GUIDELINES FOR FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM



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Students entering grades 9 - 12 are eligible to apply for need-based tuition assistance.

Scholarships are awarded to a limited number of students qualifying in all of the following criteria:

1. Financial need

2. Scholastic achievement (GPA of 3.0 or above)

3. Exemplary character and leadership

4. School and community involvement

Students who fall short of meeting the scholastic requirements but have a demonstrated need will be awarded financial assistance in the form of work-study grants. The student's academic and citizenship records will be considered, as well as her record of service if she has participated in the Work-Study Program. Priority will be given to low-income families and to students with good records.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

A student who receives tuition assistance is not allowed to participate in school-sponsored trips outside of the United States unless she relinquishes her tuition award and repays the amount of aid already received that year. Recipients of tuition assistance may not be on academic or disciplinary probation. Should a student incur an academic or disciplinary probation, the student may not be eligible for tuition assistance in the following school year.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE –NEW STUDENTS DEADLINE – February 10, 2017; FOR RETURNING STUDENTS THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 10. If you have a student already enrolled at Ramona and a new student, please meet the earlier application deadline.

Begin your online application by going to Ramona’s website . Click on Admissions, then Affording Ramona, then Tuition Assistance.

The following documents should be printed, signed, and returned to Ramona's School Office C/O Sister Kathleen Callaway by February 10, 2016 for new students; March 10 for returning students.

• Student Personal Resume -- completed by student

• Guidelines for Tuition Assistance -- parents carefully read and sign page 2

• IRS Form 4506-T -- both parents must sign if filing joint tax return.  Parents filing separately (including custodial and non-custodial parents) must each sign a form.

Credit Card Payment: There is an application fee of $43 required by FAST. If you do not have a credit card, you may purchase a school voucher from Ramona Convent and you will be issued a voucher to use. (Please see Elena Margallo in the Business Office)

Mail your 2016 Federal and State Tax Returns and all supporting schedules, including 2015 W-2 or 1099 forms and copy of your last paystub for the year (refer to the checklist for additional documents needed) in the envelope provided by FAST and mail to:

Independent School Management

Attn: FAST Processing

1316 North Union Street

Wilmington, DE 19806

Important: Write Ramona Convent SecondarySchool on the front of the envelope.

Deadline to submit online application and mail your tax returns is February 10, 2016 for new students March 10 for returning students. Applications will not be processed without your complete tax returns for 2016 so make your tax appointment early.

Only one application is necessary for each family. Families with one daughter already at Ramona and one entering Ramona should meet the earlier application deadline. Failure to meet the deadline or to provide complete information on the application may jeopardize your daughter’s chances for Tuition Assistance.

The School will review the report from FAST to assess the financial need of each family. The student’s academic and citizenship record will also be considered in determining the type of award. Tuition assistance award is not a four-year award and applicants must re-apply each year. The School will notify applicants of their tuition assistance award by March 3, 2017 for new students and May 1, 2017 for returning students.

In consideration of our application for tuition assistance, we hereby acknowledge that we have read and agreed to the terms and conditions of the Ramona Convent Guidelines for Tuition Assistance Program and the application procedure.

Print Student Name/s: _______________________________________________________

Parents/Guardian’s Signature: _________________________________________ Date: ________________

Ramona Convent Secondary School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, racial or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan program, and athletic and other school administered programs.

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RAMONA CONVENT SECONDARY SCHOOL

GUIDELINES FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

NEED-BASED TUITION ASSISTANCE

2017-2018

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