Scholarship Information
Builders League Scholarship Foundation Awards $17,500 in 2024
BLSJ Scholarship Foundation President Robert Washburn announced scholarship awards totaling $10,000 were presented to four students from southern New Jersey who will be matriculating in an accredited, post-secondary school and pursuing a course of study related to real estate and the construction industry.
This year's recipients include Aidan Derienzo of Eastampton, who plans to major in Construction Management at Florida Gulf Coast University; Gabriel McGlinchey of Berlin, who is studying Landscape Construction Management at Williamson College of the Trades; Denver Obermeyer of Northfield, who plans to major in Construction Management at Morgan State University and Gavin Regan of Sicklerville, who plans to study in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Program at Pennco Tech.
The Foundation also has funded a $7,500 scholarship in the Builders League of South Jersey's name at Williamson College of the Trades in Media, PA.
Since 1995, the Foundation has awarded more than $225,000 to area students planning for careers within the home building and remodeling industry.
Information on the 2025-26 scholarships will be posted on the BLSJ website in late January 2025.
National Housing Endowment Scholarship Opportunities
The National Housing Endowment has awarded scholarships to thousands of deserving students studying residential construction management & trades. You could be next! Apply today for any of the many scholarship offerings.
- Herman J. Smith/National Housing Endowment Scholarship
- Lee S. Evans/National Housing Endowment Scholarship
- Professional Women in Building/National Housing Endowment Scholarships
- Strategies for Success Scholarship
- Building Hope Scholarship
- Leadership Scholarship
- Pulte/National Housing Endowment Build Your Future Scholarship
- Granger MacDonald/Doug Wistner Scholarship Fund
Roger Glunt/HELP Student Scholarship Fund
About the BLSJ Scholarship Foundation
The Builders League of South Jersey Scholarship Foundation offers scholarships to area students from southern New Jersey who will be matriculating in an accredited, post-secondary school and pursuing a course of study related to real estate and the construction industry.
The Foundation was funded with a donation from the Home Builders Foundation, a community service entity established by the Builders League in 1956 to help area residents in need, and by special donations from Builders League members. From 1995 to 2023, the Scholarship Foundation awarded more than $225,000 to area students.
The Scholarship Application Process is announced each January with applications available on this website, from school guidance programs, or by visiting scholarship-based websites. The deadline for application is usually the first week of April. Scholarships are awarded in May.
Applicants must live in or attend school in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland counties. Studies may be undertaken in qualified trade school programs as well as junior and four-year college university programs, according to BLSJ Scholarship Foundation President Robert Washburn. Students who are enrolled in programs part-time are also eligible.
Study fields may include, but are not limited to air conditioning, plumbing and heating technology, electrical, construction management and technology and CAD drafting.
Scholarships will be awarded in the form of a tuition payment directly to the institution of higher education. Students may reapply for the scholarship each year, as long as they continue their course of study. The application process is free.
The scholarship applications are processed by the Builders League of South Jersey Scholarship Foundation, 114 Haddontowne Ct., Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034. For further information, questions or clarification, please call the Foundation office at (856) 616-8460 or email blsj@blsj.com.