Catholic Scholarships
A college education is appealing to anybody, but attaining a post-secondary degree seems an especially natural goal for Catholic students. After all, what institution values flowing robes and funny hats more than the Catholic Church? In all seriousness, the Catholic faith, as the oldest and most established branch of Christianity, has a vested interest in helping its adherents find money for college by providing both local scholarships and national awards. Catholic scholarships exist to assist members of the Church in attending college and achieving their educational goals. The Catholic faith believes strongly in providing service to the community and financial aid to those in need. Plus, organizations offering Catholic scholarships, like many other scholarship providers, hope that by giving you scholarship money now, they’re putting you in a position where you may be able to donate to their cause once you’re wealthy and successful. Just think—if you win a Catholic scholarship, avoid student loans, and eventually graduate and get a good job, why wouldn’t you want to return the favor a few years down the road and help a student just like you pay for school? Well, lots of people funding Catholic scholarships think that way—they might say it was the Christian thing to do.
To view scholarship information or fill out scholarship applications for common Catholic scholarships, click the links below. For a more complete list of scholarship opportunities, religious and otherwise, conduct a free college scholarship search.
The Winston-Salem Foundation Emma Kapp Ogburn Memorial Fund
Application Deadlines:
Varies
A loan for students who agree to work in full-time christian service. This loan will be forgiven if student meets the criteria for the loan to be forgiven.
For more information about this opportunity and other WSF scholarships, please [...] More
Chris Hernandez Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
April 28, Annually
Chi Rho Associations, Inc., a non-profit corporation founded in 1998, announces that applications are being accepted for its annual Chris Hernandez Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship is funded by the donations of alumni and friends of Chi Rho Fraternity and is administered by the Chi Rho Foundation. Chris Hernandez was a charter member of the Alpha chapter of Chi Rho Coed Service Fraternity [...] More
Italian Catholic Federation Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
March 15, Annually
One of the many purposes of the Italian Catholic Federation is to offer college scholarships to further the education of students who are Roman Catholic and of Italian descent (or whose non-Italian Roman Catholic parents, guardians or grandparents are members of the Federation), who maintain a GPA of at least 3.2 and who live within the Roman Catholic Dioceses of California, Nevada, Illinois and [...] More
John W. McDevitt (Fourth Degree) Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
March 01, Annually
The Knights of Columbus awards approximately 36 John W. McDevitt (Fourth Degree) Scholarships annually. An applicant must be a U.S. student entering thier freshman year of undergraduate study at a Catholic college or Catholic university in the United States, and a member in good standing of the Knights of Columbus or the wife, widow, son or daughter of such a member or deceased member. These are [...] More
Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Pro Deo & Pro Patria Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
March 01, Annually
The Knights of Columbus Pro Deo & Pro Patria Scholarships are awarded annually to students entering the freshman class in an undergraduate program leading to a bachelor's degree. Twelve scholarships are available at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Fifty scholarships are available to students entering other Catholic colleges or universities in the United States.
To be [...] More
Loyola University Zolp Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
February 01, Annually
This endowed scholarship is available to pay toward tuition to any Catholic student by the name of Zolp who attends Loyola University Chicago. A copy of a birth certificate and a baptismal or confirmation certificate must be filed with the Office of Student Financial Assistance.
Prospective candidates must be admitted to Loyola by February 1st. Scholarship amounts will vary depending upon fund [...] More
Catholic Knights College Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
March 31, Annually
This is a one-time award available to members of Catholic Knights. The student and the student's parent or grandparent must be financial product-owning members of Catholic Knights for a minimum of one year prior to application.
Student must be 23 years of age or younger and have performed a minimum of 10 service hours with one or more of the following: a Catholic Knights branch, the St. [...] More
DeSales University Tuition Opportunity Program
Application Deadlines:
December 01, Annually
We established the Tuition Opportunity Program (TOP) to help graduates of articulated community colleges attend DeSales University. Eligible students receive grants equal to the amount of their tuition paid to the community college. To be eligible, you must have completed an A.A. or A.S. degree at an articulated community college and be entering DeSales University as a full-time traditional [...] More