Wea Knights Scholarships

The Wea Knights provide scholarship assistance in three ways.

Scholarship Purpose and Objective: To recognize a graduating high school student’s commitment to their Catholic faith while they were in high school and to encourage their continued commitment while continuing their education after high school.

Eligibility Criteria: A Post-Secondary Scholarship applicant must be a graduating high school senior who is a baptized and confirmed Catholic and whose parents or guardians are registered parishioners at Queen of the Holy Rosary-Wea Catholic Church. The applicant need not have attended a Catholic high school. Parish home-schooled students are also eligible to apply. Any scholarship award is conditioned on the student attending a qualified college, junior college, technical training school or trade school with the intent to earn a degree or certification in a chosen field.

Application and Scoring Criteria: Each student applicant must complete and submit a formal application form and prepare an original essay. The information required in the application will generally include a summary of current school activities, extracurricular activities (including community and parish service), future educational plans, and an essay. The scoring of each applicant will be based upon:   1) the quality and quantity of the information provided in the application, and 2) the quality of the original (not plagiarized or AI-generated) essay.

Scholarship Awards: The highest scoring applicant will be awarded a one-time $1500 scholarship to attend a qualified post-secondary school or training center. The second and third highest scoring applicants will each receive a one-time $1000 scholarship. Additional scholarships in other amounts may be awarded at the discretion of the council based upon the scholarship money available and the merit of the applicants.

Scholarship Purpose and Objective: To encourage graduating 8th grade students (and parents of those students) to continue their education at a Catholic high school.

Eligibility Criteria: A Don Rooney Scholarship applicant must be a graduating 8th grade student who is a baptized and confirmed Catholic and whose parents or guardians are registered parishioners at Queen of the Holy Rosary-Wea Catholic Church. The applicant need not be a student at our Holy Rosary School. Parish home-schooled students are also eligible to apply. Any scholarship award is conditioned on the student attending a Catholic high school.

Application and Scoring Criteria: Each student applicant must complete and submit a formal application form and prepare an original essay. The information required in the application will generally include a summary of current school activities, extracurricular activities (including community and parish service), future high school plans, and an essay. The scoring of each applicant will be based upon:  1) the quality and quantity of the information provided in the application, and 2) the quality of the original (not plagiarized or AI-generated) essay.

Scholarship Awards: The highest scoring applicant will be awarded a one-time $1500 scholarship to attend a Catholic high school. The second and third highest scoring applicants will each receive a one-time $1000 scholarship. Additional scholarships in other amounts may be awarded at the discretion of the council based upon the scholarship money available and the merit of the applicants.

Payments will be made to the schools on the student's behalf. 

To request additional information or to apply for one of our scholarships, please submit the form below and our committee will contact you. 

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