There are a variety of ways students at St. Francis de Sales
can earn scholarships to help defray the cost of receiving a quality Catholic
education. Please take a look at the opportunities below and feel free to
contact the school with additional questions.
1. Eighth grade students taking the placement exam at St.
Francis de Sales High School in January who test at the 60th percentile and
above are eligible for a placement exam scholarship between $1,000 and
$5,000 to St. Francis de Sales High School. Please note: students should test at their first choice
school on the Catholic school testing day in January. Students are
only allowed to take one Catholic school test at one
Catholic school.
2. The Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to students
throughout Chicago who show significant financial need as well as outstanding
academic achievement. Typically the deadline for the DMSF scholarship is
in the early Fall of the student's eighth grade year. Please visit their
website at www.dmsf.org for more information about the scholarship program.
3. LINK Unlimited is another scholarship organization providing funding
to African American students in Chicago. Link scholarship recipients show
significant financial need as well as outstanding academic achievements.
Applications are typically due in the fall of the student's eighth grade
year. Please visit their website at www.linkunlimited.org for more
information.
4. The Moving Foreward Scholarship is an exclusive SFDS scholarship which
provides scholarships for up to five incoming freshmen students. Students
receiving the scholarship are required to show significant financial need,
outstanding academic achievement and commitment to being a caddy at an area
golf course during each summer in high school. Selected students must
maintain a 3.0 grade point average (B average) and caddy during each summer in
high school. Upon successful completion of the Moving Foreward program
and high school, he/she will be eligible to apply for the prestigious Evans
Scholars Foundation Award for college.
5. Thanks to the generosity of The Big Shoulders Fund and many other
donors, SFDS is able to award several other scholarships to incoming freshmen
during the spring of the student's eighth grade year. Information about
applying for those opportunities will be provided to students who have tested, been accepted and are registered for classes at SFDS.
* Before students can be officially awarded any scholarship from St. Francis de Sales High School (excluding the placement exam scholarship), the student must be registered for classes at St. Francis de Sales High School.