Jethsuby Scholarship Available

The Catholic Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for The Jethsuby Scholarship Fund for the 2022-2023 school year. The fund will provide scholarships of up to 50% of the in-parish tuition rate, depending on financial need, to Hispanic students attending or planning to attend a Catholic elementary school in the Diocese of Dallas. 
 
Eligibility requirements for the award include:

• Hispanic ethnicity and at least one parent must have been born outside the United States
• For students entering 1^st thru 8^th grade
• Excellent academic performance.
• Demonstrable financial need. (FACTS)
• The student is not receiving financial aid from any other source, such as a diocesan scholarship, or a parish/staff tuition discount.

Documentation needed:
·         School transcript.
·         Principal/Teacher recommendation letter.
·         Parish pastor’s recommendation. 
·         FACTS application submitted via the Diocese by February 18^th .
 
Finalists for the awards will be determined by a scholarship selection committee. These students and their parents will then interview with a representative of the Jethsuby Scholarship Fund for final recommendation.  It is the intention of the Jethsuby Scholarship Fund to support a student as long as he or she qualifies for the award.  
 
The application is available at: www.jethsuby.org.
 
Once the application is completed, the applicant’s family will need to send it with the required documentation to The Jethsuby Scholarship Fund at The Catholic Foundation, 12222 Merit Drive, Suite 850, Dallas, Texas, 75251, or via fax 972-661-0140 or email lscheets@catholicfoundation.com.  Applications should be received no later than Friday, February 25, 2022 so that the scholarship committee will have time to evaluate the recommendations and notify you and the student of the award.
 
If you have any questions please email lscheets@catholicfoundation.com or call 972-331-1632.
 
Kind regards,
 

J. Matthew Kramer