Parish Scholarships

Each year, the St. Joseph Council Knights of Columbus Parish organizations award scholarships to high school seniors who plan to enter college in the fall.

To qualify, a student must be:
  1. A high school senior accepted to college in the fall.
  2. A St. Joseph parishioner (except in the case of children of St. Joseph Council Knights of Columbus members who are parishioners elsewhere).
  3. A Practicing Catholic - i.e., the student must attend mass and the sacraments regularly.

Additional consideration will be given students based upon:
  • Academic achievement;
  • Active in parish organizations or ministries;
  • Active in community volunteer groups;
  • Active in extracurricular school activities;
  • Financial need.
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Application

To apply for a St. Joseph Parish Scholarship, a student must use the St. Joseph Parish Scholarship Application Form.

All applicants must submit a 200-300 word essay describing:
  • a) What his or her Catholic faith means to the student, and
  • b) How the student plans to continue to practice his or her faith in college.

In addition, the student must provide a copy of his/her junior year final report card or a report from his/her school showing class rank & GPA and any advanced placement coursework.

Additional information is contained in the St. Joseph Parish Scholarship Application Form that appears below.  (Click lower right hand corner of 'Scribd' panel below to display the application form full-screen.)
The application form can be downloaded as a PDF by clicking the "Download File" link at right.  The PDF is "Interactive," allowing a student to complete all entries at his/her computer with Adobe Reader software or the Windows "Reader" App.   It can then be printed for submission.  The PDF can also be printed and filled out manually.
parishscholarshipapplication.pdf
File Size: 548 kb
File Type: pdf
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Application Forms and the additional documentation described on
page 2 of the Form must be submitted before May 1.