Scholarships
GCU Invests in the Goodness of Education.
GCU believes that our young people will be tomorrow's leaders--the people who will carry our faith and traditions into the future. With our scholarship program, we invest in their education so they can give back when it's their turn.
2024-2025 GCU Scholarship Requirements
To be eligible for any GCU scholarship, the student must have been a GCU member as of December 31, 2023 with either:
- a permanent life certificate
- or an annuity with a minimum balance of $2,000
A Term Policy does not qualify as a permanent life certificate. Membership requirements must be maintained throughout the application and award process in order to receive any scholarship award.
Applications for the 2024-25 are now available through December 31, 2024.
Opportunities for College Students
The National Scholarship
The National Scholarship is a $2,000 award for members with membership of 5 years or more and $1,500 for members with under 5 years of membership as of December 31, 2023 who:
- are attending college (or other post-secondary education) as a full-time student
- maintain a 2.75 GPA
- meet all application and eligibility requirements
Along with an online application, applicants must submit:
- Volunteer activity report and photo collage of volunteer activities
- letter of recommendation from a parish priest, college chaplain or other clergy
- Fall 2024 grade transcript (unofficial transcript accepted)
- photo
The Academic Performance Scholarship
The Academic Performance Scholarship is a $1,500 award for members with membership of 5 or more years and $1,000 for members with under 5 years of membership as of December 31, 2023 who:
- previously received the National Scholarship
- maintain a 3.3 GPA as a full-time student
- meet all application and eligibility requirements
This award can be received a total of four times; does not have to be consecutive years.
- Fall 2024 grade transcript (unofficial transcript accepted)
Opportunity for High School Students
The Athletic Scholarship
The Athletic Scholarship is a $2,000 award for one male and one female member who:
- are high school seniors
- participated in at least one organized sport
- participated in at least one community service or volunteer activity
- maintain a 2.3 GPA
- will be seeking a degree program in the following academic year
Along with an online application, applicants must submit:
- letter of recommendation from coach/instructor/organizer of each sport the student has participated
- letter of participation from organizer of at least one volunteer activity the student has participated
- school photo
- photo of student participating in sporting activity or in sports uniform
- current grade transcript
Pennsylvania Fraternal Alliance Scholarhip
Must be a resident of Pennsylvania and a 2025 High School Graduate. Applications will be available in early 2025.
Application & Notification Process
Applications for the 2024-2025 awards will be accepted from October 1 through December 31, 2024.
Required supporting documents for each scholarship are due January 31, 2025 and may be emailed to [email protected].
Applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt email for supporting documents. PLEASE DO NOT CALL.
Applicants for 2024-2025 Scholarship
The GCU Fraternal Communications Committee the will meet in April 2025 to award the 2024-25 Scholarships. Applicants will receive an acknowledgement email in May 2025 informing them if they are receiving a GCU scholarship award.