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2024 Deacon Francis Chao and Father John Hines Memorial Scholarship
The Deacon Francis Chao and Father John Hines Memorial Scholarship (hereafter the Scholarship) is established to recognize outstanding students who have proven initiative in giving their time to serve the St James the Greater Parish (SJ) while maintaining an excellent academic standard. We welcome all parishioners to nominate any potential candidate for this award. To apply for this scholarship, candidate must satisfy the following:
Must be a SJ Member with record of accomplishment of volunteering experience within the community (provide a SJ member and contact information for reference)
Be a graduating senior who are going on to college or currently enrolled college students
3.0 GPA average or higher
Provide the latest term or semester transcript. A high school senior should also submit a college acceptance letter. Please provide a name and contact information for a teacher’s recommendation
Must not be a previous recipient of this scholarship
Fill in the scholarship application form above
Scholarship Award: Each year, the committee can award up to $1500 after reviewing qualifying applicant(s). The below guideline is to ensure we award qualifying applicants if multiple awardees is presented to the committee:
If one professionally qualifying applicant was presented, he/she will be award $1000
If more than one qualifying applicant was presented, two awards may be given out at the committee's discretion. The most qualified applicant with exceptional scores will be awarded $1000 and the next applicant will be awarded $500.
Award Review Process The Scholarship Committee uses the following criteria to evaluate scholarship candidates:
Academic achievement based on applicant’s GPA and/or SAT scores
Service to the SJ community based on record of service and SJ member recommendation (this criteria carries double points)
Catholic value and moral character based on applicant’s words and recommendations
Potential for future leadership and commitment to service in his or her own community
A scholarship committee will contact your SJ referee, and you may be contacted for a brief interview, if required.
Submitting application Deadline of the application is May 12th, 2024. Please email your completed application and supporting documents to CHAO/HINES SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE via BcccScholarship@gmail.com
Scholarship committee: Anna Leung, Joanie Mok, Linda Cho, Rachel Chen and Benjamen Ng Yeung.
Deacon Francis Chao was born on September 18, 1938. He and his wife Johanna came to Boston in 1964. In 1977, he entered the 3rd class of the Permanent Deacon of the Archdiocese. He was ordained in May 26, 1979, the first Deacon of Chinese descent in Boston who responded to God's call. Deacon Chao was very active in our faith community, putting his love in action. Deacon Chao returned to the Lord on January 26, 1994 at the age of 56 after a long illness of cancer.
Father John Hines was born on October 18, 1949 and was a native of Lynn, Massachusetts. He joined the Maryknoll Missionary Order and was ordained a priest on May 20, 1978. He received language, formation and other training in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He was proficient in many languages and Chinese dialects. He had a great sense of humor and was fond of telling great stories that touched our hearts. He served many years in parishes in Hong Kong as Assistant Pastor and Pastor. BCCC was fortunate to have him serve as our Spiritual Director from 1990-1992. He was instrumental in working with the Archdiocese in converting the Maryknoll Sisters Center into the Boston Chinese Catholic Pastoral Center. Dedication of the Center was administered by Auxiliary Bishop John Boles in September 1992. Fr. Hines returned to the Lord on September 5, 1994 at the age of 45 when he suffered a heart attack in Hong Kong.