Scholarship Opportunities
The Continue with Confidence Scholarship for Adult Women
For many years, Cincinnati Catholic Women (CCW) has awarded college scholarships to high school students. Now, to
complement the new spiritual focus of our organization, CCW will concentrate on supporting and encouraging adult Catholic
women who wish to begin or continue their pursuit of an undergraduate college degree. To launch this new scholarship
program, Mount St. Joseph College is partnering with CCW to match the grant amount for any adult woman who wishes to
re-enter or complete her degree at the Mount. In addition to the one scholarship CCW will award, there will also be a
$3,000 scholarship provided by St. Rose Parish.
Who is eligible:
Any active, practicing Catholic woman aged 25 or older, who resides in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and is currently
enrolled or will be enrolled by the fall term of 2009 in a degree-granting undergraduate program (associate or bachelor)
at any accredited college, university, or vocational school may apply.
The Criteria:
The Continue With Confidence Scholarship is awarded based on the following criteria (listed in order of importance):
financial need, practicing Catholic status, and community or volunteer service. The purpose of this scholarship is to
provide support to a person who would not be able to complete her education without this assistance.
The Process:
Please download the application documents from the links below. Applications will be accepted until April 15, 2009.
A committee of Catholic Women of Cincinnati members will select finalists for a personal interview (required), and will
select recipients from these finalists. The scholarships will be awarded by June 1, 2009; the check will be sent to each
recipient’s institution of choice at the appropriate time.
A complete scholarship application packet includes the following five documents:
1) Application
2) Personal Essay (as described on application form)
3) Financial Statement/Personal Balance Sheet
4) Copy of your most recent income tax return (i.e., for 2008)
5) Letter of recommendation from your parish priest, deacon, or pastoral associate
Incomplete packets will not be considered. Please return the completed application packet by April 15, 2009 to:
Continue With Confidence Scholarship Committee
Bunny Jacobs, Chair
6724 Shawnee Run Road
Cincinnati, OH 45243
If you have any questions, please write to the committee at the above address, call 513-561-5523, or e-mail your inquiry
to jakers@fuse.net.
