Scholarships for Catholic Women

Catholic Aid Association

• Catholic women who wish to obtain the Catholic Aid Association Scholarship must meet the criteria to apply. According to the Scholarships websites, applicants have to be a member of the association for at least two years and be entering postsecondary education. The maximum dollar amount of the award scholarship is $500.

  Fraternal Department

  Catholic Aid Association--Scholarship Program

  3499 Lexington Ave.

  North St. Paul, MN 55126

  651-490-0170

  catholicaid.org

Knights of Columbus Scholarships

• Women entering a Catholic postsecondary institution in the United States may be eligible for a scholarship from the Knights of Columbus. Scholarships says the Knights of Columbus' Pro Deo & Pro Patria scholarships are available to members or the daughters of members of the society or of the Colombian Squires. These scholarships are granted to students entering the first year of an undergraduate bachelor's degree program. The maximum award is $1,500.

  Department of Scholarships

  Knights of Columbus

  PO Box 1670

  New Haven, CT 06507-0901

  203-752-4000

  kofc.org

Catholic Theological Union Scholarships

• The Catholic Theological Union lists an array of scholarships that would be of interest to Catholic women. The union provides the McAuley Scholarship fund to women who are studying for ministry in the United States. The Stuhlmueller Scholarship Fund gives preference to international women interested in biblical spirituality. This organization also provides women from developing countries the International Women's Scholarship Fund. This fund is geared toward women who are interested in joining ministries in their home countries.

  Director of Admission and Recruitment

  Catholic Theological Union

  5401 South Cornell Ave.

  Chicago, IL

  773-371-5450.

  ctu.edu

Father Leonard Bachmann Graduate Scholarship

• The Catholic Daughters of the Americas provides the Father Leonard Bachmann Graduate Scholarship to individuals who are pursuing a graduate-level education and have completed an undergraduate program. According to the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, students are required to be of the Catholic faith and a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Association. One $3,000 award and one $1,000 award are available.

  Catholic Daughters of America

  10 West 71st Street

  New York, NY 10023

  212-877-3041

  catholicdaughters.org