For more than two decades, the Cathedral Scholars Program has offered access to and success in postsecondary education for exceptional students from D.C. public and charter high schools.  The program serves youth who are primarily first-generation college bound, and all 277 Scholar graduates have gone on to colleges and universities.

Cathedral Scholars must demonstrate academic excellence, high character and leadership potential. During the three-year program, they participate in year-round academic courses as well as leadership training, college guidance and community service.

Your support today will help enable the Cathedral Scholars Program to strengthen and expand its year-round activities and provide guidance and continued mentoring to Scholar graduates as they move on to higher education. Thank you!

Mailing Your Donation
If you would prefer to mail your gift, please make checks to “Washington National Cathedral/Scholars Benefit” and send to:

Washington National Cathedral
P.O. Box 98283
Washington, DC 20090-8283


The Cathedral segregates and tracks all funds gifted for a specific purpose for that restricted purpose. They are spent and released in accordance with the lower of the amount budgeted in the associated annual operation or capital budgets, or actual expenses incurred for the restricted purpose.