​The scholarship is available to a boy or girl who is the child of parishioners at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church or St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Elkhart, Indiana. The scholarship will be awarded to the applicant whom the Scholarship Committee deems most deserving. It will be $2,000 scholarship paid in equal installments of $500 starting at the time of selection and then each of the following three years. At the sole option of the Knights of Columbus, the scholarship can be a maximum of $4,000.00 with $1,000.00 installments paid for 4 years. The payments will be made as long as all the rules and regulations are followed. 

If during the installment period, the student withdraws from school or is placed on academic probation, the scholarship will be forfeited.

The Scholarship Recipient must correspond, in writing,with the Scholarship Committee after the completion of each year of college, trade school or apprenticeship. In this correspondence you will state how the year went, accomplishments and goals for the upcoming year. Also enclose a copy of grades and credits earned for that year.

Any Scholarship Recipient who fails to send his/her yearly correspondence and grades will forfeit the remainder of their scholarship.

The Scholarship Committee of Council #1043 has the final decision in regard to any scholarship awarded by the Council.

Click on Council Scholarship link below for full information and follow the directions.  Applications with transcripts must be received before June 15th each year.

COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP

Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council 1043