{"id":163,"date":"2021-09-10T21:57:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T02:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arola.us\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T19:59:00","slug":"saint-catherine-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arola.us\/index.php\/saint-catherine-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201dSaint Catherine\u201d Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The “Saint Catherine Scholarship<\/strong>” project for parishes of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas is open this year between\u00a0September 15 <\/strong>and\u00a0October 31, 2025. <\/strong>The beneficiaries will be announced after November 15, so that these young ladies are honored as closely as possible to November 25 when we celebrate the Holy Great Martyr Catherine.<\/p>\n

This project consists in granting a\u00a0$ 300<\/strong> scholarship (one for each Deanery in the USA\/Canada, plus one for LAtin America), to young female students who are between 16-25 years old<\/strong>, are enrolled in college\/university (undergraduate studies), have been members of a parish in the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas for at least one year, and participate in ROYA or Sunday School. \u00a0This scholarship is a merit scholarship, the student’s financial situation not being a criterion for its award.<\/p>\n

Please nominate the young female students\u00a0providing the following documents:<\/p>\n

– Proof of college\/university enrollment<\/strong>: a copy of the student ID or an official letter from the school confirming the student is currently enrolled. \u00a0Important<\/u>: Acceptance letters received from a college\/ university prior to enrollment are not taken into account;<\/em><\/p>\n

– Letter of recommendation from the Parish Priest<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>specifying the candidate’s age, how long has he known her, and whether she participates in the Holy Sacraments;<\/p>\n

– Letter of recommendation from ROYA, Sunday School, or Ladies Auxiliary Association <\/strong>(optional,\u00a0but\u00a0appreciated), specifying if the nominated young woman is involved in the community life of the Church, volunteering for the events, helping out with Sunday School, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n

*Your parish must have paid the 2025 AROLA membership ($150\/parish\/year in US, respectively $200\/parish\/year in Canada) in order to participate in this project.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

Please click on the link below and complete your nomination form.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Complete Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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