Founders' Scholarship

The Founders' Scholarship provides full tuition over four years for one eligible graduating senior from each South Florida Catholic high school selected to participate in the program. Founders' Scholarship recipients will be invited to join the Barry University Honors Program and will be ambassadors for Founders' Day activities in the fall.

This scholarship was created in honor of Barry University's founders: Reverend Mother M. Gerald Barry, OP, Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian; her brothers Reverend Monsignor William Barry and the Most Reverend Patrick Barry, Bishop of St. Augustine; and John Graves Thompson, mayor of Miami Shores, Florida.

The Founders Scholarship recognizes their belief in the value of a Catholic education in which the integration of study, reflection, and action inform the intellectual life. Scholarship recipients represent the strength of character and noble aspirations of our founders to make a positive impact on the world.

Applications to the Barry University Founders' Scholarship are accepted October 1 – March 1.

In order to apply for the Barry University Founders' Scholarship, you must be accepted to the University and meet these requirements:

• Graduating senior from one of these South Florida Catholic high schools. (Students do not have to be Catholic to be eligible.)
  
  
  • Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School
  • Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School
  • Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
  • Cardinal Gibbons High School
  • Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
  • Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory
  • Christopher Columbus High School
  • Immaculata-LaSalle High School
  • Monsignor Edward Pace High School
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Academy
  • St. Brendan High School
  • St. Thomas Aquinas High School
    
    
• High school GPA of 3.7 or higher (weighted)
• SAT score of 1250 or higher or ACT composite score of 26 or higher

If you meet the above criteria, you can complete the Founders' Scholarship application through your myBarry account. The application includes:

• Essay on what activities would you want to become involved with as part of your collegiate experience at Barry. Why is this important to you?
• A recommendation letter from a teacher or administrator at your high school.
• An interview (either by phone, Skype, or in person) will be required.
• Completing a FAFSA application (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is encouraged but not required
• Supplement additional supporting video or documentation with a ZeeMee video.

The application deadline is March 1 of each year. This year the deadline has been extended until April 15.

Once all materials have been received, your Founders' Scholarship application will be reviewed by a committee of Barry faculty and administrators representing Recruitment & Admission, Academic Affairs, and Mission Engagement.

Once a decision is made, you will be notified and will have until May 1 to accept the Founders' Scholarship.

Do you have what it takes? Apply for the Founders' Scholarship through your myBarry account once you have been accepted to the University.

Every year, one student will be chosen from each school.*

• Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School
• Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School
• Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
• Cardinal Gibbons High School
• Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
• Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory
• Christopher Columbus High School
• Immaculata-LaSalle High School
• Monsignor Edward Pace High School
• Our Lady of Lourdes Academy
• St. Brendan High School
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School

*The student must be accepted to Barry University before applying for the scholarship.

• The Founders’ Scholarship covers annual tuition and is renewable for four academic years on an annual basis, given that recipients maintain a cumulative 3.5 GPA and make satisfactory academic progress toward degree completion.
• Annual tuition is in conjunction with other Barry University sponsored aid such as a merit award. Federal and state grants can be used, if applicable. Please note that Florida residents will be required to submit a Florida Residency Affidavit for the Effective Access to Student Education Program (EASE).
• Accepting the Founders’ Scholarship implies a commitment to enroll in the upcoming fall semester.
• Once the offer has been accepted, your enrollment deposit ($225) will be waived.
• Scholarship recipients who meet criteria will be invited to join Barry University’s Honors Program, but are not required to participate.
• Scholarship recipients will be expected to participate in Founders’ Day activities, usually held in the fall.
• If the scholarship recipient’s GPA falls below 3.5, one semester of probation will ensue and, if necessary, an internal review process will be conducted.
• A scholarship appeal would be required if degree completion exceeds four years.