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Hackensack Scholarship

Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the board of directors have decided to re-allocate the scholarship funds to make donations to our community healthcare facilities and the local food banks. We apologize for the inconvenience, unfortunately we will NOT be giving out any Scholarships for 2020.

On behalf of the Greater Alliance Hopes & Dreams Foundation For Children we would like to commend your efforts to pursue a college education. Your interest in applying for the Jerry D’Ambrosio Scholarship which is dedicated to Hackensack High School students shows that you have decided to positively affect your future through higher education.

We are looking for a person of outstanding character. You Don’t Need to be a straight-A student, star athlete or club president.

Keep in mind that most scholarship funds, including ours, are competitive processes. To ensure your application receives full consideration, we suggest you:

1) Carefully read the eligibility requirements
2) Fill out the application completely and
3) Submit the application and all supporting documentation by the deadline

Eligibility Requirements:

  • All applicants must be a graduating Hackensack High School Senior, class of 2020
  • All applicants may show verification of acceptance into a college program (if available)
  • All applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.8 or higher

WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION(s) FOR 2020!

Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the board of directors have decided to re-allocate the scholarship funds to make donations to our community healthcare facilities and the local food banks. We apologize for the inconvenience, unfortunately we will NOT be giving out any Scholarships for 2020.

  Submit your scholarship Form

1Personal Information
2Academic Year Information
  • MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • Example: Sports participation, Not-for-profit organization commitments and community service you participated during your high school years.
  • Please upload the essay in Word or PDF format based on the information provided below.
    • Why did you choose this career path?
    • How will your future profession help kids?
    • Your financial circumstances and what do you want the foundation to consider while reviewing the application.
    • Why should we award you with this Scholarship?
  • Accepted file types: doc, docx, jpg, pdf, Max. file size: 2 GB.
  • Accepted file types: doc, docx, jpg, pdf, Max. file size: 2 GB.
  • Accepted file types: doc, docx, jpg, pdf, Max. file size: 2 GB.
    Letter must be current and may not be from a relative
  • Accepted file types: doc, docx, jpg, pdf, Max. file size: 2 GB.
  • List the amount of grants or scholarship(s) that you have applied for, for the coming school year.
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40 W. Century Road, Paramus NJ 07652

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The Greater Alliance Hopes & Dreams Foundation for Children is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable foundation established in 2018 to support charities in communities along the Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union footprint. The Foundation is a separate, independent legal entity, incorporated in New Jersey and operated by the Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union employees.