Scholarships

Thomas Edison State College offers a number of scholarship programs to assist students in meeting their financial commitments. The College's Scholarship Program does not discriminate based on religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, marital status, or disability. However, a scholarship may have eligibility requirements within one or more of these categories.

Requirements & Criteria

All candidates must:

• Be enrolled at Thomas Edison State College at the time of application
• Have applied for financial aid (Federal, State (NJ residents only, and Thomas Edison State College)
• Have at least a 3.0 Thomas Edison State College GPA at the time of application
• Have completed a minimum of 12 Thomas Edison State College credits, with at least six hours being from Online or Guided Study courses
• Funds received must be applied to tuition and fees toward any credit-earning option offered at Thomas Edison State College.

Additionally:

• Incompletes, withdrawals, and failed classes do not count as completed credits and students must successfully complete 66 percent of courses attempted.
• Applicants must meet all eligibility criteria for the scholarship(s) for which applied.
• Required documentation, if any, must be provided before the end of the application period.

2010 Award Timelines
Application Period: June 1 - August 31, 2010
Selection Period: September 1 - 30, 2010
Notification and Recipient Acceptance Period: October 1 - 31, 2010
Disbursement Period: Within 2 weeks after receipt of recipient’s acceptance

2010 Award Timeline for the Dr. George A. Pruitt Endowed Presidential Scholarship (Graduate students only)
Application Period: June 1 - July 31, 2010
Selection Period: August 1 - 31, 2010
Notification and Recipient Acceptance Period: September 1 - 30, 2010
Disbursement Period: Within 2 weeks after receipt of recipient’s acceptance

For more information about the College's scholarship program, contact us at scholarship@tesc.edu.

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