Scholarships for Current Students

Please click here to view scholarships available to returning sophomores, juniors, and seniors. 

Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen

Every year, Scecina Memorial High School awards nearly $1.2 million in scholarship and financial aid to new Crusaders. Scholarships and financial assistance are made possible by generous alumni and friends. 

For more scholarship information, please get in touch with Miriam Medina, Director of Admissions, at 317-352-3287 or mmedina@scecina.org. 

STAN EPPERSON SCHOLARSHIP: $500 – $2,000 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • The most important criterion is the family’s financial need.
  • Can be awarded to multiple students who appear to be likely candidates to earn a 3.0 GPA or higher at Scecina and plan to participate in 1 or more Scecina sport(s) and one or more Scecina clubs every year
  • Application due: March 8, 2024
  • Click here for the application 

ACADEMIC MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS

Scecina awards academic merit scholarships to the top academic students attending Scecina from every Catholic grade school in the East Deanery, Paramount School of Excellence, and the Oaks Academy based on 8th-grade first-semester academic performance percentages:

FATHER THOMAS SCECINA SCHOLARSHIP: $5,000 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • The highest academic percentage of at least 98 percent

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $3,000 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • After the above scholarship recipient, the next highest academic percentage of at least 96 percent

SCECINA PRIDE SCHOLARSHIP: $2,000 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • After the above scholarship recipient, the next highest academic percentage of at least 94 percent

CRUSADER SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • After the above scholarship recipient, the next highest academic percentage of at least 92 percent

PARTNER SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP: $500 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • After the above scholarship recipient, the next highest academic percentage of at least 90 percent

PLACEMENT TEST SCHOLARSHIPS: $500 to $2,000

  • Awarded to students earning the first, second, and third highest scores on the High School Placement Test among all applicants to Scecina
  • $2,000 (first place), $1,000 (second place), and $500 (third place)
  • Scores must be in 90th percentile or higher
  • For freshman year only
  • Scores must be submitted by February 5, 2024

CATHERINE AND ROBERT DANGLER SCHOLARSHIP: $2,000 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • This scholarship is awarded every four years to a student from Little Flower.
  • The scholarship will be awarded next in Spring 2027 for Scecina’s Class of 2031.

DANGLER FAMILY ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 AND $1,500 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • This scholarship is awarded every four years to a student from Little Flower.
  • Awarded to up to 3 students from Little Flower (One student at $1,500 and two students at $1,000)
  • The scholarship will be awarded next in Spring 2027 for Scecina’s Class of 2031.

DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES SCHOLARSHIP: $2,500

  • Awarded to two parishioners who are nominated from each East Deanery parish without a parish school: Peter and Paul Cathedral, St. Mary, St. Rita, and St. Thomas the Apostle.
  • Nominations due: February 5, 2024

EARLY BIRD SCHOLARSHIP: $3,000

Students who apply to Scecina and complete the five enrollment steps below by March 18, 2024, are eligible for a $3,000 Early Bird Scholarship. One recipient will be selected on March 25, 2024.

  • #1 Apply for admission and complete your application.
  • #2 Be accepted as a member of Scecina’s Class of 2028.
  • #3 Complete your registration form and pay the registration fee.
  • #4 Complete the tuition assistance application or financial aid waiver.
  • #5 Complete the academic Course Request by attending Curriculum Night on February 28 or March 6 or by making an individual appointment.

IMMACULATA SCHOLARSHIP (RENEWABLE ANNUALLY)

  • Tuition assistance for an Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School student to attend
  • The scholarship will fund as much as possible of family financial need as determined by Scecina Memorial High School through its normative financial aid application and assessment process.
  • Application due: February 5, 2024
  • Click here for the application. 

JOE MCNELIS SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000

  • Awarded to a Holy Spirit Catholic School student
  • For information, contact Holy Spirit at 317-353-9404

JOHN MEYER AND JEFF YOUNG CLASS OF 1968 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $500

  • Awarded to a student from Holy Spirit Catholic School or Little Flower Catholic School.
  • The recipient must have a family member who has served in the S. Armed Forces.
  • Application due: February 5, 2024
  • Click here for the application 

PATRICIA “TRISH” MCMAHON (’73) SERGI SCHOLARSHIP: $500

  • Tuition assistance for a student with intellectual or physical disabilities who attends Scecina.

SISTER LAVONNE LONG FRANCISCAN VALUES SCHOLARSHIPS: $500 RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

  • Can be awarded to a boy and a girl from each East Deanery partner school
  • East Deanery school staff selects recipients who exemplify the Franciscan values of individual dignity, peace and justice, reconciliation, and responsible stewardship.

WILLIAM DALEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 EACH YEAR RENEWABLE ANNUALLY

NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID

Scecina awards need-based financial aid based on verified family needs. Financial aid applications are due by March 18, 2024, for the first round of awards. Scecina encourages all families to complete the need-based financial aid application.

For more information about the financial aid process, please get in touch with Tuition Manager Dave Smith at 317-352-3262 or dsmith@scecina.org or Tuition Assistant/Contacto Latino Ivette Clinger at 317-352-3224 or iclinger@scecina.org.