Fr. Sergio Negro Scholarship

Father Sergio P Negro, the founding pastor of St. Paul Catholic Newman Center, had a deep and abiding commitment to education.  He was an academician and scholar with a lifelong passion for new knowledge and greater understanding.  In his honor, the Sergio P Negro Scholarship Endowment Fund was established to provide financial support to either upper division undergraduates or graduate students preparing to use their knowledge and skills to witness and minister to others.** A pre-condition is that you must have either grown within or are currently actively affiliated with Saint Paul Catholic Newman Center.

We anticipate offering three (or more) $3,000 scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Finalists for the scholarships will be selected through an interview process

To be considered, you must have:

1. An overall college GPA of 2.5 or greater.
2. Achieved Upper-Division or Graduate status for 2024-2025
3. Applications must be received no later than 5:00 pm, Sunday, April 20, 2025 by:
   1. Postmarked and mailed to St. Paul Catholic Newman Center, Attn: Sergio Negro Scholarship, 1572 E. Barstow Ave., Fresno, CA 93710;
   2. Sending electronically to [email protected]
4. To be considered, all information in or accompanying the application must be typed!
5. Scholarships will be disbursed to awardees once fulltime status and enrollment is verified at the census date for you institution.