The Blanche M. and George L. Watts Mountainside Community Foundation annually provides one or more college scholarship(s), in an amount of up to $20,000, payable in eight semi-annual installments of up to $2,500, to graduating senior(s) residing in Mountainside (regardless of the location of the students' high school) to assist them in attending the college/university of their choice. The Foundation will also entertain applications from students applying to associate degree programs at community colleges and certificate programs at accredited technical or trade schools.

The scholarship will be awarded based on financial need, academic competency (we are not necessarily looking for A students), community involvement and merit.

2024 APPLICATION:

NEW! The Blanche M. and George L. Watts Mountainside Community Foundation has partnered with the Community Foundation of New Jersey to bring our scholarship application online in 2024.  The application is now open and the deadline to submit a complete application is April 1, 2024.  The application and a Scholarship Portal Tutorial can be found at the following link. The student applicant can log on, set up an account, create a username and password, and complete the application.

NOTE: Please submit only one application per student. A student who has been awarded a full scholarship to attend the school of his or her choice is not considered to have financial need for the purposes of this scholarship.

Please email us at: info@wattsmountainside.org with any questions or concerns.

Please be prepared to upload the following items when applying:

  1. Transcript: A copy of official high school transcript to the latest date available

  2. Student's Resume

  3. Acceptance Letter: If you have already been accepted to an institution, please include a copy of the acceptance/award letter, which states the estimated cost per year of attending the institution AND the details of the financial aid package offered by the institution. If you have not received a final financial aid award letter, please include the financial aid award estimate;

  4. Recommendation Letter: A recommendation which you feel would strengthen your application. The recommendation does not have to be from a teacher or guidance counselor. It should be from someone who knows you well and can write about your strengths as an individual.

Also required:

  1. Parent’s Tax Returns

  2. Student’s Tax Return (if one is filed)

  3. FAFSA Form with SAI Report

NOTE: All tax returns and FAFSA report will be privately viewed by only our legal counsel. No other members of the committee will see or view the financial portion of the scholarship application.