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New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant (TAG)
Offered by Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
Reviewed by Lisa FreedlandLast updated Feb 28, 2024
Scholarship Overview
Are you a New Jersey resident enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program at an approved New Jersey college, university, or degree-granting proprietary school? If so, you may be eligible for the New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant (TAG)! Each year, the grant is awarded to multiple NJ residents who are attending an approved NJ university or proprietary school (see “Eligibility Information” for the full list of eligible schools). Award amounts vary based on the application year and the type of school an applicant is attending. To be considered for the scholarship, interested students must complete either the NJ Alternative Financial Aid Application or the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). If you’re a New Jersey resident pursuing an undergraduate degree at an eligible school, we encourage you to apply! Keep on reading to learn more.
About Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
HESAA, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, is the only New Jersey state agency with the sole mission of providing students and families with financial and informational resources for students to pursue their education beyond high school.
Eligibility information
This scholarship is open to students meeting the below eligibility criteria.
College Students
Low Income
New Jersey
ATLANTIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ROWAN COLLEGE AT BURLINGTON COUNTY, CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE, COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS, ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE, ROWAN COLLEGE OF SOUTH JERSEY, HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE, OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE, PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SALEM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SUSSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UNION COUNTY COLLEGE, WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, KEAN UNIVERSITY, MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY, NEW JERSEY INST OF TECHNOLOGY, RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, ROWAN UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NJ, STOCKTON UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (THE), THOMAS EDISON STATE UNIVERSITY, WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY, BAIS MEDRASH TORAS CHESED, BETH MEDRASH GOVOHA OF AMERICA, CALDWELL UNIVERSITY, CENTENARY UNIVERSITY, DREW UNIVERSITY, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, FELICIAN COLLEGE, GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY, MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY, PILLAR COLLEGE, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, RABBI JACOB JOSEPH SCHOOL, RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF AMERICA, RIDER UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF SAINT ELIZABETH, SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TALMUDICAL ACADEMY, YESHIVA TORAS CHAIM, YESHIVAS BE'ER YITZCHOK, BERKELEY COLLEGE, EASTERN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, EASTWICK COLLEGE
Applicants must be a resident of New Jersey for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to enrollment.
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Application information
To be considered for the scholarship, interested students must complete either the NJ Alternative Financial Aid Application or the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) below.
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