Financial Aid
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For 2019- 2020
We understand that the full cost of tuition at St. Michael is beyond the means of some outstanding students and families. In order to make St. Michael affordable to as broad a range of families as possible, the school provides assistance to students with demonstrated need. A separate application for financial aid is necessary and is reviewed by the Financial Aid Committee.
Though we are open to giving aid to all interested parties, we prioritize aid for Catholic families and try to make St. Michael available for families willing to sacrifice for it. At the same time, parents must be realistic in understanding that St. Michael awards partial financial assistance and that the responsibility for affording the school rests primarily with the family.
Students must have been accepted for next year, with the registration agreement returned and fee paid, before families will be notified of any award. We need to know that families seeking aid are "all in" and not simply "shopping." In the sad but unlikely event the family goes through the financial aid process and the school cannot meet the family's demonstrated need, even after a discussion with the principal, the parents can send a hardship request to the principal to be released from the terms of the registration agreement and the registration fee will be refunded provided such a request is made by June 1.
The financial aid process is strictly confidential.Here's the process:
- In February of each year, we provide a link that asks you to make declarations of your income and expenses through Covenant Tuition Services, or CTS. This must be done each year for the upcoming school year. Students must be in good academic and disciplinary standing and families must have demonstrated a reliable record of meeting their tuition commitments to be eligible for new aid.
- CTS assesses the amount of financial aid you need and sends notification to St. Michael. A small financial aid committee will review these results and will send you a notification letter in April outlining what the school can offer your family.
- If this award is sufficient, you will be asked to sign the letter of agreement and return it. This agreement will then define St. Michael's financial arrangement with the family. If this award is not enough, we ask you to call us to discuss. Though the financial aid process is partly formal, we want relationships to govern!--so please, make this call.
- The priority deadline for applying for financial aid is March 31. To complete the process, you must be able to submit federal tax forms from 2018 as verification, so federal taxes will need to be completed before you can apply. We will consider financial aid requests beyond this date, but monies will be considerably tighter, and we will review each request until monies are no longer available.
- Financial aid notification letters are mailed out in early to mid-April each year.
The cost of the financial application is $25, which will paid directly on line to "Covenant Tuition Services." By applying, you are indicating you've read all of the above, understand and agree.