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Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation Scholarship

An annual college scholarship is rewarded as an inspiration to a survivor in order that they may achieve their full potential in life. Residents of the Jacksonville, Florida area and New York Metropolitan area including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passiac and Union Counties in New Jersey who have had a diagnosis of leukemia or cancer prior to the age of 21 are eligible.

Academic record, leadership ability, moral character and need are some of the attributes considered in selecting the winner each spring. The recipient must be enrolled or planning to enroll full time in an accredited college or university and will receive $1,500 yearly for up to fours years.

Please call the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation for an application at 904-543-2599. The annual scholarship application deadline for the Jacksonville area is April 20, and for the NY/NJ area is May 20.

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