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POPE FRANCIS SCHOLARSHIP

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer this scholarship in the 2022-2023 school year.
  Preventable diseases like diarrhea and pneumonia take the lives of 2 million children a year who are too poor to afford proper treatment.

Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the needs of our sisters and brothers around the world.

We Christians are called to confront the poverty of our brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take practical steps to alleviate it.
– Pope Francis
Together we can make a difference. We need to get the word out about poverty around the world. And we need your help.

Please submit an original essay, video, poster, or artwork on one of the following topics:

  1. The causes of poverty and how those affect the health of millions around the world.
  2. Our role as Catholics in response to the issues of poverty and healthcare around the world.
  3. How you would solve the problems of extreme poverty in the world.
One winner will be selected per grade level, 9-12 grade. The prize for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will be $250 and the prize for the senior winner will be $500. The Scholarships will be presented at the 2022 Archdiocese of Los Angeles Christian Service Awards Mass.

Mission Doctors’ Pope Francis Scholarship is open to all Catholic high school students in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The deadline for submission is midnight on January 15, 2023. Winners will be selected in March 2023. Scholarships award checks will be sent directly to the winners’ schools. The senior scholarship winner will have the option to have the award applied to high school or college tuition.

Send submissions to the Mission Doctors office.

Mission Doctors Association 6102 South Victoria Ave Los Angeles, CA 90043 info@missiondoctors.org
Mission Doctors Association congratulates the winners of the 2020 Pope Francis Scholarships.

Kylie Rozzell, Senior – Notre Dame High School

Sophia Scott, Junior – Marymount High School

Olivia Castanon, Sophomore – St. Joseph High School

Asha Goyal, Freshman – Immaculate Heart High School

Congratulations to all of these winners!

2019 Pope Francis Scholarship Winners

Photo from the 2019 Archdiocese of Los Angeles Christian Service Mass with Pope Francis Scholarship winners and MDA Board President Tom Liautaud

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