The Catholic Schools Center of Excellence (CSCOE), in partnership with the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, presents the Schulze Early Learning Scholarship Program to help middle-income families gain access to excellent preschool programs for their children.

CSCOE and the Schulze Family Foundation firmly believe in and support the strength of the academic experience, the caring community, and the spiritual development that is provided by Catholic elementary schools.

Scholarships will be awarded ranging from $500 to $3,000 and will be sent directly to the preschool to pay for tuition.

All funds have been awarded; we are now closed for applications for 2025-26.

You are eligible to apply if:

  • Your child will be attending an eligible Catholic preschool;
  • Your child will be in their last year of preschool in 2025-2026; and
  • Your family is middle-income.

Applicants must be preschool children who will be attending one of the following Catholic preschools in the year prior to starting kindergarten.

All Schools — Alpha order by school name

  • All Saints School – Lakeville
  • Annunciation School – Minneapolis
  • Ascension Catholic School – Minneapolis
  • Blessed Trinity – Richfield
  • Carondelet Catholic School – Minneapolis
  • Community of Saints Regional Catholic School – West St. Paul
  • Divine Mercy Catholic School – Faribault
  • Epiphany Catholic School – Coon Rapids
  • Faithful Shepard Catholic School – Eagan
  • Frassati Catholic Academy – White Bear Lake
  • Good Shepherd School – Golden Valley
  • Highland Catholic School – St. Paul
  • Holy Cross Catholic School – Webster
  • Holy Family Academy – St. Louis Park
  • Holy Spirit Catholic School – St. Paul
  • Holy Trinity School – South St. Paul
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic School – Columbia Heights
  • Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School – Rogers
  • Maternity of Mary- St. Andrew Catholic School – St. Paul
  • Most Holy Redeemer Catholic School – Montgomery
  • Nativity of Mary School – Bloomington
  • Nativity of Our Lord School – St. Paul
  • Notre Dame Academy – Minnetonka
  • Our Lady of Grace Catholic School – Edina
  • Our Lady of Peace Catholic School – Minneapolis
  • Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School – Mound
  • Our Lady of the Prairie School – Belle Plaine
  • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School – Maplewood
  • Providence Academy – Plymouth
  • Sacred Heart Catholic School – Robbinsdale
  • Saint Agnes Catholic School – St. Paul
  • Saint Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic School – Woodbury
  • Saint John School of Little Canada – Little Canada
  • Shakopee Area Catholic School – Shakopee
  • St. Alphonsus Parish School – Brooklyn Center
  • St. Anne’s School – Le Sueur
  • St. Bartholomew Catholic School – Wayzata
  • St. Charles Borromeo School – St. Anthony
  • St. Croix Catholic School – Stillwater
  • St. Dominic School – Northfield
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Hastings
  • St. Francis Xavier School – Buffalo
  • St. Helena Catholic School – Minneapolis
  • St. Hubert School – Chanhassen
  • St. Jerome School – Maplewood
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic School – Jordan
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic School – New Brighton
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic School – Savage
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic School – Excelsior
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic School – Vermillion
  • St. John Paul II Catholic School – Minneapolis
  • St. Joseph Catholic School – Rosemount
  • St. Joseph Catholic School – Waconia
  • St. Joseph Catholic School – West St. Paul
  • St. Jude of the Lake School – Mahtomedi
  • St. Maximilian Kolbe School – Delano
  • St. Michael Catholic School – Prior Lake
  • St. Michael Catholic School – St. Michael
  • St. Odilia School – Shoreview
  • St. Pascal Regional Catholic School – St. Paul
  • St. Peter Catholic School – Forest Lake
  • St. Peter Catholic School – North St. Paul
  • St. Peter Claver Catholic School – St. Paul
  • St. Raphael Catholic School – Crystal
  • St. Rose of Lima – Roseville
  • St. Stephen Catholic School – Anoka
  • St. Therese School – Deephaven
  • St. Thomas More Catholic School – St. Paul
  • St. Timothy’s School – Maple Lake
  • St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School – Brooklyn Park
  • St. Wenceslaus Catholic School – New Prague
  • The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori – Blaine
  • Transfiguration Catholic School – Oakdale
  • Visitation School – Mendota Heights
  • You will need to provide your adjusted gross income for the last tax year.  
  • We do not publish income guidelines because we take many factors into account including income, family size, other children in Catholic school, etc.
  • If you are not eligible for other government scholarship assistance, we encourage you to apply.
  • You can apply even if you are undecided about which Catholic school or if you will send your child to a Catholic preschool.

All funds have been awarded; we are now closed for applications for 2025-26.

Questions? Please contact:

Marla Friederichs
Senior Program Officer – Scholarships
Schulze Family Foundation
6600 France Ave. S.  Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN  55435
612-801-1431(C)