The John W. McDevitt (Fourth Degree) Scholarship Fund was established in tribute to the 11th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, John W. McDevitt, a distinguished educator during his career prior to becoming Deputy Supreme Knight and then Supreme Knight in 1964. Earnings of the established fund provide undergraduate scholarships to selected applicants. An applicant must be an entering freshman year, of a four-year, undergraduate program, leading to a bachelor's degree, at a Catholic college or Catholic university, in the United States. They must be a member in good standing of the Knights of Columbus, a son or daughter of such a member, or of such a deceased member, who at the time of death, was in good standing, or a Columbian Squire in good standing. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Knights of Columbus for more information.