Scholarships

Scholarships from Mount de Sales Academy

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St. Francis de Sales Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen
- Amount: Half-tuition or quarter-tuition/year
- Renewable: Each year if requirements are met
- Application Needed: No
- These scholarships are awarded solely based on High School Placement Test scores. All applicants are automatically eligible.
St. Thomas Aquinas Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen
- Amount: $2,500/year
- Renewable: Each year if requirements are met
- Application Needed: No
- These scholarships are awarded solely based on High School Placement Test scores. All applicants are automatically eligible.
Golden Counsel Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen
- Amount: $1,000/year
- Renewable: Each year if requirements are met
- Application Needed: No
- These scholarships are awarded to applicants who exhibit high achievement. All applicants are automatically eligible.
Service Leadership Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen
- Amount: $2,500/year
- Renewable: Each year if requirements are met
- Application Requirements: Please submit a one-page, one-sided Word or PDF document with the applicant’s full legal name, current school, and a list of all service and leadership activities participated in from grades 6 – 8.
- Deadline to Apply: December 17, 2021
- Submission: Please email application to admissions@mountdesales.org
- These scholarships are awarded to applicants who exhibit service/leadership qualities.
St. Cecilia Music Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen
- Amount: $1,000/year
- Renewable: Each year if requirements are met
- Application Requirements: Email admissions@mountdesales.org with your audition request and the following information:
  - Applicant’s full legal name
  - Current school
  - Number of years the applicant has been playing/singing
  - Number of years the applicant has taken private lessons
  - Name of applicant's current music teacher
- Deadline to Apply: December 17, 2021
- Auditions: Applicants will be contacted in early January 2022 to schedule an audition. Auditions are NOT indicative of an admissions decision. St. Cecilia Music scholarships are awarded to students for vocal and/or instrumental music.
Fra Angelico Art Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen
- Amount: $1,000/year
- Renewable: Each year if requirements are met
- Application Requirements: Click here to review the scholarship requirements. Portfolios must follow all guidelines in order to be considered.
- Deadline to Apply: December 17, 2021
- Submission: Information on application submission will be updated soon.
St. Martin de Porres Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen
- Amount: $1,500/year to qualifying recipients
- Renewable: Each year if requirements are met
- Important Requirement: Applicants must be of Hispanic/Latina ethnicity.
- Application Requirements: Submit a typed essay with your full legal name on a Word or PDF document, written from the following prompt: Describe how your Hispanic/Latina heritage has contributed to your personal identity and view of life.
- Deadline to Apply: December 17, 2021
- Submission: Please email application to admissions@mountdesales.org
- This scholarship was established for Hispanic/Latina students through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Ivan H. Garcia.

Scholarships Sponsored by a Foundation or Fund

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Guardians of Life Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen
- Amount: $2,500/year to a qualifying recipient
- Renewable: Each year if requirements are met
- Important Requirement: Applicants must be Catholic.
- Application Requirements: Click here to view the Guardians of Life Scholarship application requirements.
- Deadline to Apply: December 17, 2021
- Submission: Email all application materials to mwood@mountdesales.org
- The Guardians of Life Scholarship is awarded to a student whose essay and project proposal promote a better understanding and non-violent initiatives to protect the unborn and help young women in need. This scholarship was established through the generosity of the Guardians of Life Foundation.
Semper Fi Scholarship
- Recipients: Incoming freshmen, rising sophomores, rising juniors, and rising seniors.
- Amount: Allocated by selection committee.
- Renewable: Possible. Annual application required.
- Important Requirement: Applicants must be practicing Catholics who meet requirements listed on the scholarship application. Students grades 9 - 12 may apply for a Semper Fi Scholarship.
- Application Requirements: Application, parent essay, student essay, parish and pastor documentation, and completion of FACTS application. To view the Semper Fi Scholarship Application, click here.
- Deadline to Apply: January 7, 2022. Applications will be processed in January 2022.
- Submission: Submit all application materials to the MDSA Business Office
- Scholarship Contact, If Any Questions: Business Manager Tom Walter at twalter@mountdesales.org or 410.744.8498 ext. 110.
- The Semper Fi Scholarship is established in memory of the many Marines who have remained “always faithful” to God, country and the Corps, and to acknowledge and support those Catholic families who have been faithful to living their Catholic faith.
Colleen and Erin Marlatt Scholarship

The Colleen and Erin Marlatt Scholarship Fund recognizes significant contributions of teachers and administrators in Catholic Schools by supporting the education of their dependent children in memory of Colleen and Erin Marlatt.

The Colleen and Erin Marlatt Scholarship Fund is open to high school students who attend a Catholic high school or college students attending University of Maryland College Park.

The Applicant must be the dependent child of a full-time teacher or administrator with at least three years’ experience, currently serving at a Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Visit www.colleenanderin.org
Knott Scholarship Funds

The Knott Scholarship Funds award four-year, full-tuition scholarships to attend a Catholic high school located in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, or Howard counties. These scholarships look to honor Catholic students who excel in academics. To apply for these scholarships the student MUST meet ALL of the criteria. If the student does not meet all of the criteria, do not apply. Visit https://www.knottscholar.org/secondary-scholarships/ or call 443-325-7884.
Maryland Knights of Columbus

The Maryland State Council of the Knights of Columbus is the sponsor of several High School scholarships for its members and for Catholic Students in general.

Awards may be applied to tuition payments only. Visit https://kofc-md.org/high-school-scholarships/ for descriptions, application information and eligibility. The application period is from October 1, 2021 to February 1, 2022. All applications must be received by the Scholarship Committee no later than February 1, 2022.
Parish Resource

Families are encouraged to check with their parishes regarding the possibility of limited tuition assistance for Catholic students attending Catholic schools.
The Theresa F. Truschel Charitable Foundation

The Theresa F. Truschel Charitable Foundation’s mission to provide scholarships to students attending Catholic schools at all levels within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Visit https://sites.google.com/site/theresaftruschel/home.
Scholarships for Current Mount de Sales Students

Some scholarship opportunities arise for current Mount de Sales students. When application information for these scholarships becomes available, current families are notified.