Scholarships 2025-2026
Each year many scholarships are awarded to the senior class. Scholarships are presented at the Memorial/Community Awards Ceremony or the Senior Awards Ceremony in June. Award amounts are approximate and can vary from year to year, and criteria may also change annually.
Memorial and Local Scholarships
| Scholarship | Deadline |
| Aaron Christopher Karol Scholarship Available to a senior who has participated in two or more activities in every year of high school. |
04/21/2026 |
| Ben Watkins Memorial Scholarship Available to aid a senior who is furthering their participation in instrumental music. |
04/21/2026 |
| Bob Beckert Memorial Scholarship Available to a senior who has participated in a team sport in at least one of their four years at WHRHS. |
04/21/2026 |
| Detective Gregory Wilson Memorial Scholarship Available to a senior who is actively volunteering with local emergency service units (Rescue Squad, Fire Department) and/or actively involved with a Police Explorers program. Must also be in good standing with their community. |
04/01/2026 |
| The Green Brook Lions Club Scholarship Applicant must be a Green Brook resident who demonstrates a reasonably high level of academic achievement and be of good character. The main consideration will be the applicant's involvement in working with the handicapped, the infirm or the less fortunate, and show their involvement in community service. |
05/14/2026 |
| The Green Brook Lions Club - The David T. McGarry Scholarship Applicant must be a Green Brook resident who will be pursuing a degree in business, and must show good math skills, exemplified by good grades and advanced classes. |
05/14/2026 |
| The Green Brook Lions Club - The Prichard-Murphy Memorial Scholarship Applicant must be a Green Brook resident who demonstrates a reasonably high level of academic achievement and be of good character. The main requirement is that the candidate will be continuing their education in the field of education or fine arts. |
05/14/2026 |
| The Green Brook Lions Club - The Kenneth G. Herrmann Scholarship Applicant must be a Green Brook resident who will be pursuing a degree in engineering, and must show good math skills, exemplified by good grades and advanced classes. |
05/14/2026 |
| The Green Brook Lions Club - The Sebastiano “Sal” Failla Scholarship Applicant must be a Green Brook resident who will continue their education in vocation skills or a trade school and has maintained good high school grades. |
05/14/2026 |
| John J. Herdman Memorial Scholarship Available to a senior who best exemplifies John’s qualities of character, citizenship, and upholds his standards of leadership, enthusiasm and excellence. |
04/21/2026
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| The Maija Golden Creative Writing Rebel Scholarship Honors a senior that excels in creative writing and stands out as a non-conformist regardless of overall GPA. |
04/21/2026 |
| Robert A. Mayers "The Revolutionary Detective" Memorial Scholarship The goal of this scholarship is to recognize a student who will be pursuing their future studies in writing or keeping history alive. |
04/21/2026 |
| Scott W. Anderson Memorial Award Available to a senior that has participated in Warren travel or recreation basketball. |
04/21/2026 |
| Warren Lions Scholarships Multiple awards available to seniors residing in Warren or Long Hill. In order to qualify for the scholarship, the application must be complete. Please review the checklist. |
05/05/2026 |
| Warren Youth Basketball Association Volunteerism Award Available to seniors who were involved in any community volunteer activity. The submission does not have to be basketball or WYBA oriented but applicants must have participated in the WYBA travel or recreation program for at least one season or have volunteered for WYBA in some way. |
04/21/2026 |
| Watchung Hills Soccer Association Scholarship Award Applicant must have participated in WHSA Travel or WHSA Recreation soccer for a minimum of 5 seasons. |
04/21/2026 |
Community Scholarships
For each scholarship listed in this section, you must submit the universal application portion of the scholarship and any additional requirements that may be specified. Please click on each link to find out the exact criteria and requirements for submission. A copy of the same universal application can be used and submitted on behalf of each scholarship in this section only.
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Independent Scholarships