FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
 

FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS

1. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS
2. FEDERAL STAFFORD LOANS
3. FEDERAL PLUS LOANS
4. FEDERAL CONSOLIDATION LOANS
5. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS:
     THESE ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST FINANCIAL NEED.
6. FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM
7. FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS

STATE FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS

1. EDWARD J. BLOUSTEIN SCHOLARSHIP: TOP 10% OF CLASS AND 1260 SAT OR RANKED
     FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD IN THE CLASS. FOR NEW JERSEY STUDENTS ONLY.
2. URBAN SCHOLARSHIP: TOP 10% OF CLASS AND GPA OF 3.0 OR BETTER. FOR NJ
     STUDENTS IN AN URBAN DISTRICT.
3. TUITION AID GRANT (TAG). FOR NEW JERSEY STUDENTS.
4. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND (EOF).
5. CANE LOAN
6. NJBEST LOAN

FINANCIAL AID FORMS NEEDED

1. FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA).
     APPLY ONLINE AT www.fafsa.ed.gov .
2. COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE (CSS) FINANCIAL AID PROFILE.  NEEDED BY SOME OF
     THE COLLEGES.  NOT NEEDED BY THE STATE COLLEGES.  CHECK WITH THE COUNSELOR.
     FORMS AVAILABLE IN SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT.
     APPLY ONLINE AT www.collegeboard.com .
3. COLLEGE'S FINANCIAL AID FORM: SOME COLLEGES HAVE THEIR OWN FORMS.
4. FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.  PARENTS SHOULD FILE TAXES EARLY.
     COPIES OF FORMS NEEDED BY SOME COLLEGES BUT NOT NEEDED BY MOST COLLEGES.