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 two $3,000 scholarships that 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 2010 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. (PLEASE NOTE EXTENDED DEADLINE!!) Applications will be accepted until August 2, 2010. 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 no later than September 15, 2010; 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 2009)
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 16, 2010 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.