2025-2026 Applications Open January 1, 2025.  Application Deadline is March 31, 2025.

 

Ensuring Access to a Faith-Based, Nurturing, Service-Oriented Education

Overview

Brighter Future Scholarship Mark

The Building A Brighter Future Scholarship is a tuition assistance scholarship available to students in K-6th grade across our Diocesan Catholic Schools for the 2025-2026 academic year. The scholarship advances our mission to educate, inspire, and develop children into future leaders of the Church and community by expanding financial supports for school families.

How It Works

In utilizing the National Standards for Free and Reduced-Priced Lunch, scholarships will be awarded to as many families as possible, including full and partial scholarships.

The Department of Catholic Schools will assist families with selecting and enrolling in a Diocese of Rochester school location throughout the application process.

The Building A Brighter Future Scholarship provides tuition assistance on a year-by-year basis. Each academic year will present the opportunity for families to apply for the scholarship.

Scholarship eligibility & application

Scholarship eligibility is set by the National Standards for Free and Reduced-Priced Lunch, outlined in the Eligibility Guide below. To apply for the Building a Brighter Future Scholarship, confirm that your family meets the eligibility standards and then download the Application Instructions to get started with the online application process.

The online application process will take place on The Diocese of Rochester Department of Catholic Schools’ trusted enrollment and financial aid system, FACTS Tuition Management. A Department of Catholic Schools’ staff member will communicate with you throughout the application, review, and enrollment process.

School eligibility

The Building A Brighter Future Scholarship is available to families at the following schools:

  • St. Lawrence, Greece

  • St. Louis, Pittsford

  • St. Mary, Canandaigua

  • St. Mary Our Mother, Horseheads

  • St. Michael, Penn Yan

  • St. Pius Tenth, Rochester

  • St. Rita, Webster

  • Holy Cross, Rochester

  • Seton Catholic School, Rochester

  • St. Agnes, Avon

  • St. Ambrose Academy, Rochester

  • St. Francis DeSales-St. Stephen, Geneva

  • St. Joseph, Penfield


For more information or support with the scholarship application, please contact the Department of Catholic Schools at scholarship@dor.org.