Tuition, Scholarships/Grants, and Aid

The Archdiocese of Newark awards educational grants to selected students on the basis of financial need through a program called “The Scholarship Fund for Inner City Children”. Interested families need to submit their financial aid applications by April 30, 2021. Information and instructions can be found at SFICNJ.org.

Additionally, students may qualify for assistance from the Tri-County Scholarship Fund, which provides assistance, based solely on financial need, to New Jersey students in Morris, Passaic, and Sussex counties. The application deadline is February 15, 2021.  Information and instructions can be found at www.tcsfund.org.

Students may qualify for the Columbus Citizens Foundation scholarship. To be eligible, students must be of Italian descent and meet additional financial need based criteria.

Yes. St. Joseph Regional High School provides a limited amount of financial assistance to students who demonstrate serious financial need. Such grants are offered in the form of tuition discounts and do not require repayment. Families may apply online by visiting SJR’s FACTS Information Page under the Admissions tab. Under no circumstances will the school extend financial assistance to a student whose family has not completed a financial aid application.

Applications for returning families (Classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023) must be submitted by April 1, 2021, using 2020 tax information. Applications for incoming freshman families must be submitted by December 1, 2020, using  2019 tax information. Families must submit a new application to FACTS each year.

FINANCIAL AID GRANTS ARE OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL PRESIDENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BUSINESS OFFICE.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE COACHES, FACULTY, OR STAFF MEMBERS INVOLVED IN THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS. 

Saint Joseph Regional High School offers academic scholarships to top incoming freshmen. Academic scholarships are awarded in the form of full and partial tuition awards. For the class of 2025, students will have the opportunity to take the St. Joseph Regional Scholarship Test (1/16/2021, 1/20/2021, 1/23/2021). Students will select one of the offered dates to sit for the exam. Those receiving such grants will be notified of their scholarship following the test. 

The Admissions Committee also considers middle school grades and standardized test scores, and comments about a student’s conduct and effort in middle school in determining academic scholarships. All academic scholarships are renewable from year to year, provided the student continues to achieve superior grades and demonstrates exemplary conduct at St. Joseph Regional.

Four special scholarships are presented annually to incoming freshmen.  The scholarship opportunities listed below are awarded on the basis of both need and merit. Completed financial aid forms are used to identify the families of students with serious financial need. Academic records and test scores, letters of recommendation and other material from the student’s application assist in identifying students whose accomplishments merit consideration for these scholarships.

• The SJR Alumni Scholarship Grant - the recipient must demonstrate serious financial need, the highest level of academic achievement and evidence of exceptional character. The selection is made by a committee of alumni, and involves a personal interview.

• The Michael J. Bertolino Memorial Scholarship - this award is presented to an incoming freshman who has financial need and who has demonstrated the potential for academic excellence. He must also demonstrate the potential for participation in school activities and be of exemplary character. The selection is made by the Bertolino family, in memory of their son, Michael, a graduate of the Class of 1996.

• The Robert J. Dinallo Memorial Scholarship Grant - this award is presented to a student whose family has serious financial need. The recipient must excel academically, demonstrate the potential for participation in school activities and give evidence of maturity and good character. It is presented in memory of Robert J. Dinallo, a deceased member of the Class of 1981.  The selection is made by a committee representing the Dinallo family.  

• The SJR Performing Arts Scholarship Grant - this award is made to an incoming freshman who has demonstrated financial need and exceptional talent in the area of performing arts. It is anticipated that the recipient would involve himself in the performing arts program of the school, especially the chorus, band, and theater program. The selection is made by the school, following an audition and interview process.

• When siblings attend St. Joseph during the same academic year, each will receive a $1,000 Sibling Grant.
• Students whose parent(s) teach in the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Newark will receive a $1,000 Catholic School Grant.
• Students whose father is an alumnus of Saint Joseph Regional High School will receive a $1,000 Alumni Grant.