Scholarships

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June 12, 2017 Every year, the Community Foundation awards a number of scholarships to students in true financial need from some of New Jersey’s most challenged communities. We continue to be amazed by the quality of the applications we receive from these students, many of whom have overcome extremely difficult circumstances to excel in school and bring their dreams of college education within reach.…

Scholarship Opportunity Fund

Every year, the Community Foundation awards a number of scholarships to students in true financial need from some of New Jersey’s most challenged communities. We continue to be amazed by the quality of the applications we receive from these students, many of whom have overcome extremely difficult circumstances to excel in school and bring their dreams of college education within reach.…

A New Year, a $108 Million Record

January 25, 2017 As we close out the first month of this New Year, we are proud to share a few highlights of our fundholders’ extraordinary philanthropic impact across New Jersey in 2016. The numbers tell the story. $108 million into philanthropic funds at the Community Foundation, the largest one-year commitment to the current needs and future causes of our communities.…

James L. and Ruby L. Murray Memorial Scholarship Now Accepting Applications

January 2, 2017 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that the James L. and Ruby L. Murray Memorial Scholarship is accepting applications for the Fall 2017 term. The James L. and Ruby L. Murray Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance to an exceptional student who is a pursuing a bachelor’s degree in History, Social Science or Political Science at any college or university in the United States.…

Honorable Ann P. Conti Scholarship Fund Accepting Applications

November 30, 2016 The Community Foundation of New Jersey today announced that the Honorable Ann P. Conti Scholarship is accepting applications for the Fall 2017 term. The merit scholarship will award $2,500 to a Union County resident attending a New Jersey law school on a full-time basis.…

Red Bank Seniors Win Maslow Scholarships

June 7, 2016 The Selection Committee of The Jonathan Maslow Scholarship today announced two recipients of 2016 scholarship awards. This is the seventh year in which the scholarship has been awarded to a Red Bank Regional High School (RBRHS) student, and the first year in which two students will receive the award.…

OceanFirst Foundation Offers 2016 Architecture Scholarship

February 16, 2016 OceanFirst Foundation is pleased to once again offer a scholarship to honor the legacy and many contributions of local architect, Carl Feltz, Jr., AIA. Administered by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the scholarship is available to matriculated college students from Monmouth or Ocean Counties who are enrolled full time in an accredited architectural program at a School of Architecture within the United States.…