Grant and Scholarship Application Deadlines
Application deadlines for both new grant and scholarship applications are the same. These deadlines, November 1; February 1; May 1; and August 1, correspond with the federal fiscal year quarters. The SJI Board meets on a federal fiscal year quarterly basis to make funding decisions because SJI is 100 percent federally funded. This structure allows SJI to start awarding new grants once its budget is provided by Congress each fiscal year, and award the grant funding across four fiscal quarters.
While scholarship applications are considered on a “first come – first served” basis, the Board still has to consider them on a quarterly basis as outlined above. SJI strongly encourages potential scholarship applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible after the start of the federal fiscal year (October 1). Demand for SJI scholarships is extremely high.
The following tables provide more detailed information on when to submit applications:
NEW GRANT APPLICATIONS | |||
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Calendar QTR for Submission | Due Date | Federal Fiscal Year QTR | |
4 | Oct-Dec | 1-Nov | 1 |
1 | Jan-Mar | 1-Feb | 2 |
2 | Apr-Jun | 1-May | 3 |
3 | Jul-Sep | 1-Aug | 4 |
NEW SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS | ||||
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Calendar QTR for Submission | Due Date | Federal Fiscal Year QTR | For Courses Beginning After | |
4 | Oct-Dec | 1-Nov | 1 | 1-Jan |
1 | Jan-Mar | 1-Feb | 2 | 1-Apr |
2 | Apr-Jun | 1-May | 3 | 1-Jul |
3 | Jul-Sep | 1-Aug | 4 | 1-Oct |