Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Awards More Than $18,000 in Scholarships to Local Girl Scouts Through the William and Ida M.Kiefer Trust
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey (GSHNJ) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 William and Ida M. Kiefer Trust Scholarships—awarded to Girl Scouts from Essex and Hudson counties pursuing post-high school education. This year, a total of $18,426 was distributed among ten outstanding applicants, with individual scholarship amounts ranging from $250 to $3,757.
The Kiefer Trust provides annual scholarships for “deserving students in Essex and Hudson counties wishing to further their post-high school education,” whether at a trade school, two-year college, or four-year university. Awards were given to applicants who demonstrated the strongest combination of academic achievement, community service, Girl Scout involvement, extracurricular participation, and financial need.
2025 Kiefer Scholarship Recipients:
- Alexandra Hulsman, Troop 12052, Bayonne, TCNJ
- Grace Stewart, Troop 20194, Roseland, University of Pittsburgh
- Tasiyah Stone-Bey, Troop 21246, East Orange, Rutgers University–Newark
- Luciana Musano, Troop 20194, Roseland, Seton Hall University
- Gabrielle White, Troop 20874, Maplewood, Spelman College
- Sofia Maatos, Troop 10648, Kearny, University of California – Los Angeles
- Vanessa Costa, Troop 12771, Kearny – Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Isabella Fernandes-Santinho, Troop 10648, Kearny, Smith College
- Alanya Friedman, Troop 20514, Maplewood, Virginia Tech
- Ava Lawdanski, Troop 10648, Kearny, Seton Hall University
