The Knights of Columbus has been helping young people obtain this freedom since our founding. During the past year, the Supreme Council provided nearly $1 million in scholarships to students attending colleges, universities, and seminaries. Learn more about what is offered and how to apply.
The Knights of Columbus has been helping young people obtain this freedom since our founding. During the past year, the Supreme Council provided nearly $1 million in scholarships to students attending colleges, universities, and seminaries. Learn more about what is offered and how to apply.
An eligible candidate for these scholarships is a K of C member in good standing, a child of the member or of deceased member who was in good standing. Scholarship candidates should be entering the freshman year in an approved Catholic college in the United States and its territories as a fulltime student in a bachelor’s degree program.
An eligible candidate for a Pro Deo and Pro Patria (Canada) Scholarship is a K of C member in good standing, a child of the member or of deceased member who was in good standing. Scholarship candidates should be entering the first year of a Canadian university in a full-time program leading to a bachelor’s degree.
A select number of undergraduate scholarships are administered by the Catholic University of America, on behalf of the Knights of Columbus. There are also fellowships available to help prepare CUA graduates to teach at the university level. Please contact Catholic University of America for Undergraduate and Graduate applications.
Contact CUA Undergraduate
Contact CUA Graduates Studies
Bishop Charles P. Greco Graduate Fellowships assist U.S. students pursuing a master’s degree designed for teachers of people with intellectual disabilities. Applicants must be a member in good standing or his wife or child attending a Catholic college/university. This also applies to the widows and children of deceased members who were in good standing.
The Francis P. Matthews and John E. Swift Educational Trust Scholarships are available to children of members in good standing who are killed or permanently disabled, by hostile action, while serving in the armed forces in a combat zone identified as eligible by the Knights of Columbus Board of Directors; as well as the children of fulltime firefighters and law enforcement officers, who while in the lawful performance of their duties, died as a result of criminal violence directed at them. In either event, applications must be filed within two years of the date of death or disability.
Each year, the Knights of Columbus offers Scholarships to seminarians studying at major seminaries. Applicants will attain the appropriate ecclesiastical approval, will have been accepted at a major seminary, and will be studying for an (arch)diocese or religious institute in the United States or Canada.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AFTER JANUARY 1
UNDERGRADUATE DUE DATES: U.S. April 1 Canada May 4
VOCATIONS DUE DATE: JUNE 1
Undergraduate US
Undergraduate Canada
Seminarian
Scholarship Information:
International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc.
ISTS site: https://aim.applyISTS.net/KofC
Phone: (855) 670-4787
Email: ContactUs@applyISTS.com
CUA Undergraduate Information:
The Catholic University of America
Student Financial Assistance
Father O'Connell Hall, Suite 300M
620 Michigan Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20064
Phone (202) 319-4451
Fax (202) 319-5573
Email: cua-admissions@cua.edu
CUA Graduate Information:
The Catholic University of America
Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
116 McMahon Hall
620 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20064
Phone: (202) 319-5247
Fax: (202) 319-6174
Email: cua-graduatestudies@cua.edu
Bishop Greco Application
Matthews & Swift Application
Information:
Knights of Columbus, Scholarship Division
PO Box 1670/One Columbus Plaza
New Haven, CT 06507-0901
Phone (203) 752-4332
FAX (203) 752-4113
Email: scholarships@kofc.org
Some state councils provide educational funding programs in addition to what the Home Office provides, as described herein on the Scholarship site. Your state council’s educational assistance may take the form of elementary, high school, or college scholarships. The programs may be religious, academic, or for certain eligible groups. Please contact your State Council Representative for details on what is offered in these participating states:
Alberta, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (Squires only), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.