Apply to EOF in just 5 steps!

Rutgers Application

Before You Start

Follow the steps below if you are a first-year applicant and are a New Jersey DREAMer and meet the following criteria:

  • NOT a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen (green card holder)
  • Attended a New Jersey high school for at least 3 years
  • Graduated/will graduate from a New Jersey high school or received/will receive the equivalent of a high school diploma in New Jersey
  • Registered for Selective Service (male students only)
  • Are able to file an affidavit stating that you have filed an application to legalize your immigration status or will file an application as soon as you are eligible to do so

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What You Need

First things first, find out if your family filed taxes for 2019. You will need the appropriate documents to fill out the EOF application. You must report all sources of taxable and nontaxable income for your household for 2019. These documents may also be requested to determine or confirm your eligibility for the EOF program.

Filed Taxes

You Will Need

Some examples of 2019 documents to verify income for "filed taxes" include:

  • You and/or your family’s 2019 federal tax returns (IRS form 1040 or 1040-SR)
  • You and/or your family's schedules and worksheets
  • Schedule 1 - Additional Income and Adjustments to Income;
  • Schedule B - Interest or Dividend Income;
  • Schedule C - Business Income or Loss;
  • Schedule D - Capital Gain or Loss;
  • Schedule E - Rental Real Estate;
  • Schedule F - Farm Income

Note: Be sure to get both parents' tax returns, schedules and worksheets if they were still married or living together in

Where to Get It

Did Not File Taxes

You Will Need

You will need to show all sources of income for your household for 2019. Some examples include:

  • W-2 statements if you and/or your parents worked but did not/will not file taxes; Form 1099-G if you and/or your parents received unemployment benefits; or a non-filer statement from the IRS if you and/or you family did not file and were not required to file a federal tax return
  • Public Assistance Statements (Welfare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), SNAP (formally food stamps), WIC, or Subsidized Housing/Section 8)
  • Child Support, Social Security Benefits, Pension, Medicaid/Disability (SSI), or Veteran Benefits Statement(s)


Where to Get It

How to Apply for EOF

1

Apply to Rutgers

Apply for undergraduate admission to Rutgers. The application fee is deferred when you indicate on the application you are potentially eligible for EOF.
Apply
2

Submit the Additional EOF Application (first-year applicants only)

The information on the EOF application is used to make a preliminary determination of your eligibility for the EOF program.
EOF Application Instructions
EOF Online Application Preview
Sample IRS 1040 Tax Form
3

Submit the New Jersey Alternative Financial Aid Application (NJAFAA)

December 1 is the priority date for financial aid application submission.
New Jersey Alternative Financial Aid Application
Register for Selective Service (male students only, ages 18-25)
4

Submit the Rutgers Application and Affidavit for Nonresident Rutgers Tuition Exemption

Complete and submit this form that declares having filed an application to legalize immigration status or will file an application as soon as eligible to do so. Send this form with an official high school transcript to the appropriate admissions office.
Nonresident Tuition Exemption Form
5

Set Up an Account for the New Jersey Financial Aid Management System (NJFAMS)

You must monitor this account throughout the academic year for status updates and document requests from the NJ Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESSA) for state aid eligibility.
New Jersey Financial Aid Management System (NJFAMS)
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