New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 9A - HIGHER EDUCATION
Chapter 11 - EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
Subchapter 3 - GRADUATE EOF FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY
Section 9A:11-3.2 - Student eligibility
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The academic deficiencies that identify the undergraduate student as educationally disadvantaged do not apply at the graduate level. The graduate EOF program is designed to provide an opportunity for New Jersey residents whose undergraduate record reflects the potential for advanced study beyond the baccalaureate degree. Eligible students shall have economic backgrounds that reflect a history of poverty as described in 9A:11-2.2(b)1 through 5.
(b) Students who received Article III EOF grants as undergraduates shall be given priority consideration for Article III graduate grants. These students are presumed to have met the financial eligibility criteria (as outlined in 9A:11-2.3) for graduate EOF as long as they continue to demonstrate financial need.
(c) To be initially eligible for an EOF Article III graduate student grant, a student must demonstrate that they:
(d) Students shall not receive assistance under the programs administered by the Board if they owe a refund on a grant or scholarship previously received from a State or Federal program through any institution or are in default on any loan made under any State or Federal student financial assistance program at any institution. However, such students may receive State financial assistance if they make satisfactory repayment arrangements with the appropriate office.
(e) Students attending out-of-State institutions are not eligible for Article III graduate grants.
(f) Students shall not receive an initial graduate grant in their last semester of enrollment.