The Application

The application process for the Hope Chest Scholarship Foundation is handled by the organization’s website. Interested students should review the eligibility requirements below. If eligible, please click the “Apply Now” button and complete the initial application form. Once the required information has been provided, the applicant should click on the submit button and the application will be transmitted.

Upon successful transmission of the application, students will immediately receive an online confirmation. If approved, you will receive login information to complete the full application. Students should determine their eligibility by reviewing the following requirements prior to submitting an application.

Eligibility Requirements

• High school graduate or GED recipient matriculating at a college, university, business, trade, or vocational school within 12 months of receiving his/her diploma
• Students who are two-year college graduates or transferees immediately matriculating at a four-year college or university
• Grade point average of 2.5 or higher
• Resident of the state of New Jersey (Applicants attending a two-year college outside of New Jersey, but whose legal residence remains in New Jersey, are deemed to be residents for the purpose of this application).

Minority Groups

Applicant must be a member of any of the minority groups identified in Section 1 of the application in order to be eligible:

• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• Black or African American
• Hispanic or Latino
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander