Council 12788 Scholarships
Click the link below to go to the State Scholarship Application.
Pennsylvania State Scholarship Program
Knights of Columbus Educational Foundation
Pennsylvania State Council Scholarship Program
TEN SCHOLARSHIPS, each totaling $4,000.00, payable in four
installments of $1000.00 per year,
For Knights, sons and daughters of Pennsylvania Knights of Columbus, and Columbian Squires
Each candidate must be at least one of the following:
A currently paid up member of a Knights of Columbus Council in the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.
A child or stepchild of a currently paid up member of a Knights of Columbus Council in Pennsylvania. (NOTE
Grandchildren are not eligible unless the grandfather is the legal guardian of the applicant.)
A child or stepchild of a deceased member of the Knights of Columbus in a Pennsylvania council who was not in
arrears at the time of his death.
A qualified Columbian Squire or Squire Rose.
Other conditions that must be met:
The candidate must be a candidate for graduation in a recognized 4-year high school, or its home schooling
equivalent, during the term ending June 2025 (or January 2025 for early graduates).
The candidate must submit a properly completed application form — with all the appropriate signatures as required
on the application — to the Scholarship Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Council, Knights of Columbus, no
later than December 31, 2024.
The council of the applicant must have completed and submitted Form # 185 (Report of Officers Chosen for
Term)
The sponsoring council must sell at least 75 “Chance of a Lifetime” (C.O.A.L.) tickets for the 2020-21 campaign
by April 15, 2025. Tickets are distributed by the State Council Charities Committee.
Each candidate must be accepted and enrolled at either a college/university or a School of Nursing connected
with a hospital prior to payment of the scholarship. Such college or school may be under Catholic or non-Catholic
auspices, subject to approval by the committee.
In order to compete for a Knights of Columbus Pennsylvania State Scholarship you must:
1. Complete the application and mail it no later than December 31, 2024 to:
Sean M Connelly, Sr. FM
State Scholarships Chairman
29 Downey Drive
Horsham, PA 19044-1032
2. If you haven’t already done so, register and take either the American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude
Test (SAT) to be given in Pennsylvania on any of the following dates:
A.C.T. – September 12, October 24, and December 12, 2024
S.A.T. – October 3, November 7, and December 5, 2024
A copy of your test results must be received by December 31, 2024.
Applications can be printed from the Pennsylvania State Council Web site at www.pakofc.us/scholarship
There are NO EXCEPTIONS to the above requirements.