NJ STARS II (For Students Attending New Jersey Four-year Colleges and Universities):

• NJ STARS II will provide a $2,500 annual scholarship for NJ STARS students who earn their associate degrees at their community colleges with grade point averages of 3.25 or better and successfully transfer to any public or private New Jersey four-year college or university to earn their baccalaureate degrees.
• NJ STARS II students will continue to have four semesters of NJ STARS II eligibility.
• NJ STARS II students must maintain a 3.25 grade point average in their junior year to receive the scholarship in their senior year.
• Students whose families’ income equals or exceeds $250,000 will not be eligible for NJ STARS II.
• Current NJ STARS freshmen may be awarded the $2,500 amount upon transferring to a New Jersey four-year college or university for the fall 2013 semester.
• Current NJ STARS sophomores may be awarded the $2,500 amount upon transferring to a New Jersey four-year college or university for the fall 2012 semester.
• Current NJ STARS II juniors with grade point averages of 3.25 to 3.49 at New Jersey public four-year colleges and universities may receive a $6,000 NJ STARS II scholarship in their senior year.
• Current NJ STARS II juniors with grade point averages of 3.5 or better at New Jersey public four-year colleges and universities may receive a $7,000 NJ STARS II scholarship in their senior year. 

HESSA (Higher Education Student Assistance Authority) Fact Sheets for NJSTARS II Students:

• Fact Sheet for College Transfers Beginning Fall 2011
• Fact Sheet for College Transfers Beginning Fall 2010
• Fact Sheet for College Transfers Beginning Fall 2009