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Survivor Tuition Benefits Program

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 8/1/2026
Closes: 3/1/2027

The Survivor Tuition Benefits Program is available to children and surviving spouses of New Jersey firefighters, emergency service workers, and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Students who attend participating public or private institutions in New Jersey are eligible to apply.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: No
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • Resident of New Jersey
  • High school graduate or GED recipient
  • Seeking an associate or bachelor's degree
  • Planning to attend school in New Jersey
  • U.S. citizen, eligible noncitizen, or eligible to file the New Jersey Alternative Financial Aid Application
  • Child or surviving spouse of a New Jersey firefighter, emergency service worker, or law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: NJ
    Citizenship Status
    FAFSA-Eligible Non-Citizen, U.S. Citizen
    Situation
    Child of Deceased Public Servant, Spouse of Deceased Public Servant

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