New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 71B-26

A Miss New Jersey Educational Scholarship shall be awarded annually to an individual who has been designated by the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, in consultation with the Miss New Jersey Pageant Organization, as being an exceptional young leader in the area of civic, cultural or charitable endeavors in the spirit of the Miss New Jersey Pageant. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, the individual shall be enrolled in or accepted into a course of study leading to an initial bachelor's degree or a post graduate degree in any public institution of higher education of this State, as enumerated in N.J.S.18A:62-1.