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Community Foundation of New Jersey Scholarships
The Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) administers donor funded scholarship funds for New Jersey students, many tied to a specific school, town or person. Most funds use one universal application through a portal account, while a smaller group takes direct applications. The site also posts guidelines for renewable scholarships.
Best for: New Jersey students who want one universal application covering many local community foundation funds, often tied to a specific town or school.
Limitation: The fund list PDF shows no deadlines and few amounts, so deadlines may be out of date; matches show only after you apply.
Our rating
2.2out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (1.5 / 5)
- No filters or search for the listed funds.
- Funds are split into universal application and direct apply lists.
- Each fund description states its own eligibility rules.
- Matching runs only inside the applicant portal after you apply.
Scholarship Quality (2.0 / 5)
- The stated application window conflicts with funds marked rolling.
- No fund shows a closed notice.
- Few funds state an amount, and none give deadlines.
Ease of Use (3.0 / 5)
- Funds are listed only in a PDF that scrolls sideways on phones.
- Matching happens only after you submit the universal application.
- Applying needs a portal account.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- No ads or upsells appear on the scholarship pages.
- Applicants get no self-serve data or marketing controls.
- The privacy policy is written for donors, not applicants.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.