NJ STARS eligibility requirements
NJ STARS is a New Jersey state aid program, officially called New Jersey NJ STARS (and NJ STARS II).
Rules last reviewed
Eligibility (NJ STARS, initial award at a New Jersey county college)
- Must be a New Jersey resident and a recent New Jersey high school graduate.
- Must have an unweighted high school GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Must rank in the top 15% of your graduating class, measured at the end of either junior or senior year.
- Must have completed 4 years of high school English and 3 years of high school math.
- Must enroll full-time at a New Jersey county college.
- To remain a NJ STARS recipient, must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 starting from the third semester of enrollment.
Eligibility (NJ STARS II, transfer to a four-year institution)
- Must have completed an Associate's degree under NJ STARS.
- Must graduate with a GPA of 3.25 or higher.
- Household income must be less than $250,000.
- Must meet all other NJ STARS program requirements.
Award
Full tuition at a New Jersey county college (NJ STARS); additional grant toward tuition at a four-year NJ institution after transfer (NJ STARS II).
Where these rules come from
This page is ScholarLens's summary of the official rules, and it is the same text the eligibility checker cites when it answers. Rules change between award years, so confirm the details with the program before you apply.
Eligibility summary
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