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Revised guidance August 2024

HESAA administers this scholarship to students in approved Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs). The scholarship may be used to pay for living expenses while clinical interns participate in the full-time semester of clinical practice.

Eligibility

To qualify for a scholarship, a clinical intern must:

  • Be a New Jersey resident for not less than 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the academic period for which the student is receiving the scholarship; or
  • Meet the requirements of P.L. 2018 c. 12:
    • Attended a New Jersey high school for at least three years;
    • Graduated from a New Jersey high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in New Jersey; and
    • In the case of a person without lawful immigration status, are able to file an affidavit stating that they have filed an application to legalize their immigration status or will file an application as soon as they are eligible to do so.
  • Be pursuing an approved certificate of eligibility with advanced standing (CEAS) through an approved Educator Preparation Program (EPP) at a four-year college or university;
  • Be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program, a joint bachelor’s/master’s degree program, a post-baccalaureate program, or a stand-alone master’s degree program while completing a CEAS EPP;
  • Be placed by their EPP in full-time clinical practice at a New Jersey public school operated by a school district; a charter school, renaissance school project, Approved Private School for Students with Disabilities established pursuant to P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.); or a New Jersey private school,
    • NOTE: Placement in an out-of-state school or an international study-abroad clinical practice is allowed only if the college or university has received a waiver from the New Jersey Department of Education; and
  • Be in good academic standing, as defined by the college or university that administers the EPP.

Clinical interns are eligible to receive a scholarship under the program during the full-time semester of the clinical practice for a maximum of one (1) academic semester.

Information for Clinical Interns

HESAA will award funding to clinical interns who remain enrolled in full-time clinical practice through a New Jersey CEAS EPP after your institution’s add/drop deadline. Clinical interns do not need to submit an application. If you are eligible, your field director at your EPP will submit your name on a roster to HESAA after your institution’s add/drop deadline for either the fall or spring term. The funds will be paid directly to your school by the semester’s estimated date of disbursement:

Estimated dates of disbursement to institutions:

  • Fall Semester: By or after early November
  • Spring Semester: By or after late March

After this timeframe, the institution will apply the award to the student’s account. Timing may vary by school.

The scholarship will be applied to your term bill account. In the event you have an outstanding balance on your term bill account by the dates listed above, including if you have a payment plan, your scholarship might be applied to this balance rather than issued to you as a direct refund. Institutions are strongly encouraged to issue scholarships as refund checks even if students have an outstanding balance. Please reach out to your college’s student accounts or Bursar’s office with any questions regarding the refunding of your scholarship. If you are a financial aid recipient, please also reach out to your college’s financial aid office to discuss the impact of the Student-Teacher Scholarship on your current financial aid package.

For questions about your eligibility, please contact the EPP field director at your college or university.