Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Scholarship Application Information

The 2024 Application process is now open. Scholarship applications must be submitted via email  by April 1.

To apply, please contact the following people:

About the Scholarship

The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation awards annual college scholarships as inspiration to cancer patients and survivors in order that they may achieve their full potential in life.

To be eligible to apply, all applicants must have had a cancer diagnosis prior to the age of 21. In addition to a cancer diagnosis, all applicants must be enrolled, or be planning to enroll, full time in an accredited college or university. Academic achievement, moral character, attitude, and resilience are some of the attributes considered in selecting recipients.

Scholarship applicants can only reside within our coverage areas:

  • Applicants in New York must be a permanent resident of one of the following five boroughs of New York City: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island or Queens. Applicants in New Jersey must be a permanent resident of one of the following counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Passaic, Union.
  • Applicants in North Florida must be a permanent resident of one of the following counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison, Nassau, Putnam St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, or Wakulla. Applicants in South Georgia must be a permanent resident of one of the following counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Glynn, Lanier, Lowndes, McIntosh, Pierce or Ware.