Since 1923, the Columbia High School Scholarship Fund’s mission has been to provide need-based scholarships to Columbia High School graduates to help them further their education after high school.
CHSSF is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt charitable organization.
Over the past 25 years CHSSF has awarded 2,115 scholarships totaling over $2.9 million to CHS graduates pursuing post-secondary education—offsetting nearly $3.3 million in student debt.
Impacts That Last a Lifetime
Our recipients attend two-year colleges, four-year colleges/universities, vocational programs, certificate programs, professional licensing programs, and graduate school. Our recipients study in a wide range of fields, with STEM, business, or health-related degrees being especially popular. Grant recipients may reapply every year they continue their education.
View the List of SchoolsThis year, our recipients are:
Attending a public institution | 60% |
Attending a private institution | 40% |
Attending school in NJ | 48% |
Attending Rutgers University | 14% |
Attending another NJ state college/university | 14% |
Attending a county/community college | 10% |
Attending an Ivy League university | 1% |
Attending a women’s college | 1% |
Attending an Historically Black College or University (HBCU) | 7% |
Undecided major at time of application | 5% |
Majoring in STEM (general) | 35% |
Majoring in the arts (art, music, etc.) or something creative | 20% |
Majoring in business, finance, marketing, statistics, accounting, economics | 6% |
Majoring in engineering | 6% |
Majoring in psychology, sociology, anthropology | 8% |
Majoring in criminal justice or pre-law | 4% |
Majoring in biology | 7% |
Majoring in health-related field | 16% |
Majoring in education | 1% |
Majoring in communications, PR, or advertising | 1% |
Majoring in English/Journalism | 2% |
Getting graduate degree (in grad school) | 8% |
Make a Difference
Reducing or eliminating a CHS grad’s student loan burden may be the best gift we can give, and the greatest advantage they can have.
CHSSF is run entirely by volunteers, with overhead costs kept to a minimum so that 100% of your contributions go toward creating scholarships.
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