Scholarships

2025 Information - Application Deadline : May, 2025

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2024 Awards

• Several children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received a scholarship from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Common Ground Grief – Manasquan, NJ
  • Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Somerset Hills YMCA – Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School – West Orange, NJ

2023 Awards

• Several children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received a scholarship from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Common Ground Grief – Manasquan, NJ
  • Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Somerset Hills YMCA – Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School – West Orange, NJ

2022 Awards

• One children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, received a scholarship from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Common Ground Grief – Manasquan, NJ
  • Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Somerset Hills YMCA – Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Tuesday’s Children – Tristate Area
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School – West Orange, NJ

2021 Awards

• Eight children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Marist College
  • Somerset Hills YMCA
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School

2020 Awards

• Eight children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Marist College
  • Somerset Hills YMCA
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School

2019 Awards

• Eight children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School

2018 Awards

• Eight children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School

2017 Awards

• Eight children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School

2016 Awards

• Eight children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts were given to the following organizations who assist us in furthering our mission:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School

2015 Awards

• Six children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts have been given to the following organizations that support children who have lost a parent(s) to death:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School

2014 Awards

• Four children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts have been given to the following organizations that support children who have lost a parent(s) to death:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA RAINBOWS/Strong Kids Program
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • Seton Hall Preparatory School

2013 Awards

• Six children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts have been given to the following organizations that support children who have lost a parent(s) to death:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA RAINBOWS/Strong Kids Program
  • Tuesday’s Children

2012 Awards

• Eight children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts have been given to the following organizations that support children who have lost a parent(s) to death:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA RAINBOWS/Strong Kids Program
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • CASA-SHAW

2011 Awards

• Eleven children residing in Bernards Township, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ received scholarships from the Foundation to assist in their educational journeys.
• Gifts have been given to the following organizations that support children who have lost a parent(s) to death:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA RAINBOWS/Strong Kids Program
  • Tuesday’s Children

2010 Awards

• Seven scholarships have been given awarded for the education of college age children residing in Bernards Township, NJ and Bernardsville, NJ
• Gifts have been given to the following organizations that support children who have lost a parent(s) to death:
  • Somerset Hills YMCA RAINBOWS/Strong Kids Program
  • Tuesday’s Children

2009 Awards

• Eight scholarships have been given awarded for the education of college age children residing in Bernards Township, NJ and Bernardsville, NJ
• Gifts have been given to the following organizations that support children who have lost a parent(s) to death:
  • Better Days Foundation
  • Catholic Charities - to assist children affected by the tsunami
  • Coalition of 9/11 Families in support of victims of Hurricane Katrina
  • Somerset Hills YMCA RAINBOWS/Strong Kids Program
  • Tuesday’s Children
  • UNICEF – Haiti Relief 2010

2008 Awards

• 6 scholarships awarded to Bernards Township, NJ & Bernardsville, NJ Students
• A gift to the Somerset Hills YMCA, to support these programs:
  Strong Kids- We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities
  RAINBOWS- Peer Support for Children Experiencing Painful Transitions
  
• A gift to GOALs (Going on After Loss)
  GOALs (Going on After Loss) provides a variety of mental health services to communities experiencing grief. GOALs clinicians also provide training and consultation for educators and mental health providers in GOALs theory and on a range of other topics.
  
• A gift to Tuesday's Children
  Tuesday's Children, a nonprofit family service organization founded by family and friends of 9/11 victims, has made an eighteen year commitment dedicated to the needs of every child who lost a parent on 9/11.
  

2007 Awards

• 3 scholarships awarded to Bernards Township Students
• A gift to the RAINBOWS program at the Somerset Hills YMCA
• A gift to Camp Better Days
• A gift to Tuesday's Children

2006 Awards

• 10 scholarships awarded to children in Bernard's township
• Gifts to the RAINBOWS program at the Somerset Hills YMCA

2005 Awards

• 5 scholarships given to Ridge High School students
• Additional scholarship for school - June 2005
• 1 scholarship to a William Annin student
• Two gifts to the RAINBOWS program at the Somerset Hills YMCA - June 2005
• A gift to The 9/11 Families of Katrina Relief - October 2005
• A gift to The Catholic Relief Services for Asian Tsunami disaster - January 2005

2004 Awards

• Scholarship awarded to student at Ridge High school in Basking Ridge, NJ
• Additional gift to the RAINBOWS program - run through the Somerset Hill YMCA