Knights of Columbus

Memorial Scholarship Program

For School Year 2012-2013

Information for Applicants

Click for ==> Scholarship Packet 2012 – 2013

Bishop Ackerman Council 5453 of the Knights of Columbus will award a Scholarship to an outstanding 8^th grade student who will attend Saint Henry District High School beginning in the fall of 2012.  This Scholarship, which we give annually in Memory of a Departed Brother Knight, is for $1000 per year, renewable annually for up to four years (total of up to $4000).  This year’s Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of Brother Kenneth Hill, PGK.

A student is eligible to apply if they meet the following criteria:

1. An 8^th grade student

2. A practicing Catholic as understood by the Roman Catholic Church

3. Will attend St Henry District High School as a Freshman in the Fall of 2012

4.  One of the following:

a. A student at one of three parochial elementary schools in Boone County(IHM, St. Paul, St. Joseph Academy)

b. Member of a family registered as Parishioners of IHM, St. Paul, or All Saints Parishes.

c. The child or grandchild of a member of Bishop Ackerman Council 5453 of the Knights of Columbus.

The Scholarship is competitive and is based on evaluation of 5 criteria:

1. Academic merit
2. Financial need
3. Essay on the Value of a Catholic High School Education
4. Participation in volunteer/service activities (Church, school, community)
5. Letter of recommendation from principal or pastor

Click for ==> Scholarship Packet 2012 – 2013

For questions or additional information, please email scholarship@kofc5453.org.

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