St. Mary Catholic Scholarship and Tuition Assistance
1. St. MARY CATHOLIC PARISH 2025 SCHOLARSHIP
2025 Scholarship Application & Data Sheet
St. Mary Parish will be offering two scholarships in 2025 to support worthy students’ Catholic education at St. Joseph Catholic Academy High School. The Parish will award one $500.00 scholarship to each of the selected incoming 9th grade students. This is a one-time payment made directly to the school for tuition on behalf of the student.
The scholarship will be awarded after careful review of all applications received, along with the requested documents. The criteria to be used by the selection committee is as follows:
- Strong Christ-centered values and a desire to continue their Catholic education.
- Academic performance of at least a 3.00 grade point average on a 4.00 scale or equivalent and academic honors.
- School and non-school extracurricular activities, volunteer work, athletics, music, and theater, etc.
- One of the scholarships, the Thomas J. Higgins Memorial Scholarship, recognizes leadership, good sportsmanship, and participation in extra-curricular activities.
- Leadership skills.
- Student’s family is a registered and an active member of St. Mary Parish.
- Family financial need may be taken into consideration at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee.
A scholarship application can be obtained by contacting:
- St. Mary’s Parish Office, or Click link: 2025 St. Mary Scholarship Application
Or - The Admissions Office at St. Joseph Catholic Academy (upper campus) or reviewing the school’s website, or
- The School Office at All Saints Catholic Academy campus office or reviewing the school’s website.
To be eligible for the scholarships, please ensure that the attached application, grade transcripts, and at least one letter of recommendation are submitted to the St. Mary Parish Office [Attn: Scholarship Committee] by noon on May 2, 2025. Alternatively, you may also send the application and required documents electronically to jhiggins001@wi.rr.com by the same deadline. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to John P. Higgins [Parish Trustee-Secretary] at 262-697-3623 or via email at jhiggins001@wi.rr.com.
St. MARY CATHOLIC PARISH 2025 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDING
INFORMATION REGARDING AWARDING SCHOLARSHIP
- Upon determining scholarship recipient, the recipient will be notified of that determination by Fr. Roman or his designee.
- All Applicants will be notified in writing of the awarding of the scholarship as soon as possible after the determination is made.
- The awarding of the scholarship will be announced in the Parish’s Sunday Bulletin after all applicants have been notified of the selection.
- The scholarship check will be forwarded to St. Joseph Catholic Academy on behalf of the recipient once the above three items have been completed.
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2. St. Mary’s Tuition Assistance Program
St. Mary’s Congregation is continuing its commitment to Catholic education in Kenosha by offering tuition assistance to parish families who will be sending their children to St. Joseph Catholic Academy and/or All Saints Catholic School for the 2025-26 school year. The aid may be in addition to scholarships that the parish may also offer. The amounts granted will be at the discretion of the pastor and the Selection Committee in keeping with the parish’s current budget. The assistance is only open to members of St. Mary’s Parish and will be made directly to the school on behalf of the students once registration for the coming year is confirmed.
Applications for the assistance can be found on the Parish’s website or by contacting the Parish office or Click link: 2025 Tuition Assistance Application
The deadline for applying for tuition assistance is noon on May 2, 2025. The application and the requested supporting documentation must be received at the Parish office by that time or be submitted electronically by that date and time to parish@stmarycatholic.org. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact John Higgins at (262)945-8744 or at jhiggins001@wi.rr.com.