Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Graduate Grant
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE), Educational Opportunity Fund
Check datesRenews each year
Grants of $200-$4,900 a year for low-income NJ residents in full-time graduate or professional study at participating NJ schools.
- How much
- $200 to $4,900 per year
- Who qualifies
- Educationally and economically disadvantaged background; NJ resident 12 consecutive months before the award; full-time graduate student in a degree/certificate program of at least 24 semester hours and one academic year; meets the undergraduate EOF income/asset scale. Former undergraduate EOF students get priority.
- For grad students
- US citizen, eligible non-citizen, or NJ Dreamer eligible to file the NJ Alternative Financial Aid Application
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Check dates Campus-based; contact the EOF director at the institution. No statewide deadline published.
- How to apply
- Apply and be admitted to a participating NJ institution's graduate program, contact that school's EOF director about graduate EOF, and file the FAFSA or NJ Alternative Financial Aid Application
- What you'll need
- FAFSA only
- Last checked
- October 22, 2026, against the official page (nj.gov)
The details
Small graduate EOF program to increase graduate and professional study by NJ residents from backgrounds of historical poverty. Students who received EOF as undergraduates get priority and are presumed financially eligible while they continue to show need. Graduate grants range from $200 to $4,900 a year depending on the type of institution and need; renewable with continued eligibility.
More money from New Jersey
- Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Undergraduate Grant$200 to $3,050 per year
- NJ STARS IIup to $1,250 per semester (up to 4 semesters)
- Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG)remaining tuition (up to 18 credits per term) and approved fees after other grants
- Garden State Guarantee (GSG)covers remaining tuition and fees (net price of $0) in years 3 and 4
- Governor's Urban Scholarship (GUS)amount not stated on HESAA's pages; set by the annual state budget
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