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, an applicant 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 applicant must attend Mass and the sacraments regularly.

Additional consideration will be given applicants 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 Knights of Columbus scholarship, an applicant must use the Joseph F. Labuta Scholarship Application Form.

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

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

Additional information is contained in the 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 an applicant 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.
2019-councilscholarshipapplication.pdf
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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.