Lauralton Hall awards a number of merit scholarships based on academic achievement.
The most prestigious of these, the Mother Mary Augustine Claven Honors Scholarship,
awards full tuition for four years to an incoming freshman. The Mother Mary
Joseph Garvey Scholarship, which provides half-tuition for four years, is
awarded to two incoming freshmen. Presidential Scholarships award $4,000
each year for four years to incoming freshmen who score in the top 1% on
the Lauralton Hall entrance exam.
The Mother Mary Augustine Claven Honors Scholarship
The young woman who wins this scholarship is outstanding in many respects. Her academic excellence has been demonstrated through her academic record as well as her standardized test scores. She has exhibited exceptional leadership potential and she possesses truly extraordinary character. Scholarship, leadership, and integrity—these are the defining characteristics of the Mother Mary Augustine Claven Honors Scholar.
The scholarship, generously sponsored by the faculty and staff of Lauralton
Hall, awards full tuition for all four high school years
The scholarship is named for Mother Claven who founded the Academy of Our
Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall in 1905. In founding a girls’ academy
in Milford, the native-born Sister of Mercy was continuing a tradition of
convent schools long in existence in Europe and one which had already been
the work of the Mercy order in Hartford, Lakeville, New Haven and Putnam,
Connecticut.
Scholarship Application Packet
This prestigious merit-based scholarship is designed to attract the most talented young women from local Catholic and public schools. The scholarship application packet is available online and in the Admissions Office at Lauralton Hall. The completed scholarship application, along with the letters of reference described in the packet, must be submitted by November 14. All applicants must also submit a separate application for admission to Lauralton Hall and take the Lauralton Hall entrance exam.
Scholarship applicants are informed of the status of their candidacy by
December 15. At that time, applicants who have qualified as finalists are
provided with information on the essay portion of the process which will
take place in January. Finalists are required to meet with the scholarship
committee for a personal interview.
General Standards for Applicants
Minimum Aptitude/Achievement Testing Standards
Scholarship Award
The scholarship winner is announced in January. Lauralton Hall follows the announcement with an invitation to the student and her family to attend a dinner as special guests of the school. |