New Jersey Statutes 18A:71B-101. Awarding of scholarships
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:71B-101
- Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Department: means the State Department of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
4. a. The board of trustees is authorized to award scholarships from the fund for the costs of undergraduate study at a public or independent institution of higher education to the spouse, child, or other eligible dependent of a New Jersey resident who is killed, officially listed as “Missing in Action” by the United States Department of Defense, or totally and permanently disabled as certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a consequence of Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.
b. Scholarships from the fund may be awarded annually upon proper application by any student who qualifies under the criteria established by the authority.
L.2015, c.117, s.4.