• School of Education
  • Research & Centers
  • McGrath Institute for Jesuit Catholic Education
  • Scholarships
  • Scholarship Program

    The McGrath Institute for Jesuit Catholic Education works collaboratively with a broad range of programs in the USF School of Education, particularly the Masters, Doctorate, and Certificate programs in Catholic Education Leadership, to prepare Catholic-school leaders, to increase public awareness of Catholic schools’ impact on communities, to conduct and disseminate research in Catholic education, to strengthen Catholic School's commitment to a faith that does justice, and to explore and develop innovative ways to support transformative Catholic education.

    Up to six units per year of scholarship are provided to students enrolled in the Catholic Educational MA & EdD programs, the Catholic Educational Leadership Advanced Studies Certificate, and the Transformative School Leadership program with MA or EDD in Catholic Educational Leadership. For questions about funding, please contact schoolofeducation@djcjmac.com.

    Learn more about the Catholic Educational Leadership programs that the McGrath Institute offers scholarships for.

    Catholic Educational Leadership, MA Catholic Educational Leadership, EdD

    Sonya Arriola stands in front of church and poses for picture

    SONYA ARRIOLA, CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP DOCTORAL CANDIDATE, ‘21

    Recipient of the McGrath Institute for Jesuit Catholic Education Scholarship

    Scholarships Help Doctoral Candidate to Pay it Forward

    It (the opportunity) wasn’t even like doors opened. It was like getting into an elevator that took me to this level that showed me a different world was possible.”

    SONYA ARRIOLA, CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP DOCTORAL CANDIDATE, ‘21

    Recipient of the McGrath Institute for Jesuit Catholic Education Scholarship

    $10 Million Gift Supports Scholarships and Catholic School Educators at USF

    Joan and Bob McGrath have donated $10 million to expand scholarships for USF’s Catholic school teaching programs, create a new multidisciplinary student leadership institute, and expand international student immersion opportunities.

    Joan and Bob McGrath