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The Institute administers financial aid in such a way as to affirm the financial responsibility and integrity of both the student and the Institute. Responsibility for securing the necessary financial resources rests ultimately with the student. However, in order to facilitate higher studies in marriage and family, the Knights of Columbus provides a limited number of complete and partial tuition scholarships in memory of its founder, the Reverend Michael J. McGivney. Tuition scholarships are granted yearly on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Scholarship recipients are required to be enrolled full-time (that is, to carry a minimum of three courses per semester for credit).
Scholarship request forms may be obtained from the Director of Admissions, Pontifical John Paul II Institute, 415 Michigan Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1585.
In the M.T.S., S.T.L., and S.T.D. programs, scholarships are renewable for a period of up to four semesters. Scholarships do not include any type of fees: application, student activity, registration, dissertation direction, graduation, etc. Ph.D. scholarships (and fellowships) are renewable each year for up to five years.
Scholarships are renewable based on assessment of performance and subject to availability of funds. Decisions concerning the financial aid awards are made in February of each year, and applicants are notified by mail in March. McGivney Scholarship Application Form
The Sobota-Kardos Fellowships are awarded through a fund established by Paul and Paulette (Sobota) Kardos. These fellowships make small living stipends available to lay students qualifying for financial assistance. Special consideration is given to married students. The stipends are dispensed in equal payments at the beginning of each semester of the academic year for which the fellowship is awarded. |
