Scholarships

The Archdiocese of Detroit offers need based scholarships up to $1,100.  Please click here for more details.
Please click here for AOD Tuition Assistance Forms.

St. Paul Catholic School Louis Olgiati and Barbara Marciniak Olgiati Family Scholarship –
Continuing Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Olgiati are funding a $2,000 scholarship for any student at St. Paul Catholic School. This scholarship has been funding as a recurring grant for ten years, so it will be offered each year through 2023.  Any current or prospective St. Paul School family is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Parents desiring a scholarship will write a letter of request giving details of financial need. The Principal’s Committee will review the letters of request, and award the scholarship at the same time the other scholarships are announced in the spring. Letters of application were due in the office by May 15, 2020.
 
 
Lt. Col. David T. Fries Scholarship – Continuing Scholarship
This is a $1,000 scholarship funded by Lt. Col. Fries in honor of our military. Any current or prospective St. Paul School family is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Parents desiring a scholarship will write a letter of request giving details of financial need. The Principal will review the letters of request, and award the scholarship at the same time the other scholarships are announced in the spring. Letters of application were due in the office by May 15, 2020.
 
Sylvia Marciniak Memorial Art Foundation Scholarship – Continuing Scholarship
The scholarship is funded by Mr.  & Mrs. Louis Olgiati in memory of Mrs. Olgiati’s sister, Sylvia Marciniak, a Grosse Pointe artist. This is a $2,000 scholarship for any student at St. Paul Catholic School. The scholarship has been funded as a recurring grant for ten years, so it will be offered each year through 2023.  Any current or prospective St. Paul School family is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Parents desiring a scholarship will write a letter of request giving details of financial need. The Principal’s Committee will review the letters of request, and award the scholarship at the same time the other scholarships are announced in the spring. Letters of application were due in the school office by May 15, 2020.
 
 
Knights of Columbus Scholarship – Continuing Scholarship
The St. Paul on the Lake Knights of Columbus Council #12121 will be offering the Knights of Columbus Blue Ribbon Scholarship to deserving St. Paul Catholic School students during the 2020-2021 school year. Any student, in any grade, who is a parishioner at St. Paul, is eligible for the scholarship. Parents desiring a scholarship will write a letter of request giving details of financial need. The Principal’s Committee will review the letters of request, and award the scholarship at the same time the other scholarships are announced in the spring. Letters of application were due in the office by May 15, 2020.
 
Leo Beil Scholarship
The Leo Beil Scholarship is a $700 scholarship for any student at St. Paul School. Any current or prospective St. Paul School family is eligible to apply for the scholarship. Parents desiring a scholarship will write a letter of request giving details of financial need. Letters of application were due in the school office by May 15, 2020.
 
Joseph Bauer Memorial Scholarship (established 2016)
The Joseph Bauer Memorial Scholarship is a tuition subsidy of $1,000 per school year for any student with financial need at St. Paul School. The scholarship is in loving memory of Joseph Bauer (1997-2015), graduate of St. Paul on the Lake School and beloved member of the parish and community. Any family desiring a scholarship should write a letter of request to the school giving details of financial need. The principal of the school shall select the recipient based on the situation of need. The scholarship once granted shall be renewed annually so long as need remains and the recipient is a student in good standing at the school.  Letters of application were due in the school office by May 15, 2020.

There are several generous merit and need-based scholarships awarded by the St. Paul Educational Trust every year. Letters of application for the 2020 St. Paul Educational Trust Scholarships were due May 15, 2020.

