FAQ's
2026-2027 Scholarship Competition FAQs
If my child won last year, can they compete again this year? Yes, if they are still attending a Catholic High School or are enrolled in a Homeschool Program in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, or matriculating as a first- or second-year student at a nationally accredited two-year or four-year college or a nationally accredited vocational or technical school in the United States.
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My child won last year from one college and is relocating (changing) to a different college in the same or different state this year. Can they compete again this year? Yes. Where they attended school last academic school year is of no consequence for this upcoming academic year. The only stipulation to this rule is their institution of choice must remain a nationally accredited two or four-year college and or a nationally-accredited vocational or technical school in the United States.
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Does the Applicant or do the Applicant’s parent(s) have to be a registered parishioner at Holy Trinity Catholic Church to participate? Yes. If the Applicant is under the age of eighteen, their parent(s) must be a registered Parishioner. On the other hand, if the Applicant is emancipated and under the age of twenty-five, then they need to be a registered Parishioner.
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​My parents attend Holy Trinity but are not registered. Can I still compete in the competition? No. We are sorry, but this competition is designed to support the children and young adults of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. But wait – There is time and an effortless way to have your parents become registered parishioners. For their convenience, please complete a parish registration form on the Holy Trinity website: https://osvhub.com/holytrinitysat/forms/holy-trinity-parish-registration-form. They must become registered before the submission deadline. This is the only way to validate your application under the rules of a registered parishioner.
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When will I know if I won a scholarship? We do our best to notify all Applicants via email (i.e., whether they won a scholarship or not) before the end of the 2nd week of May of the competition year.
​When will the scholarship payment be made to my school if I win? The scholarship payment will be made directly to the school of instruction before the fall semester starts. We will do our best to make all payments in August of the competition year. However, it is the institution's discretion on how the scholarship money is applied to the student's account, and it will be up to the school when they post the funds to the student's account.
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​My child is home-schooled through high school grades (9-12), can they compete in this competition? Yes. They can compete for scholarship funds during their high school years, accredited programs only.
Are vocational schools or trade schools considered for this competition? Yes, for state or nationally accredited programs.
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​Are online college programs allowed in this competition? Yes. The online school of choice must fall within the criteria of being a nationally accredited two or four-year college and a nationally accredited vocational or technical school in the United States.
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Can my child compete in this contest if they plan to attend a school of study overseas, in a foreign land? No. Unfortunately, we will only award a scholarship to a student attending a college with a United States bank address for payment purposes.
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​Is there an Age limit for scholarship Applicants? Yes. This scholarship competition is open only to Holy Trinity Catholic Church of San Antonio Texas, youth, young adults, and early adults. The age limit that Council 9967 has set for this competition is 25 years of age or less by the application deadline.
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​What if my child attended college for one year, then dropped out and returned to college? Can they compete in the scholarship competition? Yes, they are still eligible if they are not over the age of 25 on the application deadline date and meet the other eligibility requirements.
My child has attended community college on two separate instances, completing one semester in one college and earning 18 credit hours. They completed another semester in another college earning 20 credit hours. They have never completed a full year of college at one college. Are they still a freshman going into a sophomore college grade or a Junior and unable to compete?
Yes, they can compete if they are classified as entering the Sophomore grade with less than 40 credit hours. The Classification of Students is as follows Freshman: Must have completed less than thirty (30) semester credit hours in college-level courses at colleges in the Alamo Colleges District or other regionally accredited college(s). Sophomore: Must have completed not less than thirty (30) and not more than seventy-two (72) semester credit hours in college-level subjects at the colleges in the Alamo Colleges District or another regionally accredited college (s). For our competition, we draw the line at no more than 40 credit hours qualifies as a freshman going into the Sophomore grade.
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​Why can't my Junior or Senior in college apply for these scholarships again? Our belief is your Junior or Senior in college can or should be able to author an excellent Essay so this can create an unfair advantage among the upcoming first- or second-year students.
Applicants and parents can email any additional questions to: scholarshipkofc9967@gmail.com