Scholarship Undergraduate

Jeanette K. Nieciecka Scholarship

Kosciuszko Foundation

Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
242
Days
February 17 2026
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Admission Letter, Proof of Polish Ancestry
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Personal Photograph
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Resume
  • Checkmark Transcript
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Description

The Jeannette K. Nieciecka Scholarship is awarded to qualified Bayonne, NJ residents who are majoring in Nursing, Teaching, and Business. Other New Jersey residents and majors are considered if no eligible first preference candidates apply. Selection is based on application completeness, the recommendations of professors and teachers, academic excellence and achievements, applicant's interests, motivation, the applicant's essay, involvement in the Polish American community. Financial need is taken into consideration. Two confidential letters of recommendation are required. Letters must be written on university letterhead and come directly from professors or teachers with whom the applicants have studied recently. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Kosciuszko Foundation for more information.

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkMinimum 3.0 GPA
  • CheckmarkMust study full-time
  • CheckmarkRestricted to residents of New Jersey
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Business/Consumer Services, Education, Nursing
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: Polish

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Admission Letter, Proof of Polish Ancestry
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Personal Photograph
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Resume
  • Checkmark Transcript
For more info, please visit our site
Contact Malgorzata Dymkowska
Scholarship and Grant Officer for Americans
tuitionscholarships@thekf.org
Tel: 212-734-2130 ext. 412 Address 15 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065