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Governor's Urban Scholarship

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
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About the Scholarship

Opens: 1/1/2026
Closes: 4/15/2026

The Governor's Urban Scholarship is available to high-achieving New Jersey students from designated communities who attend an eligible New Jersey school. Students who demonstrate financial need are eligible to apply.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: Yes
  • Merit-Based: Yes
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Requirements
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Top 5% of class
  • Resident of Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Cumberland, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Union, or Warren counties, or Asbury Park, Bridgeton, Camden, East Orange, Elizabeth, Garfield, Gloucester City, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City, Keansburg, Long Branch, Millville, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Plainfield, Pleasantville, Salem, Trenton, Union City, Vineland, or West New York, New Jersey
  • High school junior
  • Seeking a professional certification, associate, or bachelor's degree fulltime
  • Plan to attend an approved New Jersey college, university, or degreegranting proprietary school
  • U.S. citizen, eligible noncitizen, or eligible to file the New Jersey Alternative Financial Aid Application
  • Demonstrate financial need

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Professional Certification, 1-year Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Junior
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: NJ
    • City: Pleasantville, Garfield, Camden, Gloucester City, Bridgeton, Millville, Vineland, East Orange, Newark, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City, Union City, West New York, Trenton, Asbury Park, Keansburg, Long Branch, Passaic, Paterson, Salem, Elizabeth, Plainfield
    • County: Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Union, Warren
    Minimum GPA
    3
    Citizenship Status
    Asylum-Seeker or Asylee, Conditional Permanent Resident, Current DACA Status, FAFSA-Eligible Non-Citizen, Pending DACA Application, Refugee, U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident

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