Scholarship Opportunities

The Entrance Exam Scholarship is awarded to the ten students who receive the ten highest scores on the first exam date. The students who receive the five highest scores will each receive a $1,000 renewable tuition scholarship for a total of $4,000 over their four years at Cathedral Prep. The students who receive the next five highest scores (6 – 10) will each receive a $500 renewable tuition scholarship for a total of $2,000 over their four years at Cathedral Prep.

Essay Scholarship Form

In addition, all accepted students are eligible to apply for the merit-based Essay Scholarships. There are three different essays that can be submitted, an English essay, a Catholic identity essay, and an alumni essay. Each essay will be judged according to content, creativity, and grammar/spelling. Students are encouraged to apply for all three scholarships. Information on this opportunity is mailed to all accepted students and also be found online by clicking here.

Art Scholarship Form

MVP Scholarship Form

Each year Cathedral Preparatory School offers all incoming freshmen an opportunity to apply for one of our Art Scholarships and MVP Scholarships (instrumental, vocal, and drama). Each scholarship has different requirements. Please click here for the application and information regarding the Art Scholarships. Please click here for the application and information for the MVP Scholarships.

Christopher Mark Knoll Scholarship Form

The Christopher Mark Knoll Scholarship is a one-time scholarship in the amount of $1,000 applied to the 9^th grade tuition of one incoming freshman at Cathedral Prep matriculating from a Catholic grade school. Applicants must have a financial need and have a minimum of a B+ average in all their courses. 

Catholic School Graduation Scholarship Form

In order to qualify students must successfully graduate from a Catholic grade school in the Diocese of Erie and submit the registration form with a one-page essay on any subject by Friday, May 8^th, 2020.  Recommendation letters will be accepted, but are not required.  In addition to the essay, student transcripts will also be taken into consideration.   Recipients will be announced at their grade school graduation. 

Please keep in mind that this is in addition to the $3,000 CESP Scholarship offered by only Prep and Villa that every graduate of a Diocesan grade school receives regardless of income.