College Scholarship Program

The 2026 Scholarship Application
is available below

Each Spring the Society will present up to $10,000 in scholarships in the memory of Italian American Police Officers that lost their lives in the line of duty, as well as other memorial scholarships near & dear to the organization.   These scholarships are available only* to the children or grandchildren of members who are college bound high school seniors.

This year’s presentation will be on May 27th 2026 7:00 pm at The Chandelier, 340 Franklin Avenue, Belleville, NJ. Scholarship recipients must be present.

 

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Eligibility Requirements

Members must have been in good standing with dues paid for five consecutive years. 
Members that meet the above criteria that DO NOT have children can submit nieces and nephews in certain circumstances.  For more information please contact the committee for more details.  An application needs to be filled out by the Students & parents and submitted to the scholarship committee usually a month before our Scholarship Breakfast, preferably earlier.. 

To date our organization has provided more than $300.000 in scholarships to college bound students. These students are our future!

Learn about the namesakes of our Memorial Scholarships

Police Officer Mary Ann ColluraFair Lawn PD 4-17- 2003
Det. Marc DiNardoJersey City PD - 7-21-2009
Det. Joseph DiTomasso
Newark Police Department
Officer Nat FaroneaOcean Co. Sheriff’s Office
Captain Alphonse ImperialeNJ Transit Police
Chief John Lazzara Memorial ScholarshipPassaic County Sheriff's Department - 10/15/2021
Trooper Phillip LamonacoNJ State Police  12-21-1981
Capt. Kathy MazzaPort Authority of NY & NJ PD  9-11-2001
Detective Michael MorganNewark Police Department - November 7, 2011
Lt. Rocco NisivocciaEssex County Prosecutors Office
Off. Stephen PetruzzelloCliffside Park Police Department
Sgt. John RaineriNYPD Columbia Association
Andrew RuotoloEssex County Prosecutors Office
Alphonse Sierchio Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Form (#22)

Member Information

Applicant Information

Family Information

School Related Information

Instructions for Attachments

  1. PSAT or SAT Results
  2. Most recent grade transcript showing all high school grades to date.
  3. Any letters of acceptance received along with the estimated cost for attending the institution.
  4. A copy of your parent's income tax statement for the year (2023)
  5. A signed statement describing yourself and your future personal, academic and career plans.

Once you have scanned the required items, upload them to the right -->.

PDFs preferred, but clear JPG files and document files are also acceptable

File Size is limited to 3mb each

 

If you are having trouble with the form, contact us ASAP at iapsnj@gmail.com

Note:
Below is a list of attachments that are needed for submission of the scholarship application.

  1. PSAT or SAT results.
  2. Most recent grade transcript showing all high school grades to date.
  3. Any letters of acceptance received along with the estimated cost for attending the institution.
  4. A copy of your parent’s income tax statement for the previous year. (see application for the correct year)
  5. A signed statement from the student, describing themselves and their future personal, academic and career plans.

 

*Note.: In certain situations, another family member (nephew, niece, grandchild),  may be considered.  Contact Jerry Onnembo  to inquire