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Current Student Scholarships

As a result of generous donors who believe that Catholic education should be accessible to as many students as possible, we are able to offer several scholarships to current students.
 

Current Student Scholarship Application

Deadline: February 1, 2025

All Scholarship Applications need to be submitted by February 1, 2025. 

*Applications submitted after February1st will not be considered.
**A few scholarships have later deadlines. Please read the descriptions carefully.

The Wendy Paradise Memorial Scholarship

The Wendy Paradise Memorial Scholarship honors Wendy Paradise's life. She was a devoted mother, wife, sister and friend. Over her life, Wendy cultivated a diverse group of friends she treasured dearly. She accepted her friends where they were and was fiercely loyal to their hearts. To have Wendy in your corner was to have an ally for life. Wendy only knew how to serve and disliked being served. Wendy fought the last 201 days of her life with the same zeal she lived with her first 63 years: never give up, never give in.

The Wendy Paradise Memorial Scholarship is to be awarded to two current students who want to make a difference in the lives of others around them.

Requirements:

  • Student must have a clean disciplinary record
  • Student must submit one letter of recommendation from a faculty member

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Richard Phillips Pursuit of Knowledge Scholarship

This scholarship is for current students only in grades 9-11. Applications are due no later than March 1, 2025.

Up to four students will receive a $2,500 scholarship to be applied to tuition for the following school year.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • A minimum of one teacher recommendation letter
  • Current academic transcript
  • Book reports for each of the two novels read from the designated list. It is important to note that all book reports must be handwritten. Each book report should be approximately 500-600 words. The report must showcase student reflections and analyze the chosen novel thoughtfully and creatively.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Stephen Fulk Memorial Scholarship

In honor of Stephen Fulk, Saint Thomas Aquinas Class of 1994. 

Established to assist one rising senior.  Students eligible for the scholarship must meet the following criteria: 

  • Complete the Scholarship application
  • The family must demonstrate financial need
  • The student must be entering the 12th grade
  • The student must be a member of the National Honor Society
  • The student must be interested in Science, Technology,  Engineering, or Mathematics
  • Is enrolled in the fourth year of science or mathematics
  • Have a letter of recommendation from a faculty member from one of the above classes.

Scholarship Application

The Putman Family Education Fund

This scholarship is established to help families who desire a Catholic education but whose financial need makes tuition prohibitive.

Five scholarships will be awarded to eligible students who:  

Scholarship Application

Morrissey Education Fund

This award is established to assist one student from any grade level each school year who shows financial need. Eligible students must complete the application and demonstrate financial need.

Start the application only after you have completed the Application process.

Scholarship Application

Three-H Scholar Award

This recognition acknowledges a student's unique attributes who juggles the rigorous academics at Saint Thomas Aquinas, specifically in math, while excelling in the Performing Arts.

The donor recognizes the challenges for students to think creatively while scheduling classes. The scholarship is awarded to a rising senior who has chosen to incorporate Performing Arts in their curriculum since arriving at Saint Thomas Aquinas (either as a freshman or transfer student.)

This student shall have:

  • maintained academic progress.
  • represented the Core Values of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
  • exhibited financial need for tuition assistance. 

Scholarship Application

The Iris Flournoy Memorial Scholarship

The scholarship will be awarded to one student entering their senior year and enrolled in a fourth year of science. Your family must demonstrate financial need.

Scholarship Application

St. Augustine Scholarship

The Augustine Scholarship provides tuition assistance to families who exhibit financial need and a desire for their students to receive a Catholic college-preparatory education.

A nominated student will exhibit academic rigor, good sportsmanship on and off the court, team participation, a deepening and broadening of their Christian / Christ-like efforts and show emerging leadership skills.

You may apply if you are currently active in a Kansas State High School Sport and your family has demonstrated a financial need.  

Scholarship Application

$500 Eagle Scout Award

$500 will be awarded to any enrolled freshman, sophomore, or junior boy who has completed his Eagle Scout Rank through the Boy Scouts of America. 

Applicants must explain their project in 500 words or less, along with the outcome and how it will (or has) impact our community.

Click the button below to access the scholarship application.

Special Commendation Scholarship Application

$500 Girl Scout Gold Award and American Heritage Girls Stars and Stripes Award

$500 will be awarded to a freshman, sophomore, or junior girl who has earned either a Girl Scout Gold Award or an American Heritage Girls Stars and Stripes Award. 

Applicants must explain their project in 500 words or less and how it made an impact and lasting change in our community. 

Click the button below to access the scholarship application.

Special Commendation Scholarship Application

For Questions about Scholarships or to Donate to a Scholarship

Contact

Diane Pyle
Director of Financial Assistance
& Scholarships

913-319-2423
dpyle@stasaints.net