AOW Catholic Education Scholarship Award

St. Paul Women’s Group Merit Scholarships for

Current 8th Grade Female Students Attending

ANY Catholic High School in the Fall of 2025

Deadline: Friday, May 17, 2025

St. Paul of the Cross Women’s Group, the Apostolate of Women (AOW), is accepting applications for its annual Catholic Education Scholarship award. This scholarship is open to young women of the parish who are currently in 8th grade and will be attending a Catholic High School in the Fall of 2025. Two winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship for tuition at any Catholic High School in the Chicagoland area. This is an achievement/merit based scholarship and is not based on financial need.

To be considered, please submit:

1. A 300 word typed essay addressing the question: How has your Catholic education influenced your life?

2. Please also provide:

   1. Name, address, and telephone number

   2. Name of Catholic High School you plan to attend

      (Examples: Loyola Academy, St. Ignatius, Regina, Resurrection, and Saint Viator)

   3. List of all extracurricular activities (both in and outside of school), volunteer and service related activities, and current cumulative grade point average (GPA)

Applications should be emailed to aow.spc@gmail.com with the subject line “AOW Scholarship” or dropped off at the parish rectory in an envelope marked “AOW Scholarship” on or before Friday, May 2, 2025. Applications received after this date will not be considered.

If you have any questions, please contact: Jean Rausch at (847) 318-1559, Liz Vaughan at (847) 971-8816, or email aow.spc@gmail.com.

Scholarship winners will be notified by phone on or before May 23, 2025.