Catholic education without the cost

Every Ohio resident living outside the city of Cleveland. Speak with your school to determine if you are eligible for a Traditional EdChoice or should apply for Expansion.

Families may also apply for the Angel Scholarship. Use the link below for the application.

Deadline March 15, 2025. Complete one application per family.

To be eligible for this scholarship the student must have a balance of $2500 or more. Please contact your school if you are interested in applying, complete this form and submit to your school office.

Deadline March 15, 2025
The David & Linda Kaltenbach Family Fund also known as the School Employee Fund (SEF) is a tuition assistance opportunity available to full-time, tuition-paying school employees whose children are K-12 students at a school within the Diocese. ​

​Full-time: 30+ hours/week and eligible for diocesan health benefits.​

Deadline March 15, 2025 

If you meet the criteria below, please contact your school for an application. 

Bishops’ Scholarship for Excellence: Ten $3,500 scholarships for high school students and twenty $1,200 scholarships for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in DTA participating schools within the Diocese of Cleveland.​

Cathedral Latin Scholarship: One $1,000 scholarship to a high school student nominated by their principal in each of the DTA participating high schools within the Diocese of Cleveland.​

GEIS Scholarship Program: Scholarships up to $5,000, open to students who are refugees or immigrants or children of first-generation immigrants enrolled in Catholic high schools in Cuyahoga County.

John L. Patton Memorial Scholarship: Offers full tuition for one academic year to one 10th or 11th grade student enrolled at any of the Diocesan-owned high schools: Cleveland Central Catholic, Elyria Catholic, Holy Name, Lake Catholic, or Villa Angela-St. Joseph High Schools. Must have a parent or grandparent who is currently serving or is a veteran of the U.S. Military.​

Thomas Moore Elementary Scholarship: Four $500 scholarships each academic year to four elementary students in the Diocese of Cleveland.​

Martin T. Galvin Memorial Scholarship: Provides $1,000-$1,500 scholarship assistance to a student enrolled or entering a high school providing a Catholic education within the Diocese of Cleveland. Students must have a family member who is a member of the Catholic Lawyers Guild or a parent who is an attorney practicing law in Northeast Ohio, are registered at a parish in the Diocese, and are participating members of their school and/or community.

Available: Nov. 1 – May 1 during the school year

Emergency Tuition Assistance Grants are available to families with children in elementary 

and/or high schools in the Diocese of Cleveland, who are experiencing a major family crisis 

and cannot meet their tuition obligation. The school should discuss options available to the 

family at the local level first. This may include a payment plan and/or local financial assistance. 

If all of these options have been exhausted, the school can request an application by emailing Cindy Williams, Scholarship Coordinator at cwilliams@dioceseofcleveland.org.