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!

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? ____________
 
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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.

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. 

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.”

Download Scholarship Application Here

Be sure to encourage your students/graduates to apply!

BULLETIN!
Dear Adult Educators and
Adult Education Students,
 
The 2019
NJALL Scholarship Application
 Is NOW AVAILABLE for
download HERE
and must be submitted by
 April 30, 2019
 
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Are listed on the first page of the Application.
Don’t miss this opportunity!

​On June 21st, NJALL will again host the Scholarship Award Ceremony and Breakfast to honor the winners of the 2019 NJALL Scholarship. This year, there will be even greater cause for celebration, because our 2014 Scholarship winner, Pasang Schreck, will be graduating from Georgian Court University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

Encouraged by her teacher, she applied for the 2014 NJALL Scholarship, in which she shared the story of her journey and her dreams for her future. Her application was chosen as one of the winners and Pasang took her next big step, becoming a college student at Brookdale Community College. Because her grades reflected her excellent effort and determination, Pasang was recruited by Georgian Court University (GCU) to enroll in their Nursing Program.
 
Pasang continues to shine at GCU, so much so that the GCU Meridian Nursing Honor Society selected her for a leadership position as Secretary for this prestigious association. This spring, she will complete her last semester and graduate, enabling her to launch her nursing career and realize her dreams of making a difference in her community. Pasang is truly a star! She will be the first NJALL Scholarship winner to receive the new $1000 bonus awarded to those who earn a Bachelor’s Degree.

On June 22, we celebrated our two newest scholarship award winners, Katie Land and Ruth Rivera.  Scholarship winners from previous years gave advice to help them keep going as they pursue their goals through higher education.  NJALL board members, committee members, winners' family, teachers and supporters, as well as members of the community wish Katie and Ruth well!

Please join us  as we award and celebrate our 2018 Scholarship Winners, Katherine Land and Ruth Rivera.  The Awards Ceremony and Breakfast will be on June 22 at Mercer County Community College Conference Center, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor, NJ 08550, 9:30-11:30 AM.

Katherine "Katie" Land is from West Long Branch, NJ.  She prepared for her High School Diploma at Brookdale Youth GED and Career Pathways Program and now attends Brookdale Community College.

Ruth Rivera is from Elizabeth, NJ and will attend Union County College.  She studied for her High School Diploma with Literacy New Jersey at the Elizabeth Public Library.

COST: ONLY $15.00 per person
Deadline to sign up: June 14, 2018

Scholarships are available for outstanding students who have earned a high school diploma through an adult education program in New Jersey. 

​Adult educators: Will one of your students/graduates win a 2018 NJALL scholarship?  They may not apply unless YOU encourage them to do so.  Students can get the application by clicking on the button below.  The application is available on March 1, 2018 and must be submitted by April 30, 2018.

You can also help students by donating to our Scholarship Fund,  NJALL has been providing scholarships to selected students since 1992.  Each scholarship provides up to $750 per semester for full-time enrollment (pro-rated for part-time) in a higher education program, up to a maximum of $6000 per student.
You can donate on line via our PayPal account, or you can follow this link to get a form with information about sending in a check.