The William A. Cardinal Scholarship
In accordance with the wishes and generosity of late St. Paul parishioner William A. Cardinal, the St. Paul Educational Trust has initiated a full tuition scholarship for a St. Paul Catholic School student entering the 8^th grade. William A. Cardinal desired that a merit-based scholarship for a student exhibiting outstanding academic achievement, leadership and character be instituted and granted on an annual basis. 
St. Paul Catholic School 7^th grade students are eligible to apply. Applicants must have an “A” academic average and include each of the following as part of the scholarship review process:

1. Letter of Recommendation from a St. Paul Catholic School teacher
2. Copy of report cards for 6^th grade and first semester 7^th grade
3. List of extra-curricular activities including sports, volunteer work, active service in Mass and any other applicable service
4. Write an essay expressing your thoughts on the following two topics:

• Please reflect on your experience at St. Paul Catholic School. What are some of the key lessons you have learned and value you have received from a Catholic education?

• Please share your thoughts on how you plan on giving back as a result of your gift of a Catholic education. How do you plan to carry forward what you learned and experienced during your time at St. Paul Catholic School?

• A letter from the student in his or her own words telling the committee about oneself and indicating the following:
  • Why you would be a good candidate for the scholarship.
  • What high school you will be attending.
  • If you are receiving any additional scholarships.
• A letter of recommendation from the parent(s).
• Two student recommendation forms from teachers. The recommendation forms are available in school office.
• A copy of the student’s most recent report card.

• A letter from the student in his or her own words telling the committee about oneself and indicating the following:
  • Why you would be a good candidate for the scholarship.
  • What high school you will be attending.
  • If you are receiving any additional scholarships.
• A letter of recommendation from the parent(s).
• Two student recommendation forms from teachers. The recommendation forms are available in school office.
• A copy of the student’s most recent report card.

The Couzens Family Scholarship may be renewed yearly at the student’s initiative by writing a letter to the Scholarship Committee, maintaining a 3.0 academic average and submitting a most recent report card.
 
Gertrude and Donald McSorley Scholarship 
Note: The McSorley Scholarship will be awarded next in 2021
This award is a four year renewing scholarship of $1000 for any eighth grade St. Paul Parish graduate, who will be attending a Catholic high school. The four-year scholarship continues throughout the student's attendance at the Catholic high school so long as the student continues to maintain a B+ grade point average..
  
 
Funds for all the above endowed scholarships come from the St. Paul Educational Trust.
 
Tuition Assistance Scholarships

Eileen Hickey King Scholarship
The King Scholarship is a tuition subsidy of $2,000 per school year for any student at St. Paul School. Any current or prospective St. Paul School family is eligible to apply for the scholarship.  Parents desiring a scholarship will write a letter of request giving details of financial need. The principal of St. Paul School shall select the recipient based on her awareness of the family’s financial need. The scholarship once granted shall be renewed annually so long as the recipient is a student in good standing at the school.
 
Arthur and Honoria Roshak Scholarships
There are two scholarships, which are tuition subsidies of $3,000 each per school year for any students at St. Paul School.  Any current or prospective St. Paul School family is eligible to apply for the scholarships.  Parents desiring a scholarship will write a letter of request giving details of financial need. The principal of St. Paul School shall select the recipient based on her awareness of the family’s financial need. The scholarship once granted shall be renewed annually so long as the recipient is a student in good standing at the school.
 
The Shields Family Scholarship
Please note: The next Shields scholarship will be awarded in 2022.
The Shields Family Scholarship is a tuition subsidy of $3,000 per school year for a student in grades 6, 7 or 8 at St. Paul School.  Any current or prospective St. Paul School family is eligible to apply for this scholarship.  Students applying for the Shields Family Scholarship should also play at least one sport in the parish athletic program.  Parents of incoming 6^th, 7^th or 8^th grade students desiring this scholarship will write a letter of request giving details of financial need. The principal of St. Paul School shall select the recipient based on her awareness of the family’s financial need. The scholarship once granted shall be renewed annually so long as the recipient is a student in good standing at the school.

The FitzSimons Family Scholarship
The FitzSimons Family Scholarship is a tuition subsidy of $1,000 for an incoming or returning kindergarten or first grade student at St. Paul School. Parents who wish to be considered for this scholarship should write a letter of request giving details of financial need. The principal of St. Paul School shall select the recipient.
 
Deadline for all scholarship applications was May 15, 2020.