Making a World of Difference
The Wight Foundation provides opportunities for talented students from the Greater Newark, New Jersey vicinity to achieve academic success and personal development in a college preparatory boarding school environment, with the intent to nurture future leaders who socially impact their local communities.
Interested in Starting the Application Process?
If you are a 7th-grade student this 2024/2025 school year, please click on the blue button to complete our Inquiry Form in order to receive the link to our Preliminary Application Portal. Students in the 6th grade or lower may complete an inquiry form but will not be eligible to receive an application until their 7th-grade year. Please note, the maximum allowable combined family income is $250,000 per year. Please contact our office, at 973-824-1195, if you have any questions.
October 2021
“A Wight Foundation scholar is someone who's prepared to handle the world, while remaining a pillar in your home, your schools, and the world.”
Leslie Sackey, ST. Paul’s School Class of 2022
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30+
years serving the greater newark community
In 1986, the Wight Foundation sent five students to boarding schools as the first cohort of Wight Foundation Scholars.
60+
boarding prep schools in our network
We send our students to boarding schools over the Mid-Atlantic and New England Regions.
100+
current scholars
We have over 100 scholars enrolled in boarding prep schools!
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