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Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

When are Scholarships Offered Next?

2024 Winter Award Period
Application Period: Closed

2024 Summer Award Period
Application Period: Coming soon

Scholarship Name Enrollment Status Academic Level Program Type Additional Requirements
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 4277 Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Graduate Any Graduate Degree/Certificate New Jersey resident; Active member in a union located in New Jersey; Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
W. Cary Edwards Foundation Nursing Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate BSNA, RN to BSN or any graduate Nursing Program New Jersey resident; Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Thomas Eklund Endowed Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Undergraduate Any Undergraduate Degree/Certificate Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
The Excellence in Nursing Endowed Scholarship Applicant or enrolled undergraduate Accelerated BSN or RN to BSN at the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Susan O. Friedman Endowed Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate Bachelor of Applied Science & Technology (BSAST) or successor programs Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Donna & Richard Gillespie Endowed Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate Any Undergraduate Degree/Certificate Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarship Fund Enrolled Undergraduate Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN (BSNA) Minimum 3.2 GPA and no nursing course failure; Essay outlining academic merit, future aspirations and involvement in the community.
Norma L. Horton Endowed Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate Any Undergraduate Degree/Certificate Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Larraine R. Matusak Endowed Scholarship Applicant orEnrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Any Undergraduate/Graduate Degree/Certificate Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Robert Sydney Needham Memorial Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate Any Undergraduate Degree/Certificate Minimum 3.3 GPA; Graduation from a New Jersey high school; demonstrated community service; essay outlining financial need, academic merit and community service.
Julia Cadiz Negron Endowed Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Any Undergraduate/Graduate Degree/Certificate Born in or currently residing in a Latin American country or one of the Caribbean Islands; Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation Scholarships Enrolled Undergraduate Any Undergraduate Degree Age 25 or older, completed at least 60 credits towards degree, 3.0 GPA or higher, demonstrated financial need.
NJ American Red Cross Volunteer Scholarship Fund Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Select Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs ONLY. View List See Eligibility Criteria
Dr. George Pruitt Endowed Presidential Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Graduate Any Graduate Degree/Certificate Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Fred C. Rummel Foundation Endowed Scholarship Enrolled or applicant Undergraduate or Graduate Any Undergraduate/Graduate Degree/Certificate Must be a single mother as validated in FAFSA;
Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Edith and Oscar Smilack Memorial Scholarship Enrolled or applicant Undergraduate In one of the following:
  • Associate in Arts (AA),
  • Associate in Arts in Human Services (AAHS)
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Human Services (BSHS)
Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Thomas Edison State University Foundation Military Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Any Undergraduate/Graduate Degree/Certificate Proof of affiliation with U.S. Military; Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Thomas Edison State University Foundation Nursing Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Any Nursing Degree/Certificate Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
The Toscani Endowed Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate Any degree program at Thomas Edison State University Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations. Preference will be given to an applicant who lost one or both parents when they were in high school.
Paula Vaughan Endowed Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Any degree program at Thomas Edison State University Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit and professional aspirations.
Gertrude L. Hirsch Charitable Trust Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Any undergraduate or graduate degree program at Thomas Edison State University New Jersey resident who is disabled and/or incarcerated; Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit, and professional aspirations. 
Novartis Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate Accelerated BSN New Jersey resident; Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit, and professional aspirations.
PSEG Military and Veteran Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Any undergraduate or graduate degree program at Thomas Edison State University Proof of affiliation with U.S. Military; Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit, and professional aspirations.
PNC Foundation Scholarship Enrolled Undergraduate Accelerated BSN New Jersey resident; Essay demonstrating financial need, academic merit, and professional aspirations.
PTK Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship Applicant or Enrolled Undergraduate or Graduate Any undergraduate or graduate degree program at Thomas Edison State University Applicant must be a PTK member, a new applicant to TESU, have at least a 3.0 GPA and complete the PTK online application requesting PTK membership number, and a brief essay on the students role within PTK.