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2022 NJALL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

2/28/2022

 

The 2022 NJALL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Is NOW AVAILABLE!

To download the application
Click: HERE
The Application, including all required documents documents,
Must be submitted
Postmarked No later than Monday, May 1 6th , 202 2022

ADULT EDUCATORS!

* Do you have a student or graduate who could benefit from up to $8,000 for higher education expenses? (See eligibility requirements below)

* NOW is the time to encourage and recommend this
student to apply for a 2022 NJALL scholarship!

NJALL will award two scholarships on June 24th, 2022


Scholarship winners can receive up to $1000 per semester
for full-time enrollment in higher education (pro-rated for part/time),
To a maximum of $8000,  
Plus a Bonus for completing a 2-year or 4-year degree.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
  • Applicant must be a resident of NJ
  • Have earned a NJ High School Diploma through a NJ adult education program by preparing for a High School Equivalency exam, or by completing Adult HS requirements.
  • Have been accepted to (or currently attending) an accredited post-secondary institution.
Scholarship applications are open to anyone,  
Regardless of gender, race, color, religion, age, or disabling condition.
For more information and details on eligibility, go to:  www.njall.org

NJALL 2022 Adult learner Writing Contest

2/8/2022

 
Submissions Deadline: March 18th, 2022
Click Here to Download Flyer

The New Jersey Association for Lifelong Learning (NJALL) is holding its sixth annual adult learner writing contest.  This year we will award cash prizes in five categories - fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry and photography.  Several winners will be invited to read their work and receive their awards at the annual NJALL conference in May, 2022.  All of the winners and selected other submissions will be published in a free magazine that will be available from our website in the summer of 2022. Winners and their teachers/tutors will receive printed copies of the magazine.  

Categories
Fiction        Non-fiction        Memoir           Poetry      Photography
 
Prizes
1st Place - $100         2nd Place - $50           3rd Place - $25
 
Guidelines
 
* Eligibility: Adult learners in - adult literacy programs, adult high schools or HS equivalency programs, developmental education programs, English language classes and citizenship classes. 
* Learners can submit one piece per category, except for poetry.  Learners can submit up to five poems for consideration.  Learners can send in submissions for multiple categories.
* All submissions must be original and represent the work of the learner - not the work of their teacher or tutor.  Teachers/tutors may help with spelling and grammar, but it should be limited in nature.  We are using the honor system with regards to this.  
* English language learners can get help with translation, but the work should remain their own.

Submitting
Submissions need to be received by March 18th, 2022 at njallmail@gmail.com
The email should identify the category of the submission.
Submissions should include the learner's name and contact information and the name of the program or school they attend. The submission should also include a two or three sentence self-description of the learner.  If the learner wishes to remain anonymous or use a pen-name, this information should be provided when the work is submitted. By entering the contest, the learner agrees to have their piece published in the magazine if it is selected.
 
All those submitting work will be notified of the decisions by April 15th, 2022.
 
Please send any questions to njallmail@gmail.com

Acting as a Reviewer
If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please send an email to njallmail@gmail.com We are particularly interested in having learners serve on the review committee.
 
 
Download Previous Years’ Magazines
2015       2016    2017     2018    2019     2020    2021

INSIGHT 2020

2/7/2021

 

The Adult Learning Writing Contest Magazine

 We are pleased to announce that the Insight 2020 magazine is available.
 
You can download it at this link. 
 
Thank you to all of the the learners, tutors, teachers and program directors who make this contest possible.

We hope you consider participating in the 2021 Learner Writing Contest.
 
Thank you. 
 
NJALL
njallmail@gmail.com

Adult Learner Writing Contest 2021

2/6/2021

 
​NJALL is holding its seventh annual adult learner writing contest. This year we will award cash prizes in five categories - fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry and photography. All of the winners and selected other submissions will be published in a free magazine that will be available from our website in the summer of 2021. Winners and their teachers/tutors will receive printed copies of the magazine (when possible).
  
Categories
 
Fiction    Non-fiction    Memoir        Poetry          Photography
 
Prizes
 
1st Place - $100       2nd Place - $50         3rd Place - $25
 
Guidelines
 
* All adult learners are eligible, including students in adult literacy programs, those in adult high schools or equivalency programs, those in developmental education programs, those enrolled in English language classes and students studying for citizenship. 
 
* Learners can submit one piece per category, except for poetry. Learners can submit up to five poems for consideration. Learners can send in submissions for multiple categories.
  
* All submissions must be original and represent the work of the learner - not the work of their teacher or tutor. Teachers/tutors may help with spelling and grammar, but it should be limited in nature. We are using the honor system with regards to this. 
 
