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Berkeley Shores Civic Association is offering two $1000.00 scholarships for 2025 graduates. Scholarships will be awarded to a qualifying high school senior (regardless of the high school they attend) whose families (parents or grandparents) are BSCA members in good standing and/or a graduating senior from Central Regional High School who is a resident of Berkeley Township.
We encourage our members’ students to submit an application for consideration by the BSCA Scholarship Committee.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
• Any graduating student from Central Regional High School who is a resident of Berkeley Township
• A graduating student from any high school whose parents or grandparents are current BSCA members in good standing
• Qualifying candidates must enroll in a two or four year educational institution
• Applicants must submit a complete application packet which should include:
- completed application
- essay of 400 to 600 words; essay should be typed and neatly presented on the following topic:
WRITE AN ESSAY THAT IS ABOUT EITHER A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE EVENT IN YOUR LIFE. DISCUSS HOW THE EVENT AFFECTED YOU AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED AND HOW IT HAS IMPACTED YOUR DECISIONS REGARDING YOUR FUTURE
SUBMISSION DATES:
• Central Regional High School students must complete and submit the application packet thru the CRHS Scholarship Classroom by the posted deadline
• Students whose parents / grandparents are BSCA members in good standing, but do not attend CRHS, must mail the completed application packet to the address below by APRIL 15, 2026.
COMPLETED PACKET WILL INCLUDE:
- COMPLETED APPLICATION
- H.S. TRANSCRIPT THAT INCLUDES GPA
- ACTIVITIES (BOTH IN / OUT OF SCHOOL)
- ESSAY
• ONLY COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKETS WILL BE CONSIDERED
Application packets should be mailed to:
JIM BADAVAS
BSCA SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
P.O. BOX 134
BAYVILLE, NJ 08721
Applications for ALL scholarship candidates are available in two formats (MS WORD and PDF) below.
2025 BSCA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (MS WORD)
2025 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (PDF)
Additional information can be obtained by emailing Jim Badavas at badavasj@gmail.com
Central Regional candidates must complete the above application and submit it to CRHS Scholarship Classroom --
Members' students must mail applications and all other information to
the address provided above.
All candidates' information (SAT scores, transcript, GPA, clubs, activities, report card, essay and application form) from BSCA members' students must be received by Jim Badavas (Scholarship Chairperson)
no later than April 15, 2026