The Red Hawk Advantage Award provides up to four semesters of free tuition and fees to eligible New Jersey students at 麻豆传媒在线 or Bloomfield College. If your family’s federal Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) falls between $0 and $65,000, and your high school GPA is 3.0+, you qualify for free tuition and general fees. Combined with the Garden State Guarantee Program, this means you could graduate with little to no debt!<\/p>\n
This is more than an opportunity; it is an invitation to embrace your educational journey unburdened. Your aspirations, our commitment \u2013 let the Red Hawk Advantage Award pave the way to your academic success.<\/p>\n
Funding is based on annual allocations from the University.<\/p>\n
Students who meet the below criteria are eligible for the Red Hawk Advantage Award:<\/p>\n
Consideration is automatic with your FAFSA or NJ Alternative Application! There is not a separate application beyond one of those to complete.<\/p>\n
Remember these important application requirements:<\/p>\n
How is the RHAA grant determined?<\/strong> When will the RHAA grants be applied to my account?<\/strong> Am I eligible for RHAA if I have an Associate\u2019s Degree? What happens to my RHAA eligibility if I take a semester off?<\/strong> While there is no time limit to receiving the RHAA benefits, once a student earns 60 or more college credits, they are no longer eligible, regardless of enrollment or degree attainment status.<\/p>\n What happens if I withdraw from a course or all of my courses?<\/strong> Can I transfer to 麻豆传媒在线\/Bloomfield and still be eligible for RHAA?<\/strong> I attended college several years ago and am considering returning to finish my bachelor\u2019s degree. As a degree completion and\/or adult student, am I eligible for RHAA?<\/strong> I missed the state deadline to file or complete my state grant application. Can I still get the RHAA?<\/strong> How do I determine my AGI?<\/strong> My parents were not required to file a federal income tax return due to their circumstances. Am I eligible?<\/strong> My parents have a negative federal adjusted gross income (AGI). Am I eligible?<\/strong> I\u2019m not eligible for state grants because of my family\u2019s other income or assets. Will I still qualify for RHAA?<\/strong> If I am paying for college myself, can my eligibility be determined by only my AGI?<\/strong> What if I am independent? My family\u2019s income situation has changed and the income reported on the FAFSA no longer accurately reflects our situation. What are my options?<\/strong> I have scholarships and grants but also live on campus. Why can\u2019t I use those funds to pay for housing and use RHAA to pay tuition and fees?<\/strong> I am eligible for Veterans\u2019 Benefits. Does this impact my RHAA?<\/strong> Red Hawk Advantage Award (RHAA) The Red Hawk Advantage Award provides up to four semesters of free tuition and fees to eligible New Jersey students at 麻豆传媒在线 or Bloomfield College. If your family’s federal Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) falls between $0 and $65,000, and your high school GPA is 3.0+, you qualify for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":7683,"parent":32,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7058","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7058"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7622,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7058\/revisions\/7622"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe RHAA grant is based on the flat rate tuition and mandatory fees (not including cents) minus all federal, state, institutional and outside grant\/scholarship aid.<\/p>\n
\nThe RHAA grant will be added to the financial aid information as students become eligible (meet all NJHESAA criteria).<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>No. You can be eligible as a transfer student with less than 60 credits as long as you meet all other criteria above. Once you have earned 60 credits, you are no longer eligible for the RHAA; you may then be considered for the GSG program.<\/p>\n
\nThe RHAA is available to eligible students for up to four semesters total while studying in their first and second years (as defined by earned credits). If you take a semester off, you will receive RHAA when you return to 麻豆传媒在线 or Bloomfield College of 麻豆传媒在线 as long as you continue to meet all program requirements, including the Adjusted Gross Income requirements.<\/p>\n
\nThe RHAA grant may be reduced if your tuition is adjusted due to your withdrawal. This partial payment counts toward the maximum number of payments allowed. Visit this Add\/Drop and Withdrawal page for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nYes, all credits earned that have been accepted by 麻豆传媒在线\/Bloomfield College of 麻豆传媒在线 will count towards your eligibility. Remember that you must have earned less than 60 to qualify for RHAA.<\/p>\n
\nYes, as long as you meet the program eligibility criteria described above. The RHAA is perfect for returning students and is an excellent opportunity for those students who meet the independent status<\/a> criteria on the FAFSA as the income guideline is based solely on your and your spouse\u2019s income.<\/p>\n
\nNo. A missed deadline forfeits your eligibility for state programs for the semester in question. You may be eligible for a subsequent semester as applicable. View the HESAA filing deadlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nFor dependent students, only the parent(s)\u2019 AGI is considered, not the student\u2019s income. For independent students, the AGI of the student and spouse, if applicable, is considered. Please refer to the federal income tax return used on the FAFSA for the academic year.<\/p>\n
\nNo. A $0 AGI is only eligible if your parent(s)\/you and your spouse, if applicable, indicate taxes \u2018Were filed\u2019 or \u2018Will be filed\u2019 on the FAFSA. A blank AGI is not eligible.<\/p>\n
\nNo. In accordance with the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority\u2019s (HESAA) policy, families who have negative AGIs are automatically disqualified from both the Red Hawk Advantage Award and the Tuition Assistance Grant programs.<\/p>\n
\nThe RHAA program is based solely on the AGI figure and does not include other income or assets. It is straightforward so families can easily understand whether they qualify or not.<\/p>\n
\nThe income requirement is determined by the AGI reported on the FAFSA. If you are required to include parental information<\/a> on the FAFSA, the AGI used will be that of your parent(s), even if you are living on your own and supporting yourself.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>If you meet one of the criteria to be considered an independent student on the FAFSA and are not required to include parental information on the FAFSA; or you are approved for a dependency status appeal by the University, then your revised AGI will be used to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n
\nWhen family circumstances change, you may qualify to have your aid eligibility reconsidered through an appeal process known as Request for Review. Please refer to our appeals page<\/a> for policy details and to submit the required documentation necessary for the income adjustment appeal.<\/p>\n
\nThe Red Hawk Advantage Award program is a last-dollar grant program designed to help with tuition and fees. This means that it will only provide funding when there is a tuition and fee balance due remaining after all other grants and scholarships have been applied to your bill. In some cases, students receive enough free money from other sources that tuition and fees may be fully covered.<\/p>\n
\nNo, any military tuition benefits paid to the school to cover tuition and fees are not included in the calculation for RHAA eligibility.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"