In 2025, the OceanFirst Foundation will provide a grant to Stockton University for the purpose of awarding scholarships for undergraduate education.

The university will award ten (10) $2,500 scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Eligibility Requirements/Awarding Policy:

• All applicants must submit a completed OceanFirst application
• Applicants must be admitted to Stockton University
• Applicants must currently reside in one of the following counties:

• Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 at the time of application and must provide a copy of their high school or college transcript.
  
  • If your transcript is already on file with Stockton, you do not need to resend
• Applicants must complete the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Applicants must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA
• Applicants must be registered as a full-time student at Stockton for the Fall 2025 semester
• New, incoming admitted students will be prioritized

Please note: Scholarship recipients may only use the scholarship for direct educational expenses.

The 2025-2026 application is now closed. Recipients will be notified via their goStockton email accounts.

In 2025, Pepsi will provide a $75,000 grant to Stockton University for the purpose of awarding scholarships for undergraduate education. Utilizing this fund, we have created thirty (30) $2,500 scholarships to award to new, incoming first-year and transfer students for the Fall 2025.

 

Eligibility Requirements/Awarding Policy:

• Eligible students must be admitted to Stockton University
• Eligible students must be a New Jersey resident
• Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.75
• Eligible students must file the 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Eligible students must complete all financial aid requirements
• Eligible students must have remaining unmet need as determined by the FAFSA
• The Pepsi Scholarship helps with tuition and fee expenses. Eligible students are those who still have some remaining tuition and fees that haven't been fully covered by other scholarships and grants
• New, incoming admitted first-year and transfer students will be prioritized

Eligible students will be reviewed and selected based on established criteria -- no application is required.

The Stockton University Foundation maintains a robust merit-based scholarship program with approximately 200 scholarships.These scholarships are made possible thanks to the generous donations of Stockton University alumni, friends of the university, organizations and businesses.

Continuing students with an established Stockton GPA are eligible to apply each year.

Application essay, volunteerism, campus involvement and employment — not just GPA — are heavily weighed during the selection process.

The 2025 - 2026 Foundation Scholarship Application is closed.

Applications were due by Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 11:59pm. 

Award selections are made the third week of May and notifications will be sent by June 15, 2025 to applicants’ Stockton University email accounts.

The 2026-2027 application will open in early 2026.

To learn more, visit stockton.edu/foundation-scholarships.

Stockton University is a member of The Tuition Exchange a consortium of more than 600 private and public not-for-profit colleges and universities that provide scholarships to dependent children of employees from member colleges and universities.

For information regarding the awarding of Tuition Exchange Scholarships, visit the Tuition Exchange website, tuitionexchange.org or contact the Bursar's Office at 609.652.4597.

Visit our External Scholarships Webpage to view a list of scholarships housed on the foundation scholarship database. These are outside scholarship opportunities. They are not Stockton scholarships.

• American Institute of CPAs Scholarships for Minority Accounting Students

• Hispanic Association of Atlantic County

• Hispanics and Latinos College Scholarships

• Hispanic Scholarship Fund

• Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships

• La United Latina Foundation

• League of United Latin American Citizens

• LittleAfrica.com

• McDonald's HACER National Scholarship

• National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program

• Ron Brown Scholar Program

• United Negro College Fund

Are you an immigrant or refugee looking for help to pay for college? There are many scholarships for immigrants and refugees in the USA. You can apply for these scholarships to help pay for your education. 

Find a list of scholarships by state, nationality, and learning topic using the link below.

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