Scholarships
Ramapo College students can apply for scholarships available through the Office of the Provost and through the Ramapo College Foundation. Other scholarship opportunities are posted outside the Office of Financial Aid (E-210).
Merit Scholarships Available Through the Office of the Provost
For awards available through the Office of the Provost, students must have a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and 24 Ramapo credits. Students must submit an application form, essay, and letter of recommendation from a faculty member or employer. The application form is available in Room 101 of the Birch Mansion.
More Information (PDF)
Scholarships Available Through the Ramapo College Foundation
Scholarships are available through the Ramapo College Foundation thanks to the generosity of alumni, faculty, and friends of the College.
In general, awards available through the Foundation are open to full- and part-time students and international students. Students may apply for more than program as long as they meet the eligibility requirements. Students who are already receiving scholarship aid may apply for these awards unless otherwise indicated in the application.
Application forms include specific criteria, and are available as PDF files. Paper copies of applications are available in the Foundation offices in Room 111 of the Birch Mansion.
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Alumni Association Service Award, $300
Melissa Annunziato Memorial Scholarship, $800
- For students who are committed to community service and the care and education of young children.
- For teacher education candidates
- Deadline: Friday, October 26, 2007
- Annunziato Scholarship Application (PDF)
Evelyn L. Atwater TAA Scholarship, $1,500 for Fall 2008
Female undergraduates who:
- Are preparing for a career in business or industry
- Demonstrate a commitment to community service
- Are currently enrolled as full time students and plan to attend Ramapo full time in the 2008-2009 academic year
- Have a GPA of 3.00 or higher
- Demonstrate financial need
- Contribute to their own support
- Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2008
- Atwater Scholarship Application (PDF)
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Babette & Raymond Brown Scholarship, $250
- For international business or international studies majors
- Candidates must be in good academic standing
- Deadline: Friday, October 26, 2007
- Brown Scholarship Application (PDF)
Marion Pawlick Busch Scholarship, $500
- For students enrolled in a teacher education certification program
- Financial need
- Selected by a donor committee
- Busch Scholarship Application (PDF)
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Carole Campana Endowed Scholarship, $500
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Marion C. Dugan Scholarship, $500
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Ramapo EMS Scholarship, $250
EOF Program Advisory Board Scholarship Fund, $TBA
- For EOF seniors with 3.00+ GPA and community service
- To reduce winter or summer housing charges, or loans
- See Lorne Weems in the EOF Office for more information
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Footstar/Meldisco Scholarship, $4,800
- For ASB juniors or seniors
- Recipients must complete a co-op at Footstar
- See Phyllis Roberts in the Cahill Center (C-209) for more information
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Jackie & Paul Garber Scholarship, 10 @ $950
Sidney J. Geltman Memorial Scholarship, 5 @ $400
- For EOF juniors or seniors planning to continue their education in graduate school
- See Lorne Weems in the EOF Office for more information
The Robert Giaimo Memorial Scholarship, $1000
The Scholarship is Open to Undergraduates who are:
- contemporary arts theater majors interested in design and technical theater.
- In good academic standing
- Sophomore, junior, or senior
- Not receiving other significant scholarship support
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Marion Hughes Endowed Scholarship, $1000
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Purvi Parekh & Manshi Joisher Scholarship, $250
Mukul Joisher and Family Scholarship, $650
- For international students (F-1 status), students from India preferred
- Candidates may not be receiving any other scholarship
- Minimum 3.00 GPA
- Joisher Scholarship Application (PDF)
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John Krebs, SJ Scholarship, $4,750
- for students majoring in social work or community mental health
- Minimum GPA of 3.50
- Preference for students with financial need
- John Krebs Application (PDF)
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Garvin Lally Writing Scholarship, $1,000
- For a student who “displays an authentic desire to write”
- Minimum 3.00 GPA and 30 Ramapo credits
- Candidates must be nominated by a faculty or staff member
- Garvin Lally Application (PDF)
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Elizabeth Mainardi Endowed Scholarship Fund, $700
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Ross Family Survivor To Survivors Scholarship, 2 @ $8,900
- For children or spouses of service men and women killed in a recent conflict
Willie Rubel Memorial Scholarship, $950
- Students must demonstrate leadership and involvement in campus life
- For first generation college students
- Minimum 3.00 GPA
- Willie Rubel Application (PDF)
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Bob Sproul Empathy Scholarship, $1,000
- For students who demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of life for disadvantaged or marginalized people.
- Students of any major are eligible
- Bob Sproul Application (PDF)
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Angelo Tarallo Memorial Scholarship, $1,000
- For a student interested in going into the fields of international business or international law
- Recipient must demonstrate competence in the English language
- Angelo Tarallo Application (PDF)
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May H. Weis Environmental Internship/Scholarship, $8,900
- For a student interested in environmental education
- Includes a paid summer internship at the Weis Ecology Center ($1,500), book stipend ($400), and tuition for the 2007-2008 academic year
- Recipient selected after an interview with the Sanctuary Director of the Weis Ecology Center in Ringwood, NJ
- For more information contact Professor Eric Wiener (X-7728)
- May H. Weis Application (PDF)
Other Scholarship Opportunities
Outside organizations have made scholarships available to eligible Ramapo students
Lechner Scholarship, $1,240
- Sponsored by the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
- For NJ residents who will be juniors or seniors in the 2008-2009 academic year
- For students majoring in environmental science or environmental studies and a 3.00 GPA or higher
- Applicants must have demonstrated an "activist role in the preservation of open space, wildlife, or water resources of the State of New Jersey"
- Deadline is April 18, 2008
- Lechner Application (PDF)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Students interested in conducting paid research
with the U.S. Department of Energy may apply for one of four programs.
- Deadline is February 1, 2008.
- For more information and to apply online go to
www.scied.science.doe.gov
Freehold Soil Conservation District Scholarships, 3 @ $2,000
- Three scholarships will be awarded in summer 2008
- For Middlesex or Monmouth County residents
- Applicants must be entering junior or senior year in fall 2008
- Applicants must be majoring in an environmentally-related field
- Deadline is April 11, 2008
- Freehold Soil Conservation District Application (PDF)
Rotary Disctrict 7490 Walter D. Head Foundation Scholarship
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