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External Scholarships
Find scholarship and grant opportunities outside of the University.
USJ wants to help make an education at our university affordable for all who qualify. We encourage students to apply to the many outside scholarships that are available through different towns, civic organizations, or companies.
How Do I Find These Opportunities?
- Explore the resources on this page.
- Check out the scholarship opportunities in the Bruyette/TD Bank Financial Literacy Center found in the Student Financial Services office.
Students are required to report outside scholarships to the Student Financial Service office. Outside scholarships will first be applied to remaining account balances; second to reduce federal and/or alternative loan(s); and lastly to replace institution and/or state funds.
The list below is not inclusive; it includes suggestions on where to begin your research. USJ has no control over the websites listed, and these sites may change at any time. Please read each website’s privacy and information sharing policy before providing any personal information.
Scholarship Search Sites
Scholarship Websites
Connecticut/Local
- American Association of College Woman Connecticut
- American Red Cross
- American Savings Foundation
- CONNTAC, Inc.
- Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Scholarships
- Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
- Connecticut Community Foundation (Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills)
- Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority (CHESLA)
- Dollars for Scholars – CT locations
- Eileen Kraus Scholarships
- Essential Visionaries Scholarship Fund
- Hartford Promise
- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
- Jewish Community Foundation
- Main Street Community Foundation
- New Haven Promise
- Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
- Person to Person
- Rotary Club
- Red Sox Foundation – New England Service Scholarships
- TEACH Connecticut
- The O’Meara Foundation
- The Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund
Minority
- APIA Scholarships
- Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education
- Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern CT
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Jackie Robinson Foundation
- McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship
- UNCF
- UNICO National
Military
Degree Program Specific
- Alma Exley Scholarship Program (future teachers)
- Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc.
- Hartford Hospital & HHSN Graduates & Family Nursing Scholarship
- National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
- The Auxiliary at The Hospital of Central CT (HOCC) – (Allied Health, Nursing, Social Work)
Students With Disabilities
Stores
Beware of Scams!
Scammers are taking advantage of students looking for money to assist in paying for the cost of education. Don’t be fooled! Here are some tips and resources to avoid falling prey to these financial aid and scholarship scams.
- Watch out for companies that promise to save you thousands of dollars in tuition by assisting you with your financial aid forms.
- Never pay for scholarship information.
- Don’t be fooled by a company that asks you for money to “hold” a scholarship.
- Learn more about protecting yourself from scholarship scams from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Scholarship Scams and FinAid.org Scholarship Scams.