Program Manual

Educational Grants

Educational Grant Programs

Educational Grant Programs
Texas State Council Charities has two Educational Grant Programs that are funded from the interest received from the Cardinal Humberto Medeiros and Christopher Trust Funds managed by the Supreme Council. These are the Catholic School Grants and the Educational Grants.
Catholic School Grants

The Texas State Council Charities will award $2,000 per diocese to selected Catholic Schools within the diocese. Prior to March 1, 2013, the Aid to Education Committee will ask each Diocese Bishop in conjunction with the Diocese Superintendent or Director of Catholic
Education to identify from one to four schools in the Diocese that they wish to receive the funds. Funds will be provided to the selected schools in the Diocese after the State Convention.

Educational Grants
The Texas State Council will award one $1,000 Educational Grant per diocese and two additional $1,000 Educational Grants to Columbian Squires. Applications for these grants are due March 1, 2013. Winners will be announced at the State Convention. Applications for these grants are available at the Texas State Web Site http://www.tkofc.org, in the Star Guide and from your District Deputy.

Who Is Eligible for the Educational Grant?
The applicant must be a Knight of Columbus member (in good standing of a council located in Texas) his wife, son or daughter.

Dependents of deceased members or deceased grandfathers, who were in good standing, are also eligible.

Additionally a grandson or granddaughter of a member in good standing in a Council in Texas may apply if their father is not a Knight or is not in good standing.

Educational Grant money is for education in a University, College, Junior College, Technical School, Business School or Seminary.

The application must be complete and received on time.

The sponsoring Council’s per capita must be paid in full and not suspended by the Supreme Council. The Sponsoring Council’s Grand Knight must sign the application.

The complete guidelines for the Educational Grant Application may be found with the application that is available at: Texas State Web Site http://www.tkofc.org in the Star Guide or from your District Deputy