ready. Students who do not demonstrate college readiness by September 1, 第二年的, 不再符合新泽西的星星资格. 新泽西的星星 does not cover costs for remedial coursework.
All students must enroll in a full-time course of study no later than the fifth semester following high school graduation.
Students must enroll full time in a degree program at their home county college, unless the student demonstrates that the home county college does not offer the desired program of study or the program is oversubscribed for at least one year.
Students must take a minimum of 12 college-level credits per semester. 新泽西的星星 covers up to 18 college-level credits per semester.
Students and parent(s) must be permanent New Jersey residents pursuant to regulations established by HESAA at the time of high school graduation and upon county college enrollment.
学生必须是.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens and legal New Jersey residents for a minimum of twelve consecutive months prior to high school graduation.
Students must apply for all forms of State and Federal need-based grants and merit scholarships and submit any requested documentation to complete and verify application data within established State deadlines.
申请过程
- 申请你家乡的大学
- Meet all admission and application requirements established by the county college
- File the Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA) annually within established State deadlines
Meet the NJ State deadlines below for submission of additional information:
- 申请人资料要求
- 验证文件
- 大学选择改变
- 对不合格条件的更正
更新资格
Students must attain a minimum cumulative grade point aver年龄 (GPA) of 3.0 or higher at the start of the third semester of enrollment at the county college to remain an NJ STAR. 夏季课程包括在GPA的计算中.
Students must maintain continuous full-time enrollment unless on a medical leave, 由县学院批准, 因为学生生病了, 学生的直系亲属, 或者家里有急事. The only other exception to continuous full-time enrollment applies to 新泽西的星星 students called to partial or full mobilization for State or Federal active duty as a member of the National Guard or a Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Students may take less than 12 credits in their final semester if the county college determines that the student needs less than 12 credits in that semester to complete the degree program.
Students enrolled in a nursing or engineering program that regularly requires six semesters to complete may retain 新泽西的星星 II eligibility. However, 新泽西的星星 will not cover the cost of the sixth semester.
Students may receive the scholarship 最多五个学期, including summer sessions. However, 新泽西的星星 resources are not available to cover any summer 2012 payments.
njstars II计划
新泽西的星星 recipients who earn an associate degree from a county college with a cumulative GPA of 3.25岁或以上, have a family income (taxable and untaxed income) less than $250,000, and meet all other program eligibility requirements may be eligible to receive an 新泽西的星星 II award to transfer to a New Jersey four-year public college or university to earn a baccalaureate degree.
