Our Mission: Making Education Affordable
HESAA, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, is the only New Jersey state agency with the sole mission of providing students and families with financial and informational resources to pursue education beyond high school.
A brief list of our programs and services appears below. For more information, please see our
Annual Report and the
Five HESAA Pillars.
Financial Aid
Grants
- The New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant (TAG)
- Part-time TAG for County College Students
- Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG)
- Garden State Guarantee (GSG)
Scholarships
- New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS and NJ STARS II)
- The Governor’s Urban Scholarship Program (GUS)
- The Governor’s Industry Vocations Scholarship (GIVS)
- World Trade Center Scholarship (WTC)
- The New Jersey Better Education Savings Trust (NJBEST) Scholarship
- Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Scholarship (LEOM)
- Survivor Tuition Benefits (STB)
Saving for College
HESAA offers the
NJBEST 529 college savings plan to help New Jersey families save for a child’s future education expenses. New Jersey offers several incentives to encourage residents to save early and often.
Paying for College
For educational expenses not covered by financial aid or savings, HESAA offers NJCLASS supplemental family loans.
Supporting Professionals After Graduation
New Jersey professionals can receive student loan relief through one of the
state student loan redemption programs administered by HESAA in exchange for working in eligible high-need fields.
Outreach and Communications
HESAA spreads the word about these programs and guides New Jersey families through the financial aid process with:
