Scholarships

Saint Joseph High School offers a full tuition academic scholarship to incoming freshmen based on the Entrance Exam score.  To be eligible for consideration for this award, the student must apply to Saint Joseph High School by the November deadline and earn a perfect score on the Entrance Exam.  A student does not need to apply for this scholarship.  A student awarded this scholarship receives notification of the award with an offer of admission and is designated a Sacred Heart Scholar.  The scholarship is applied to the freshman year and is renewable for an additional three years, provided that the student maintains a minimum grade point average of 4.0 and remains in good standing at Saint Joseph High School.

Saint Joseph High School offers Excellence in Academic Scholarships to incoming freshmen based on the Entrance Exam.  To be eligible for consideration for this award, the students must apply to Saint Joseph High School by the November deadline.  Students do not need to apply for this scholarship.  Each student awarded this scholarship receives notification of the award with an offer of admission and is designated a Sacred Heart Scholar.  Scholarship awards range from $1,000-$15,000.  The scholarship is applied to the freshman year and is renewable for an additional three years, provided that the student maintains an overall grade point average of 3.5 and remains in good standing at Saint Joseph High School. 

This scholarship, given in honor of Eric August ’05, Michael Partipilo ’05, Carl Zeskand ’88, and William Kuhn ’65, offers an annual $2,000.00 award to an incoming freshman. Applicants will need to complete the FACTS Need Based Financial Aid Application to qualify. The scholarship is applied to the freshman year and is renewable for an additional three years, provided that the student remains in good standing at Saint Joseph High School. 

This scholarship, established in memory of Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard ’05, offers a $1,500.00 annual award to an incoming freshman. A student living in Colonia, NJ, or Woodbridge, NJ, receives preference in the awarding of this scholarship. Applicants will need to complete the FACTS Need Based Financial Aid Application to qualify. The scholarship is applied to the freshman year and is renewable for an additional three years, provided that the student remains in good standing at Saint Joseph High School.

This scholarship offers a $1,000.00 annual award to an incoming freshman. Parishioners of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Woodbridge, NJ receive preference in the awarding of this scholarship. Applicants will need to complete the FACTS Need Based Financial Aid Application to qualify. The scholarship is applied to the freshman year and is renewable for an additional three years, provided that the student remains in good standing at Saint Joseph High School.

This scholarship, established by the Kunigonis Family, offers a $3,000.00 annual award to an incoming freshman. Applicants will need to complete the FACTS Need Based Financial Aid Application to qualify. The scholarship is applied to the freshman year and is renewable for an additional three years, provided that the student remains in good standing at Saint Joseph High School.

This scholarship, established in memory of John Sabine ‘79, offers a $1,500.00 annual award to an incoming freshman. A student living in Perth Amboy, NJ receives preference in the awarding of this scholarship. Applicants will need to complete the FACTS Need Based Financial Aid Application to qualify. The scholarship is applied to the freshman year and is renewable for an additional three years, provided that the student remains in good standing at Saint Joseph High School. 

This scholarship offers a one-time $1,500.00 award to an incoming freshman. Applicants will need to complete the FACTS Need Based Financial Aid Application to qualify. This scholarship is applied to the freshman year and is non-renewable.

This scholarship offers a renewable $1,250.00 award to an incoming freshman.

This scholarship is made available by the Picozzi Family Foundation, and offers an annual award of $2,000 to be applied to tuition. All incoming freshmen with a demonstrated financial need are invited to apply. Students must complete the application found at the Picozzi Family Foundation website - https://www.picozzifamilyfoundation.com/fill-out The scholarship application requires students to submit grade records, letters of recommendation, and a short essay based on the prompt “What does a Catholic Education mean to me?” The scholarship is renewable for an additional three years, provided that the student remains in good standing at Saint Joseph High School. 

Applications with required materials must be submitted in-person or via email to John Eppensteiner ‘02, Director of Alumni Relations (jeppensteiner@stjoes.org) by April 15, 2026.

For more information on the Picozzi Family Foundation please see their website here - https://www.picozzifamilyfoundation.com/