About our Scholarships:

The NCBWL provides scholarship assistance to a female student at St. Cecilia Academy, Father Ryan High School and Pope John Paul II High School for their full four years of matriculation. Scholarships are awarded once every four years based on quality of academic and community standing as well as demonstrated financial need. The NCBWL funds scholarships mainly through the proceeds from its annual fall luncheon, silent auction and fashion show.

The next scholarship will be awarded in the following incoming freshman class school year (please inform the school admission office directly of your interest):

* Fr. Ryan High School 2010-2011 academic year
* St. Cecilia Academy 2011-2012 academic year
* Pope John Paul II High School 2011-2012 academic year

At the 2006 Fashion Show, from left to right: Lauren Herrera, Saint Cecilia Academy scholarship recipient, Diana Miller, NCBWL Immediate Past President,  and Caitlin Page, Father Ryan High School scholarship recipient

Scholarship News:

Ashleigh Fraim, a member of St. Martha Church in Ashland City, has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Nashville Catholic Business Women’s League (NCBWL) scholarship at Pope John Paul II High School. Ashleigh is the daughter of Paul and Teresa Fraim of Pleasant View. The scholarship is awarded based on academic, extra-curricular and financial qualifications. Ashleigh is an incoming student in JPII’s 2007-2008 freshman class and previously attended St. Ann school in Nashville.

With this newly established scholarship at JPII, the NCBWL now funds scholarships for young Catholic women at all three area Catholic high schools. Other recipients include Lauren Herrera, a senior at St. Cecilia Academy, and Caitlin Page, a sophomore at Father Ryan High School. The NCBWL awards its scholarship at each school once every four years and provides support for all four years of high school. The scholarships are named in memory of Aurelia Varallo Mariani, a 1951 graduate of St. Cecilia Academy.

The NCBWL funds its scholarships mainly through the proceeds and patron donations relating to its annual fall luncheon, silent auction and fashion show.

2006 Recipient Announced at Fr. Ryan High School

Caitlin Page, a member of St. Henry Church in Nashville, has been named as the recipient of the Nashville Catholic Business Women’s League’s Aurelia Varallo Mariani endowed scholarship at Father Ryan High School. Caitlin is the daughter of Michael and Debby Page of Nashville. The scholarship is awarded based on academic, extra-curricular and financial qualifications. Caitlin is an incoming student in Father Ryan’s 2006-2007 freshman class. She previously attended St. Henry school and plays volleyball for Father Ryan. The previous scholarship recipients, Brooke and Brittany Oldham, graduated from Father Ryan in 2006.

Endowment Completed at St. Cecilia Academy in 2006

The Aurelia Varallo Mariani Scholarship Endowment Fund at Saint Cecilia Academy has been fully funded by the NCBWL's fundraising efforts.  The endowment was started in 2000 and with the combination of yearly investments and interest earned on principal, the market value of the fund has reached a level where the interest generated each year will fund the scholarship given by the NCBWL at St. Cecilia, without eroding the endowment principal.