McNamee Scholars Program

In addition to offering scholarships to McNamee Scholars for college, this year the McNamee Scholars Program will also offer two scholarships to students attending St. Joseph's Prepand Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School. The amount of the scholarships will be determined by the student's tuition obligation.

For more information, please contact us!
[email protected]

In addition to offering scholarships to McNamee Scholars for college, this year the McNamee Scholars Program will also offer two scholarships to students attending St. Joseph's Prep and Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School The amount of the scholarships will be determined by the student's tuition obligation.

For more information, please contact us!
[email protected]

The McNamee Scholars program is open to middle school students who attend St. Malachy School, Hope Partnership for Education, St.Dominic's School, Holy Cross School, St. Francis De Sales, Incarnation School, and La Salle Academy.

The program offers low-income middle schoolers the chance to attend tuition based high schools in Philadelphia, by providing a $2,500 annual scholarship per year, and a qualified mentor to guide them through their academic journey and beyond.

In this and succeeding years, we plan to select a minimum of three McNamee Scholars each year.

This year we also plan to extend the mentoring and tuition support into one of the students’ college years with increased funding for tuition.

This scholarship is open to present McNamee Scholars and is for up to $10,000 for each of the four year of college (depending on the student's financial obligation)

Applications will be reviewed in March!

For more information and to apply, please email us!

We are currently seeking both men and women who would consider serving as a mentor to some of our new scholars! The program provides qualified, low-income, high school students with a mentor on a one-to-one basis and a $2,500 grant each year. The role of the mentor is to monitor the student’s performance and progress and to access additional supports the student may need in order to succeed in school. The mentor is a caring, working professional that can offer guidance and support through the student’s high school years, particularly where school-related activities are concerned.

Mentor Qualifications:
Be a college graduate or a college Junior or Senior.
Have a strong desire to give a low-income student the opportunity for success in high school and beyond.
Be willing to meet face-to-face with their assigned McNamee Scholar at least once a month and have email or phone contact at least twice a month.
Submit a monthly Mentor Report to the Mentoring Supervisor
Attend an orientation session conducted by the McNamee Scholars Program and a training session conducted by United Way.
Complete the FBI criminal and PA child abuse background checks

Those interesting in applying or who would like more information, please email [email protected] or call (215) 779-9856