Scholarships for students New Jersey. Some scholarships specifically open to New Jersey students, and others give preference to students in New Jersey.

Death/Disability Scholarships
Sponsor: Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are awarded children of members of Camden County’s public safety personnel who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. The amount of this scholarship shall include books, required scholastic fees and a sum for tuition equal to the highest tuition charged by New Jersey State Colleges to be determined annually.

Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Dunkin’ Donuts
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students with at least a 3.0 GPA and residents of specific counties in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (see website for details).

FAMIP Scholarship
Sponsor: Making the Impossible Possible (MIPO)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend a two or four-year college in the fall. Applicant must be an immigrant or be a child of an immigrant. If selected, applicant must commit to doing 50 hours of community service with the organization within a year (New York metropolitan area).

Public Safety Scholarships
Sponsor: Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are actively serving, or parent actively serving Camden County in a public safety capacity. One scholarship will be awarded each Public Safety discipline (Police, Fire, EMS).

Cathay Bank Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Cathay Bank Foundation | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who reside in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, or Washington and plan to attend a college in one of those states. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have a household income at or below the Low Income Level.

Preferred Bank Scholarship
Sponsor: Preferred Bank | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside in California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Francisco or San Mateo counties ), New York Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk or Westchester), New Jersey (Passaic, Bergen or Hudson), or Texas (Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Montgomery, or Galveston). Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and a household income at or below the Low Income Level. Scholarship is open to all majors and there is no ethnicity requirement.

Royal Business Bank Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Royal Business Bank | Asian Pacific Community Fund
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside in the New York City area (New York County, King County, Queens County, or Richmond County), New Jersey (Middlesex County), Southern California (Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura County), Nevada (Clark County), Illinois (Cook County), or Hawaii (Honolulu County, Oahu only). Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have a household income at or below the county low income level. Scholarship is open to all majors and there is no ethnicity requirement.

NSA Scholarship
Sponsor: National Supermarket Association
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who live in a NSA Service Area in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.

NYFWA Scholarships
Sponsor: New York Financial Writers’ Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 9, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate journalism students in the tri-state New York area who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.

Brother James Kearney Scholarship Program for the Blind
Sponsor: Lavelle Fund For the Blind, Inc.
Amount: Up to $15,000
Closing Date: No Deadline
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are either legally blind or so severely visually impaired that a Lavelle-sponsored vision assessment expert confirms that the student would need special support services to succeed in college. Applicant must be studying at one of 11 participating colleges in the New York City area.