Polish American Club of North Jersey Scholarship

The Polish American Club of North Jersey Scholarships are awarded to qualified members of the Polish American Club of North Jersey. Scholarship amount varies. Awards are made by the Kosciuszko Foundation on behalf of the PACNJ. Funding is only for full-time studies in the United States.

This program is made possible by generous donations from individuals and companies dedicated to fostering scholarly and scientific exchanges between Poland and the United States.

The Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship supports American students of Polish descent pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies in the United States. The Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship offers awards ranging from $1,000 to $12,000 for full-time undergraduate and graduate education.  Funding is only for full-time studies in the United States and English Schools of Medicine in Poland.

Awards are limited to two tuition scholarships per individual during the period of his/her studies.  

Selection is based on application completeness, recommendation of teachers and professors, academic excellence and achievements, applicant’s interests, motivation, responses to scholarship essay questions, the applicant’s essay, involvement in the Polish American community. Financial need is taken into consideration.

Candidates are matched with appropriate funds which may specify or limits subject area, state of residence, and or other factors. A change in subject area, university and/or degree sought which are made following scholarship notification must be communicated to the Kosciuszko Foundation Grants Department and may result in re-consideration of your scholarship so that an appropriate fund can be found.  If an appropriate match is not found, cancellation of the scholarship award may result.

Apply only once we will also consider you for any KF tuition scholarship for which you qualify.

Rules

Tuition Scholarships for Graduate Studies

Eligibility:

• Citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States
• must be of Polish descent
• graduate level studies (Masters, Ph.D.)
• GPA of 3.0 or higher.

All fields and majors are eligible for scholarship funding under the Kosciuszko Foundation’s Tuition Scholarship program.  In addition, the Foundation has funds dedicated for:

• law and engineering studies at DePaul University and for studies at non-public colleges and universities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin;
• residents of Amsterdam, NY;
• residents of the Chicago, IL area for studies towards MD, DO, DDS, DDM, DVM degrees (Polish American Medical Society – Chicago);
• residents of Chicopee, MA;
• residents of New Hampshire;
• residents of Connecticut, first preference for residents of Fairfield and New Haven counties;
• students who evidence leadership, excellent written and verbal communication skills and participate in school and/or community activities;
• students majoring in journalism;
• students majoring in physical-chemical, biological, technical and natural sciences;
• student majoring in dentistry;
• students majoring in medicine at English schools of medicine in Poland;
• students majoring in engineering and medical sciences;
• students majoring in applied sciences; medicine; music; humanities; social sciences; architecture; engineering; medical research; education; piano performance;  violin performance; orchestral studies; law; art; fine arts;  pharmacy; chemistry; accounting; business administration; banking; finance; Polish studies.