What is the application process for financial aid?
Parents must set up a meeting with the principal to see if they qualify for financial aid. If there is available funding, their request may be granted. Any scholarships are good for only one year. Parents or guardians must set up a meeting every year with the principal to discuss the tuition contract agreement and sign the contract for the following year. This takes place every February during re-registration for returning students. All parents must sign tuition contracts for their child to be cleared to attend the school. These executed contracts are binding and again, confidential.
If a student applies for the CEF scholarship and receives an award, they may be eligible for up to $1000 per student per year, and that award check comes to the school to be earmarked for that child’s tuition. This award follows the child to any Catholic school. Most children who receive this award can get it every year, so it’s important that parents apply each year, especially if they know they will qualify.
CEF will start taking applications in the spring (January or February). Families can go to designated high schools for on-site CEF registration. It’s only a 15-minute appointment (you can sign up for this through the school principal) and you can find out quickly whether or not you qualify for a scholarship for all your children.
For more information, please see our Financial Aid page.