Scholarships & Financial Aid

Exceptionally gifted seventh graders who have scored in the 97th percentile or above on standardized testing the past two years, should check the following website for other criteria and an application: www.educationaladvancement.org or email scholarship@educationaladvancement.org or call 626-403-8900. Application postmark date must be on or before April 21, 2015.

Awarded by faculty and donors. No formal application is required.

The McGeady Family Scholarship, an endowed fund, awards one St. Mary’s elementary student a four-year, $1,000 annual scholarship to St. Mary's High School. The recipient is selected by the donors or their designated representative from three finalists selected by the elementary school principal and his/her appointed representatives. Decision will be based on the students overall scholastic excellence, including test scores, grades, classroom effort and conduct, demonstrated service to the parish/community, and exemplary character. Applicants must maintain a 3.5 average during their matriculation at St. Mary’s High School.

Awarded by faculty and donors. No formal application is required.

The Richard D. Crabtree Spirituality Scholarship Award is a one time $1,000 scholarship for a St. Mary’s Elementary School student who is going on to St. Mary’s High School. A permanent part of the St. Mary’s School endowment, this award honors the memory of Richard D. Crabtree, a parishioner and friend of St. Mary’s School. Mr. Crabtree believed that the greatest value of Catholic education was to grow in the knowledge and practice of faith and service to others. His family has chosen to honor his legacy by recognizing a student who strives to exemplify in his or her daily life the qualities of a St. Mary’s Saint: courage, responsibility, integrity, perseverance, compassion, respect and self-respect.

Awarded by faculty and donors. No formal application is required.

The Father Max Pauli C.Ss.R Creative Writing Award is a one time $1,000 scholarship award for a St. Mary’s Elementary Student who is going on to St. Mary’s High School. The award is determined by the eighth grade teachers based on the student’s overall excellence in creative writing, including grades, classroom effort and conduct, and exemplary character. A permanent part of the St. Mary’s School endowment, this award honors the years of service of Fr. Max Pauli, a Redemptorist priest and published author who served as prefect of both St. Mary’s Elementary School and High School until his death in 1990.

Awarded by faculty and donors. No formal application is required.

The School Sisters of Notre Dame Mathematics Scholarship Award is a one time $1,000 scholarship award for a female St. Mary’s Elementary Student who is going on to St. Mary’s High School. The award is determined by the eighth grade teachers based on the student’s overall excellence in mathematics, including test scores, grades, classroom effort and conduct, and exemplary character. A permanent part of the St. Mary’s School endowment, this award honors the great contribution and legacy of the School Sisters of Notre Dame, whose charism and teaching tradition has graced St. Mary’s School for almost 140 years.

Designed to assist sons and daughters of members of the Knights of Columbus in paying tuition at accredited Catholic high schools. Three grants of $1,500 per year for up to four years will be awarded. Awards are given on the basis of academic excellence, personal qualifications, and financial need.

Three grants of $1,500 per year for up to four years will be awarded. Open to Catholic students officially accepted at (or students at) accredited Catholic high schools in the jurisdiction fo the Maryland State Knights of Columbus. Eligibility is open to Catholic students who are residents of the State of Maryland, and to children and grandchildren of a member of a Knights of Columbus council within Maryland. Appliations are judged on academic excellence, personal qualifications, and financial need.

This scholarship, awarded through the The Colleen & Erin Marlatt Scholrship Fund, is intended to recognize the significant sacrifices made by teachers and administrators who have accepted God's call to the ministry of Catholic education. To be eligible to apply, a student must be a dependent of a full-time teacher or administrator with 3 or more years in a Catholic elementary or high school within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The student must be entering as a freshman at a Catholic high school.

For more information contact the Colleen and Erin Marlatt Scholarship Fund website at www.colleenanderin.org or write:

Established to provide scholarships to students attending Catholic schools at all levels, as well as to provide grants to Catholic institutions and organizations which are helping those in need who require temporary financial assistance to support themselves and their families. Applications must be postmarked by April 30th.

For more information, visit their website theresaftruschel.googlepages.com or write:

Sponsored by the Gary Lee Ryon, Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc.

Scholarships are awarded to 8th grade students accepted into a Washington, D.C. or Baltimore Catholic high school. More information is available online at http://sites.google.com/a/garyryonmemorial.org/home. Applications must be postmarked no later than May 1st of the applicant's 8th grade year.

Direct all questions and updates to Betty Ryon at eryon0037@aol.com or 301-952-9710.

The National Court will award a $500.00 scholarship to an 8th grade student entering the 9th grade in the fall to a Catholic High School. The National Court will also award a $500.00 scholarship to an 8th grade student entering the 9th grade in the fall to a Public or Private High School. Notification of scholarship awards will be posted on the CDA website at http://www.catholicdaughters.org/ by mid-August. Please complete the appropriate application and mail to (postmarked no later than May 1st):
Application/Cover Sheet for 8th grader entering 9th grade in a Catholic High School Application/Cover Sheet for 8th grader entering 9th grade in a Public/Private High School