* English language learners can get help with translation, but the work should remain their own.
 
Submitting
           
Submissions need to be received by March 26th, 2021 at njallmail@gmail.com
 
The email should identify the category of the submission.
 
Submissions should include the learner's name and contact information and the name of the program or school they attend. The submission should also include a two or three sentence self-description of the learner. If the learner wishes to remain anonymous or use a pen-name, this information should be provided when the work is submitted. By entering the contest, the learner agrees to have their piece published in the magazine if it is selected.
 
All those submitting work will be notified of the decisions by April 16th, 2021.
 
You can download a copy of the call for submissions and guidelines here.
 
Please send any questions to njallmail@gmail.com
 

Acting as a Reviewer
 
If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please send an email to njallmail@gmail.com 
We are particularly interested in having learners serve on the review committee. 


May 26: Awards and NJALL News

5/18/2020

 
Find out who NJALL's Teacher of the Year and Leadership award winners are. We will also be announcing the winners of the Adult Learner Writing Contest and sharing other NJALL opportunities like the COVID-19 Learner Writing site and our on-going support of adult learners through our scholarship program.
Please join us as we highlight the accomplishments of these hard-working adult educators and students.
Time: May 26, 3:00-4:00
Registration:  NJALL Awards and News

2020 NJALL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Cancelled

3/23/2020

 

The 2020 NJALL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Is
NO LONGER
 AVAILABLE!

ADULT EDUCATORS

  • Due to current health guidelines requiring social distancing, we are sorry to inform you that NJALL cancelled the 2020 NJALL Scholarship Application process and Award Ceremony scheduled for June.
  • We are hopeful that we will once again be able to offer NJALL Scholarships in 2021.
  • Please continue to encourage your eligible students and graduates to apply for the 2021 Scholarships.
Thank you for your understanding.
Stay safe and stay healthy.


Please check the NJALL website for future updates:
www.njall.org

NJALL Scholarship Winners 2019

9/19/2019

 
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Kristy Khan, Kim Cozier, Musa Aluga, and Pasang Schreck at the NJALL Scholarship Award Ceremony on June 21, 2019
On Friday, June 21, 2019, NJALL welcomed three new adult students, Kristy Khan, Kim Cozier and Musa Aluga into their Scholarship family. They also honored Pasang Schreck, a 2014 winner, for completing her goal and graduating from college. The Annual NJALL Scholarship Award Ceremony and Breakfast was held at the Conference Center at Mercer County College.
 
NJALL Scholarship winner, Kristy Khan, had always dreamed of completing school, but after working for 20 years and raising her family, her aunt convinced her that it was her turn. She enrolled in the Bergen County Technical Schools High School Equivalency Program, earned her diploma and is now attending Bergen County Community College.
 
Kim Cozier was selected as a 2019 Scholarship winner just as she was completing her Associate’s Degree at Essex County College. Kim migrated from Guyana to the US with high hopes of attending college, but family responsibilities interfered. After working for 30 years, she returned to Essex County College’s Adult Learning Center, where she earned her high school diploma and soon started college. Kim is now attending Rutgers University and following in the footsteps of her daughter, a Rutgers graduate.
 
The journey from his birthplace of Sudan during the war of 1980 was filled with obstacles of poverty and lack of support for Musa Aluga. Assisted by the United Nations, Musa arrived in the US in 2011. He soon learned that pursuing education was what was needed to someday have a career in nursing. After studying to learn English, he enrolled at the Essex County College Adult Learning Center to earn his diploma and followed that with enrollment in Essex County College where he earned his Associate’s Degree. Musa was selected for a 2019 NJALL Scholarship, which will help him as he continues his studies at the William Paterson University School of Nursing. Musa is living the American dream.
 
NJALL’s Annual Scholarship Award Ceremony is also the time when previous winners are invited to attend to encourage and share words of wisdom to the newly selected scholarship winners. This year, Pasang Schreck one of the speakers, also became an honoree. Pasang came to this country from Nepal and began her studies learning English at the Brookdale Community College Adult Basic Skills Program. Her next step was to earn her high school diploma and soon after to enter Brookdale Community College as a full-fledged college student. During her second year, she was recruited into the nursing program at Georgian Court University and proudly graduated as an RN with a Bachelor’s Degree in May 2019. Pasang, mother of two young sons, became the first recipient to receive the $1000 award from NJALL, a special bonus for those who complete a 4-year degree. Currently, she is studying for her Nursing Boards before starting her nursing residency. She is an inspiration to all who have come to know her!

We hope that the stories of our recipients will inspire adult educators to encourage promising adult students to apply for and perhaps become one of the 2020 NJALL Scholarship winners!

