NJ STARS II Scholarship Remains Unchanged for Fall 2011 Students
TRENTON, N.J.— The New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) for community college students and NJ STARS II scholarship for juniors and seniors at NJ's public colleges and universities will remain unchanged after Governor Chris Christie signed the FY2012 State Budget into law on June 30th.
NJ STARS will provide full tuition community college scholarships for students who graduate high school in the top 15 percent of their class. NJ STARS II will provide $6,000 per year tuition scholarships to NJ STARS students who earn their associate degrees at community colleges with grade point averages (GPAs) between 3.25 and 3.49 and transfer to New Jersey's public four-year colleges or universities to complete their baccalaureate degrees. For NJ STARS students who complete their associate degrees at community colleges with GPAs of 3.5 to 4.0, NJ STARS II will provide $7,000 per year tuition scholarships.
According to NJ STARS legislation, the State will cover half of the cost of the NJ STARS II tuition scholarship and the participating four-year colleges and universities will cover the other half.
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NJ STARS II Scholarship Remains Unchanged for Fall 2011 Students
NJ STARS for community college students and NJ STARS II for juniors and seniors at NJ's public colleges and universities will remain unchanged.
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