The 2026 National CCAA First-Year Scholarship application is live!

The National CCAA First-Year Scholarship is awarded to 16 randomly selected students from various geographic regions who attend one of our 110 member institutions in fall 2026. The scholarship was established to celebrate and promote Catholic higher education, and the National CCAA Board of Directors is pleased to help support students’ transition to college.  

Students are eligible by applying as first-year students to any of the member schools.

This scholarship is a one-time, $1,000 award and the application is available here; it is brief and should only take students a few minutes to complete. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 1st. Award recipients will be selected and notified beginning in late April. 

Further details regarding the scholarship and application procedures can be found here

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