New Jersey Scholarships
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States. It is a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, and the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states; its biggest city is Newark. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and is the third-wealthiest state by median household income as of 2016.
New Jersey was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast. In the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements in the state. The English later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey after the largest of the Channel Islands, Jersey, and granting it as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. New Jersey was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War in the 18th century.
In the 19th century, factories in cities (known as the "Big Six"), Camden, Paterson, Newark, Trenton, Jersey City, and Elizabeth helped to drive the Industrial Revolution. New Jersey's geographic location at the center of the Northeast megalopolis, between Boston and New York City to the northeast, and Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., to the southwest, fueled its rapid growth through the process of suburbanization in the second half of the 20th century. In the first decades of the 21st century, this suburbanization began reverting with the consolidation of New Jersey's culturally diverse populace toward more urban settings within the state, with towns home to commuter rail stations outpacing the population growth of more automobile-oriented suburbs since 2008.
New Jersey College Scholarships
Nursing GrantsCaldwell University |
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award Up to $20,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies ScholarshipGarden Club of America |
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award $3,000 |
deadline February 05, 2025 |
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Carol De Forest Forensic Science Research GrantNortheastern Association of Forensic Scientists |
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award Up to $2,500 |
deadline April 30, 2025 |
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George W. Chin Memorial ScholarshipNortheastern Association of Forensic Scientists |
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award $2,000 |
deadline April 30, 2025 |
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George W. Neighbor Jr. Memorial ScholarshipNortheastern Association of Forensic Scientists |
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award $1,750 |
deadline April 30, 2025 |
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Drinking Water Careers Scholarship - New Jersey Section AWWAAmerican Water Works Association - New Jersey Section |
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award $1,500 |
deadline Varies |
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PHHC Nursing ScholarshipPreferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services |
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award $500 |
deadline December 31, 2024 |
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New Jersey POW/MIA Tuition Benefit ProgramDepartment of Military & Veterans Affairs - New Jersey |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
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Intel PhD Fellowship ProgramIntel Foundation |
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award Varies |
deadline Varies |
New Jersey Colleges
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Four or more years; Public; $29,737 average out-state tuition; $12,536 average in-state tuition |
Princeton University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $56,010 average out-state tuition; $56,010 average in-state tuition |
Montclair State University
Four or more years; Public; $20,443 average out-state tuition; $12,323 average in-state tuition |
Rowan University
Four or more years; Public; $19,334 average out-state tuition; $10,302 average in-state tuition |
Seton Hall University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $44,420 average out-state tuition; $44,420 average in-state tuition |
The College of New Jersey
Four or more years; Public; $25,910 average out-state tuition; $13,603 average in-state tuition |
Rutgers University-Newark
Four or more years; Public; $29,737 average out-state tuition; $12,536 average in-state tuition |
Popular Majors in New Jersey
- Psychology
- Business, Management, and Marketing
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Political Science and Government
- Business
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Marketing
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Communications
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Criminology
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Accounting and Finance