The Helen and Dick Carey Scholarship was established by a Mother McAuley alumna in honor of her parents. The applicant must be a legacy student whose mother, grandmother(s), and/or aunt(s) graduated from McAuley Liberal Arts High School. This scholarship will provide $1,000 in tuition assistance to one (1) member of the class of 2024, and is renewable throughout her four years provided she maintains a G.P.A. of 2.5 or higher.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. The applicant must have taken the entrance exam at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School.
2. The applicant must be the daughter, granddaughter, niece, or sister of a Mother McAuley alumna or a St. Xavier Academy (not college or university) alumna.
3. The applicant must agree to have a 2.5 G.P.A. or higher as a student at Mother McAuley, starting in the fall of 2020. 
4. The applicant’s family must have completed the 2020-2021 online FAST financial aid application.
5. The applicant must submit an essay using the prompt below. Essays must be no more than 500 words, and must be typed in a 12-point font and double-spaced. Please do not put your name, any of your relative’s names, or any other identifying information on your essay sheet. You will be able to upload your essay response in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format in the online application below. If you have issues uploading your essay, please reach out to Mrs. Maura Vaughan for instruction on how to proceed at mvaughan@mothermcauley.org.

Essay Prompt: How will you commit/dedicate yourself to your McAuley education knowing that education is power?