N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:9-4.4 - Award amounts

(a) Garden State Scholars shall receive annual awards of up to $ 500.00 without regard to financial need based upon their academic performance as determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:9-4.2(h). If sufficient funds are available, the award may be increased up to an additional $ 500.00 based upon the student's New Jersey Eligibility Index (NJEI) pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:9-3.1 and 3.2 according to the following table:

Additional Amount of Grant
NJEI	County Colleges	State Colleges	Independent Institutions	Rutgers Univ. NJIT & Rowan
Under 1500	$ 500	$ 500	$ 500	$ 500
1500 - 2499	250	500	500	500
2500 - 3499	250	250	500	500
3500 - 4499	250	250	250	250
4500 - 5499	250	250	250	250
5500 - 6499	0	250	250	250
6500 - 7499	0	250	250	250
7500 - 8499	0	0	250	250
8500 - 9499	0	0	250	250
9500 - 10499	0	0	250	0
Over 10499	0	0	0	0

(b) Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars and Urban Scholars shall receive annual awards of up to $ 1,000 without regard to financial need based upon their academic performance as determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:9-4.2(c), (d), and (e). If sufficient funds are available, the award may be increased up to an additional $ 1,000 based upon the student's New Jersey Eligibility Index (NJEI) pursuant to N.J.A.C. 9A:9-3.1 and 3.2 according to the following table:

Additional Amount of Grant

NJEI	County Colleges	State Colleges	Independent Institutions	Rutgers Univ. NJIT & Rowan
Under 1500	$ 1000	$ 1000	$ 1000	$ 1000
1500 - 2499	500	1000	1000	1000
2500 - 3499	250	500	1000	1000
3500 - 4499	250	500	500	500
4500 - 5499	250	250	500	500
5500 - 6499	0	250	500	250
6500 - 7499	0	250	250	250
7500 - 8499	0	0	250	250
8500 - 9499	0	0	250	250
9500 - 10499	0	0	250	0
Over 10499	0	0	0	0

(c) Undergraduate scholarship award amounts shall be a minimum of $ 200.00.

(d) These scholarships in combination with other financial aid shall not exceed the cost of attendance as determined by the institution.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:9-4.4

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 2354(a), effective 12/1/2014