SAINT JAMES HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
PHILADELPHIA ARCHDIOCESAN HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

• Name
• Address
• Telephone number
• The Parish you belong to
• The School the applicant is presently attending.

• Saturday, October 17th - 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
• Tuesday, October 27th - 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Merit Scholarship Application:

Along with academic scholarships, Cardinal O’Hara offers Merit Scholarships as well! Once you have submitted your child’s application for admission, be sure to fill out the Merit Scholarship application! The following Merit Scholarships can be applied for right from your child’s admissions portal:
 

Academic Awards

• Excellence in Mathematics
• Excellence in Science
• Excellence in English
• Excellence in History
• Excellence in Religion
• Excellence in Technology

Fine & Preforming Arts Awards

• Excellence in Art (must submit 3 samples of art work)
• Excellence in Instrumental Music (please see below for audition requirement)
• Excellence in Performing Arts (may include vocal, acting or dance; please see below for audition requirement)

Faith & Service Awards

• Commitment to Community Service
• Commitment to Leadership

 
All applications require a different essay completed by the student for each individual scholarship you want to apply for. Click the button below to log into your child’s admissions portal and submit your merit application today! All applications, essays, and other materials must be received by December 4th, 2020.

Apply for Merit Scholarship

Academic Merit Scholarship 

Each Fall, 8th-grade students can earn an Academic Merit Scholarship to Archbishop Carroll High School. This 4-year scholarship is awarded to students with outstanding academic records and high achievement on the Carroll Scholarship Exam Students taking the October scholarship tests at Carroll and receiving awards will be notified in December.

Merit Scholarship Test Dates:

• October 24th, 8:30 am-11:30 pm
•  November 5th, 4:00 pm-7:00 pm

Rolling Admissions
all application files completed after December 31st will be considered on a rolling admissions basis.

 

Josephine C. Connelly Achievement Award Program

Achievement can be defined in many ways, and the Josephine C. Connelly Achievement Awards are presented to eighth grade students who strive to realize their fullest academic potential, strongly desire to attend an Archdiocesan Catholic high school, and who best demonstrate the value of Catholic education. Named in honor of our foundation’s co-founder, Josephine C. Connelly, the awards are offered to students graduating from each and every Philadelphia parish elementary school in recognition of family commitment to Catholic education. For more information, go to www.connellyfdn.org.

 

Maguire Scholars Program

Maguire Foundation, in partnership with the Faith in the Future Foundation (“Foundation”), will award $3,000 per-year scholarships to at least six students in each of the eighteen qualifying Philadelphia-area Catholic high schools. The current application is specific to eighth graders entering the high school Class of 2021. The scholarship is renewable for each of the four years of high school, given that the Maguire Scholar maintains standards consistent with the qualifications listed on the application.

Neumann Scholars Program
 

Application: Foundation Invite Only (Based on Elementary Academic Performance)
Deadline: Test will be September 30, 2018

With academic excellence as its hallmark, the Neumann Scholars Program invites industrious eighth grade students attending Catholic parish elementary schools to compete for full and half scholarships to attend any of the 21 high schools operated by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Approximately 1,500 students who meet eligibility criteria accept this invitation annually. The young men and women who achieve the highest scores within each of the twelve Archdiocesan school districts in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties are offered scholarships. On average, 55 scholarships are offered each year. Since the inauguration of the Neumann Scholars Program in 1995, 581 students at 70% of the parish elementary schools have earned these prestigious awards.

To be eligible for the program, the student must have:

• attended a parish elementary school in seventh and eighth grade
• achieved a GPA of 92 in seventh grade
• achieved a GPA of 90 in first quarter marking period of eighth grade
• a strong desire to attend one of the 22 Archdiocesan high schools
• received an invitation to take the Neumann Scholar exam, given in January at 5 separate locations

Sean P. Miller Scholarship Fund

Application: http://seanpmillerscholarship.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SEAN-P.-MILLER-SCHOLARSHIP-APPLICATION.pdf
Deadline: May 1, 2020

The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funding to students who display the character and spirit that embodies the teachings of their Catholic Education. This scholarship is in memory of Sean P. Miler who graduated from Northeast Catholic High School Class of 1998 and passed away suddenly in 2015. A $1,000.00 scholarship toward a Catholic High School tuition will be awarded. The Sean P. Miller committee will choose recipients based on the applicants each year. If awarded, the recipients will have the opportunity to apply each year while attending a Catholic High School.

The criteria of the applicant must be a student attending Catholic High School and displays the character and spirit needed to succeed in a Catholic High School.

Application Process:

Forward the three (3) items listed above to:

Elaine Crowley
436 W. Baker Avenue
Wildwood, New Jersey 08260

Scholarship applications will only be accepted from March 1st, to May 15th for consideration for the following school year.