The Vin Gopal Civic Association runs a number of scholarships throughout the year.

Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and Museum

The Vin Gopal Civic Association is currently offering assistance to schools who would like to visit this amazing resource. The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial & Museum is located in Holmdel, New Jersey and it recognizes the valor of New Jersey’s Veterans and the sacrifices of their families and communities. We would be honored to help more children visit this site.

We can assist by helping with the entrance fee and busing. All schools in Monmouth County are eligible to apply.

Please find the application here, and complete the form:

https://forms.gle/vNtgX5v7cbSAexvf6

STEM Scholarships: 
The Vin Gopal Civic Association received a grant in both 2024 and 2025 from Bristol Myers Squibb. These grants allowed us to offer 10-$2,500 Scholarships to seniors graduating in 2025 and pursuing a STEM curriculum in college. The second grant will allow the VGCA to offer 15 - $1,000 scholarships to seniors graduating high school and pursuing a STEM curriculum in 2026.
Community Service Scholarships: 

2018 Scholarship Winners
Sayema Hakim-Ocean Twp HS
Afrah Morshed- Ocean Twp HS
Ananda Ranseur-Neptune HS
Amani Hughes - Neptune HS
Jordana Friedli- Long Branch HS
Morgan Dias- Howell HS
Jessica Gonzalez- Asbury HS
Shannon Ross- Ocean Twp HS
Kaiya Jones- Neptune HS
Rufus Gomez-Neptune HS
Elijah Owens- Neptune HS
Ahmed Gawash- Ocean Twp HS


2019 Scholarship Winners
Talula Dechev - Neptune HS
Vivian Parkin De Rosa - Communications HS
Robert Dykeman - Neptune HS
Jade Falvo Fernandes - Shore Regional HS
Susanna Ferrier - MAST
Kaelah Grant - Neptune HS
Bryn Horner - Neptune HS
Ethan Howe - Neptune HS
Frank Illiano - Shore Regional HS
Nelson Lin - High Tech HS
Scott McLaughlin - Red Bank Regional HS
Ryan Moore - Allied Health & Sciences HS
Mahi Patel - Colts Neck HS
Moriah Roof - Shore Regional HS
Erika Tan - Freehold HS


2020 Scholarship Winners

Antonucci, Francesca (Red Bank)
College Confirmed:  Saint Joseph’s University  

Brown, Aaliyah (Long Branch)
College Confirmed: The College of NJ (TCNJ)

Concepcion, Amir Gabriel  (Long Branch)
College Confirmed: Rutgers - Newark

Dellomo, Lina  (Ocean Twp.)
College Confirmed: Georgia Institute of Technology

DeSousa, Evan  (Oceanport)
College Confirmed:  James Madison University

Garner, Eniyah (Long Branch)
College Confirmed: Drew University

Herman, Amanda (Colts Neck)
College Confirmed: Penn State University

Khaled, Jasmine  (Manalapan)
College Confirmed:  Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Kirkland, Jeremiah  (Neptune)
College Confirmed:  Brookdale Community College

McGovern, Kelly  (Manalapan)
College Confirmed: The University of Scranton

Moran, Sadie  (Neptune)
College Confirmed:  Trinity College - Hartford CT

Myles, An’Yea  (Asbury Park)
College Confirmed: University of Pittsburgh - Bradford

Owens, Tony (Neptune)
College Confirmed: Princeton University

Pierre, Nedjhida  (Neptune)
College Confirmed: Temple University

Seidle, Maria  (Neptune)
College Confirmed:   Kean University

Seward, Brionna  (Freehold)
College Confirmed: Howard University

Steinberg, Hailey  (Marlboro)
College Confirmed: The Wharton School of Business at the University of Penn

Swartz, Myles (Neptune)
College Confirmed: Rutgers University - New Brunswick   


2022 Scholarship Winners

Eva Herrera (Bayville)
Attending: Pace University 

Peter Altidor (Ocean)     
Attending: New Jersey City University

Gillian Bedward (Neptune)
Attending: Monmouth University

Rocio Jimenez Vasquez (Asbury Park)
Attending: Montclair State University

TJ Eyerman (Shrewsbury)
Attending: Princeton University 

Anjalee Sharma (Eatontown)
Attending: Drexel University

Daniel Bricker (Tinton Falls)
Attending:Brookdale Community College

Devon Thomas (Tinton Falls)
Attending: Northeastern University

Ryder Clark (Ocean, NJ)   
Attending: George Washington University

Samantha Buggle (Union Beach)        
Attending: Brookdale Community College


2023 Scholarship Winners

Ocean Township High School

Abigail Kowaliwsky
Attending: Indiana University

Nevaeh Sickles
Attending: Penn State

Julian DeSeno
Attending: Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Edward Shamie
Attending: University Of Florida, Heavener School of Business

Neptune High School
Corey Saunders
Attending: Rutgers University  - Newark

Asbury Park High School
Tysion Murchison
Attending: Seton Hall University

Red Bank Regional High School
Madelyn Reppert
Attending: Bucknell University

Shore Regional High School
Michelle Vazquez
Attending: College of New Jersey

Monmouth Regional High School
Erian Sara Oliveros
Attending: Tulane University

Communications High School
Grace Wartmann
Attending: University of Maryland - College Park

Academy of Allied Health & Sciences
Rachel Philip
Attending: Rutgers University Honors College

Long Branch High School
Laura Leonel
Attending: Stockton University