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Over $30,000 Given away last year!
Important Rules: 
Knights of Columbus College Councils
• Must be a practicing Catholic.
• Must be attending an Ohio Catholic High School.
• No more than one winner per school.
• Must include latest grade transcript.
Key Considerations:
• Financial need.
• Grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
• Prior scholastic honors.
• School extracurricular activities.
• Church involvement.
• Community involvement.
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Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarships offered through the Supreme Council are just part of the K of C's story. Our more than 14,000 local councils and assemblies provide $6 million in scholarships and academic awards a year to students in their communities.
We invite you to use our Find a Council feature to contact Knights in your community about local scholarship opportunities.
Scholarships for students attending colleges and universities in Mexico, the Philippines and Puerto Rico are administered by the respective jurisdiction.
College Scholarships
Last academic year, the Knights of Columbus awarded scholarships totaling more than $1.5 million to 687 students.
Most recipients are the children of Knights or Knights working toward bachelor’s degrees at Catholic colleges and Catholic universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
These figures include $275,000 in grants to 110 seminarians in the United States and Canada.
Scholarship Eligibility
An applicant must meet the following qualifications:
Entering freshman year of an undergraduate program leading to a bachelor's degree at a Catholic collegeor Catholic university in the United States.
A member in good standing of the Knights of Columbus, the son or daughter of such a member or deceased member, or a member in good standing of the Columbian Squires.
Scholarship Programs
The Order’s largest scholarship programs for college undergraduates in the United States are:
• Fourth Degree Pro Deo and Pro Patria Scholarships
• John W. McDevitt (Fourth Degree) Scholarships
Scholarship Applications
Write:
Department of Scholarships
Knights of Columbus
PO Box 1670
New Haven, CT 06507-0901
203-752-4332
Other Scholarship Programs
Endowed Scholarships
The Knights of Columbus offers a limited number of endowed scholarships provided from earnings of funds established in the donors’ names. In accepting these gifts, the Order’s Board of Directors voted to administer endowed scholarships in conformance with the rules of the Fourth Degree Pro Deo and Pro Patria Scholarship program, subject to the donors’ wishes.
Matthews and Swift Educational Trust Scholarships
Delegates to the 62nd Supreme Council Meeting in August, 1944 voted to establish an Educational Trust Fund by the raising of $1 million through a special per capita tax on the members of the Order.
Sister Thea Bowman Foundation-Knights of Columbus Scholarships
In 1996, the Order’s Board of Directors partnered with the Sister Thea Bowman Black Educational Foundation to establish a four-year grant to support deserving African-American students pursuing a Catholic college education.
Vocations Scholarships
The Supreme Council adminsters two scholarship programs for students in the first four years of theology pursuing a vocation to the priesthood.
Fellowships at The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., provides Knights of Columbus Fellowships for graduate study leading to a master’s degree or doctorate.
Bishop Charles P. Greco Graduate Fellowships
Established in 1973, the Bishop Charles P. Greco Graduate Fellowship Trust offers fellowships for full-time graduate study leading to a master’s degree in a program designed for the preparation of classroom teachers for people with intellectual disabilities.
Mexico, Philippines and Puerto Rico Scholarships
Scholarships for students attending colleges and universities in these areas are administered by the respective jurisdiction, not by the Department of Scholarships in New Haven. Please contact your local jurisdiction for more information.
Vocational Scholarships
Father McGivney and Bishop Daily Vocations Scholarships
Two vocations scholarship programs, the Father Michael J. McGivney Vocations Scholarships Fund and Bishop Thomas V. Daily Vocations Scholarships Fund provide scholarships to students in the first four years of theology pursuing a vocation to the priesthood.