Catholic School Scholarship

As a Catholic university, we support families who are committed to a Catholic education. St. John’s University has created a Catholic School Scholarship which provides an annual award of $2,500-$5,000, for a maximum award of $10,000-$20,000 over four years of undergraduate study. 

This scholarship, created in response to a recommendation from the Advisory Board of the university's Institute for Catholic Schools (ICS), is automatically awarded to incoming freshmen who will be graduating from a Catholic high school and entering St. John’s in the fall. Additional eligibility requirements are listed here.

Eligible applicants:

• Must be graduating from a Catholic high school by June 2013
• Are automically awarded this scholarship upon freshman admission for the 2013-2014 academic year
• Are first-time freshmen who will be entering St. John’s University beginning with the fall 2013 semester
• Must be full-time students (minimum of 12 credits per semester)
• Awarded for up to four years of undergraduate study; students enrolled in our five-year, joint degree programs will not be eligible for this award once they begin their graduate study
• Award will be renewed for up to four years of undergraduate study as long as recipient remains in good academic standing
• Do not need to be United States citizens or permanent residents, but do need to graduate from a Catholic high school in the U.S.
• Receive a minimum award of $2,500 per year
  • If you submit the FAFSA and demonstrate financial need, the Catholic School Scholarship may be increased to as much as $5,000 per year. Please note the FAFSA becomes available on January 1 and you are encouraged to submit as soon as possible using our school code 002823. Should you file the FAFSA and demonstrate financial need, you will be notified of the exact amount of the Catholic School Scholarship in your financial aid award letter. If you do not file the FAFSA, you will still be notified of the Catholic School Scholarship in your financial aid award letter though as a reminder you will receive the minimum amount of the scholarship ($2,500). We will begin mailing financial aid award letters in March.

Incoming freshmen who are interested in this scholarship are asked to submit the FAFSA by February 15. Students may also be eligible for additional need-based and/or academic scholarships.

Students graduating from a Catholic high school can submit the Catholic Student Scholarship but awards are limited. Students who are Catholic but do not attend a Catholic high school are asked to submit the Catholic Student Scholarship.