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Visit Grant

Amount: $1,000 toward first-year tuition.
A grant of $1,000 is awarded to prospective students who visit AV¸£ÀûÉçallas; limited to one per student.

DFW Catholic High School Scholarships

Open: August 1
Deadline: March 1 
Amount: Variable
Eligibility: High school seniors from select DFW Catholic high schools

High school seniors from the following Catholic high schools are eligible to apply: Bishop Dunne, Bishop Lynch, Cistercian, Cristo Rey Dallas, Nolan Catholic, John Paul II, The Highlands School, Jesuit College Preparatory School, Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Faustina Academy, Chesterton Academy of Fort Worth and Chesterton Academy of Wichita Falls.
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Open: August 1
Deadline: March 1 
Amount: $5,000/year
Eligibility: High school seniors attending Catholic high schools in the U.S.

One student will be selected from the West, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Texas (non-DFW) regions. Applicants must attend a Catholic high school. The selected students will exhibit strong commitments to faith, service and achievement.
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Parish Matching Scholarship

Open: August 1 
Amount: Matched up to $2,000 Per Year
Eligibility: High School Seniors and current undergraduate students.

Students awarded a scholarship by a parish in any Catholic diocese are eligible for this matching program at AV¸£ÀûÉç. The university will match parish gifts up to, but not exceeding, $2,000 per academic year for a total of eight semesters.
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Family Grant

Amount: $5,000 toward tuition 
Deadline: April 1

This grant is for first-year students admitted to AV¸£ÀûÉçallas who have one or more siblings already enrolled in any college or university as a full-time undergraduate student, regardless of their families' income.

National Merit Finalist Scholarship Program

Amount: $2,000 Per Year
Eligibility: Any National Merit Finalist who lists the AV¸£ÀûÉç as their first choice school with the National Merit Corporation. 

This award is renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study. National Merit Finalists with a Corporate-sponsored award or National Merit $2,500 Scholarship are not eligible for this award. For more info, click here.

O'Hara Chemical Sciences Institute Scholarship

Open: November 1 
Deadline: April 1
Amount: approx. $6,000
Eligibility: High school seniors who plan on attending AV¸£ÀûÉçallas in the coming fall semester.

The O'Hara Chemical Sciences Institute provides new students at the University of Dallas the opportunity to complete two semesters of General Chemistry during the summer before their freshman year. This residential program spans eight weeks in June-August. Accepted students receive a scholarship that covers room, board and tuition for the summer term.

This program is highly recommended for science majors, those interested in our nursing and electrical engineering programs, as well as anyone with pre-health interests. For more info, click here.

Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Amount: $2,000 Per Year
Eligibility: Incoming Transfer students who are members of Phi Theta Kappa. For more info, click here.
Fall Entry Deadline: July 1
Spring Entry Deadline: January 1

Homeschool Scholarships

Amount: $5,000 Per Year
Eligibility: High school seniors who were homeschooled for all four years of high school (accredited and non-acredited). 
Opens: August 1
Deadline: March 1

Two awards will be available: one for a student from an accredited homeschool program and another for a student from a self-designed homeschool program. Applicants must have homeschooled for all four years of high school. The selected students will exhibit strong commitments to faith, service and achievement.

FAFSA Early Application Grant

Amount: $1,000
Open: October 1
Deadline: December 15

before Dec. 15 and receive a $1,000 grant toward your first-year tuition. AV¸£ÀûÉçallas FAFSA code is 003651.
Learn more about our FAFSA Early Application Grant.

Amount: $2,000
Deadlines: January 31, February 28, March 31, April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31, August 31, September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31, 2025.
This is a sweepstakes competition with new deadlines every month.
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Amount: $8,000/year, 4 years
Deadline: January 31
Opens early November, this scholarship is awarded to 10 students who are interested in a Newman Guide School.
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Amount: Variable
Deadline: January 31
Each year the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of higher education in diverse areas of study including history, economics, law, political science, medicine, nursing, occupational and physical therapy, elementary and secondary education, chemistry, math, science and English. Applications open November 1.
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Amount: $5,000 - $20,000
Deadline: February 18 (Closed)
Submit a short statement explaining your interest in a faithful Catholic education and formation at a Newman Guide Recommended college. This competition is offered to students interested in a Newman Guide university like the AV¸£ÀûÉç. It has expanded to include Catholic high school juniors and seniors this year. 
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Amount: $1,000, one-time
Deadline: Late Spring
Opens late January or early February 2025. The NCCAA First-Year Scholarship is offered annually to college-bound high school seniors attending one of the National CCAA member institutions in the fall.
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