2019 NJALL Scholarship Winners

6/10/2019

 

Please Join Us To Award and Celebrate

MUSA ALUGA

From East Orange, NJ;
Associate Degree completed at Essex County College; Transferring to Wm Paterson University; Prepared for HS Diploma at Essex County College Adult Learning Ctr.

KIM COZIER

From Newark, NJ;
Completing her Associate Degree at Essex County College; Transferring to Rutgers; Prepared for HS Diploma at Essex County College Adult Learning Center.

KRISTY KHAN

From Ridgefield Park, NJ;
Attends Bergen County Community College; Prepared for HS Diploma at the Bergen County Schools Adult Ed Program.

PASANG SCHRECK,
2014 NJALL Scholarship Winner

Earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from
Georgian Court University, May 2019

Friday, June 21, 2019
Award Ceremony & Breakfast
9:00AM – 11:30AM
(NJALL Meeting to follow - Noon, all welcome)
 
At the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ 08550
Directions:
http://conferencecenteratmercer.mccc.edu/contact_direction.shtml
 
To ATTEND:  Please Mail Check for $15.00 per person,
Payable to NJALL and Mail to:
Judy Faherty, Chair, NJALL Scholarship Committee,
P.O Box 584, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0584
Deadline to sign up: June 14, 2019

Parking: Conference Center Parking Lot or West Parking Lot just after Conference Center

To ATTEND:  Please Mail Check for $15.00 per person,
Payable to NJALL and Mail to:
Judy Faherty, Chair, NJALL Scholarship Committee,
P.O Box 584, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0584
Deadline to sign up: June 14, 2019

Please mail the information below along with your $15 payment

I Will ATTEND the NJALL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY & Breakfast
on Friday, June 21, 2019
 
Name: ___________________________Program (If any) ______________
 
Address: __________________________________/__________________
 
Phone: _________________Home? ____ Work? ____ Cell? ____________
 
Email: ________________________­­__ Cost $15:   Paid: (Check) ___   (Cash) ___

The 2019 NJALL Scholarships!

4/1/2019

 
Adult Educators!

Will your students or graduates win this year?

There’s only one month left for you to encourage your eligible adult students and graduates with the potential to   succeed in college, to apply for the 2019 NJALL Scholarships.
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2018 NJALL Scholarship Award Ceremony
NJALL will award scholarships on June 21, 2019, to two adults who prepared for and earned a high school diploma (GED, TASC, HiSet or Adult HS) at a NJ adult education program and have been accepted to/or are attending an accredited institution of higher education.
 
The Scholarship provides up to $750 per semester for full-time enrollment    (pro-rated for part-time) to a maximum of $1,500 per year, for a total of $6,000 for higher education. A bonus of $500 will be awarded upon completion of the Associate’s Degree and $1,000 at completion of a Bachelor’s Degree.
 
The 2019 Application with detailed information is available at:
NJALL Scholarship Application 2019
 All applications must be mailed, including all required documents, postmarked no later than May 15, 2019. 
*Scholarship applications are open to NJ residents regardless of
gender, race, color, religion, age, sexual orientation or disabling condition. 

Now’s the Time to Apply for the 2019 NJALL SCHOLARSHIP!

3/5/2019

 
Meet Ruth Rivera, 2018 Scholarship winner. In the winter of 2017, Ruth earned her high school diploma. It was a difficult journey to get there, having moved and changed schools several times and finally dropping out. Ultimately, Ruth found the Literacy New Jersey’s HSE (High School Equivalency) program at the Elizabeth Public Library.  The library had always been a comfortable place for her and when she met the HSE teachers she decided to try to get her diploma. This is how she described that time in her life:

“I then met the teachers in the HSE program and they were supportive, positive and convinced me that I could take the test and pass. I’m not sure I believed them at first. But I kept going to class and practicing and I was shown my assessment scores so I found the courage to sign up for the test. I was so nervous! It was challenging because I was working at Wendy’s at the time and I had to find time to study. Also, the library was more than a mile away from my house and I don’t have a car, so getting to class was also challenging. My real motivation was that I wanted to be the first person in my family to earn a high school diploma.”
Ruth had hopes of starting her college career at Union County College, majoring in Music and Theatre. With encouragement, she took the time to apply for the NJALL Scholarship, sharing her compelling story on her application. The NJALL Scholarship Committee recognized that Ruth had the potential to be a success and selected her for one of the Scholarships awarded in June 2018.
Ruth is now attending Union County College and excited to be a college student. NJALL is thrilled to be a part of helping Ruth realize her dreams.
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Download Scholarship Application Here
Be sure to encourage your students/graduates to apply!
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