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Tuition Assistance
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Tuition Assistance
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For more information regarding any of the scholarship opportunities listed below, please contact our Bursar and Director of Finance, Ms. Jennifer Coco, at [email protected]
Aspiring Scholars, ACE, & ARETE Scholarships
These three scholarships participate in the Tuition Donation Credit Program and are available for students entering Kindergarten for the first time or entering Catholic school for the first time. A family that qualifies for a TDC scholarship who has a child in elementary school will receive approximately $4,300 annually (nearly 70% of base tuition).For the 2026-2027 application season, applications will open on February 2nd and close on April 15. Please remember that scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, and an application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted. A completed application does not guarantee a scholarship. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Click here for Aspiring Scholars website.
For the 2026-2027 application season, the application window for both current ACE families and new applicants will be from the first Monday in February and close the last Sunday in July. Please remember that scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, and an application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted. More information will be forthcoming to our schools and renewal families.Click here for ACE website.
Click here for ARETE website.
For the 2026-2027 ARETE application season, the application period for both new and currently awarded families will open on March 3 at 9:00AM (or until the maximum amount of applicants is received). Maximum award amounts for the 2023-24 school year are $4,400 for grades K-8, and $4,950 for grades 9-12.LA GATOR Scholarship Program
On June 19,2024 Governor Landry signed into the law the Louisiana Giving All Opportunity to Rise (GATOR) Act. This legislation provides Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) to Louisiana families based on eligibility critiea. These scholarships provide parents with an account that allows them to customize their child's education. The scholarship accounts can be used for school tuition and fees, tutoring, textbooks and curriculum, uniforms and other education related expenses. The implementation of the LA GATOR program will occur in phases and your student may be eligbile for funds. For more information about the GATOR Program, qualifications, and the required online application click HERE!Champions of Catholic Education Fund
The Archdiocese of New Orleans established the Champions of Catholic Education Tuition Assistance Fund in 2015 through the Office of Catholic Schools and The Catholic Foundation. The fund provides tuition assistance for families wanting to send their school-aged children to Catholic schools within the archdiocese and who, without financial assistance, would be unable to do so. While almost all schools offer some type of financial assistance, those resources do not meet the need of all students who request aid. The Champions of Catholic Educations Fund exists to help fill that gap. Though it is impossible to make Catholic schools "more affordable", it is possible to make a Catholic education more accessible and available to those who truly want to benefit from attending a Catholic school.
We are ever grateful for your commitment to our schools and always appreciative that you chose Catholic education for your family.
Applications for the 2026-2027 school year are currently being accepted until April 15, 2026. For more information about applying for the Champions of Catholic Education Tuition Assistance Fund, please contact Ingrid Fields in the Office of Catholic Schools at (504) 861-6225 or click here for the Champions of Education webpage.
To become a "champion" of Catholic Education for students in a New Orleans Catholic School, you can make a gift online here or contact the Catholic Foundation at (504) 596-3045.St. Thomas Aquinas Fund
The Archdiocese of New Olreans' Hispanic Apostolate has established the St. Thomas Aquinas Fund with the purpose of serving Hispanic Families whose children are receiving Catholic Education; we all know that providing a quality education for their children is a top priority for many Catholic families. A Catholic education filled with academic rigor and moral guidelines has proven to be a key stepping-stone to college, a future career and molding a child into someone who has a zeal for helping others.
Often, however, families experience hardships and have to choose between basic needs such as food and housing or paying for Catholic elementary or high school tuition for their children. The Hispanic Apostolate has recognized this need to help parents financially with tuition-assistance scholarships. This endowment is funded mostly by an annual gala and other private donations.
Contact our Bursar, Ms. Jennifer Coco, at [email protected] in order for Mary, Queen of Peace to apply on your behalf for this scholarship with the Archdiocese of New Orleans.Mary, Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund
Mary, Queen of Peace School awards families tuition assistance based on a completed application through the new FACTS tuition payment and management system. Completing a tuition assistance application through FACTS does not guarantee an award will be granted. For additional information regarding the Mary, Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund, please contact our Bursar, Ms. Jennifer Coco at [email protected]
Please note that Mary, Queen of Peace only accepts tuition assistance applications for students entering Kindergarten through 7th Grade. Applications are accepted annually from February 15th to April 15th for the following school year. Families who receive an Aspiring Scholars, ACE, ARETE or LA Gator scholarship should NOT apply for tuition assistance through the Mary, Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund.
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