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Scholarships
2012 Award Year Application Period
Applications for the 2012 Award Year will be accepted beginning June 1, 2012.
The scholarship application is only online and will be available on this page at that time.
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
Unless modified by the individual scholarship, all scholarship applicants must:
- Be enrolled at Thomas Edison State College at the time of application
- Have applied for all Federal and State (NJ residents) aid, and completed our Financial Aid application
- 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.
2012 Award Timelines
Application Period: June 1 - August 31, 2012
Selection Period: September 1 - 30, 2012
Notification and Recipient Acceptance Period: October 1 - 31, 2012
Disbursement Period: Within 2 weeks after receipt of recipient’s acceptance
2012 Award Timeline for the Dr. George A. Pruitt Endowed Presidential Scholarship (Graduate students only)
Application Period: June 1 - July 31, 2012
Selection Period: August 1 - 31, 2012
Notification and Recipient Acceptance Period: September 1 - 30, 2012
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.
