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How to Apply for Tuition Assistance at Rio Grande School

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thank you for your interest in Rio Grande school we understand that in order to reasonably entertain the idea of an independent education for your child you need to know that there is potential for financial help the tuition assistance program at Rio Grande school is an important feature of the school store to make Independent School costs manageable for families with bright eager to learn children who might otherwise not be able to afford the two there are many families just like yours who are applying to Rio Grande school on behalf of their children who have followed the process of applying for can you list in the hopes of being awarded a need-based gift to offset the cost of the tuition depending on need our two systems program has the potential to fund between 10% and 90% of the cost of tuition in the 2015-2016 school year more than $350,000 in tuition assistance was awarded to 25% of our students resenting 41 students in the 2016-2017 school year more than $400,000 in tuition assistance was awarded to 27 percent of our students representing 43 students  please note that applying to Rio Grande school for admission and applying to real school for tuition assistance are two different processes that occur simultaneously Rio Grande School cannot offer Awards to families whose has not yet applied and been accepted to the school this video is organized into six steps to guide you through the process of applying for tuition assistance  Step 1 make yourself aware of academic application in tuition assistance application deadlines so that you are sure to have your paperwork in on time well requests for tuition assistance from current and prospective families will considered after the deadlines be aware that the pool of assistance may be depleted  step to take a tour of school with the director of admission and meet with the head of school to determine if the school is the best fit for your child and your family what time you might also request a meeting with the Director of Finance who may be able to give you an idea of the range of assistance your family could receive based on the financial details you share at that time step 3 begin the academic application process completing and returning the required forms after all of the required forms have been submitted to the director of admission you will be asked schedule a visit day for your child  step 4 complete the tuition assistance data form personal statement human found on Rio Grande school.org under the admissions tab on a page label tuition assistance or request those forms from the director Mission and return the completed forms to the Director of Finance  step 5 each parent or legal guardian completes Financial profile and a software program called school and student services SSS a third-party organization that analyze financial data and then yields an estimate for what families can afford you can find the length through Rio Grande school.org own are tuition assistance under the admissions top you will be asked a series of financial questions so make sure to have your tax returns and other financial documents handy for reference our code is 6038 $47 non-refundable fee must be paid SSS for your profile be processed and sent to Rio Grande School your profile is completely confidential  step 6 to deepen the school's understanding of your financial picture we asked that you submit 2 years of joint or separate individual federal income tax returns director Finance the tax return of two years prior is required by the deadline in February and the previous year by mid-april after the academic admissions committee makes their decision about applicants and the director of admission has relay decisions to the family's the assistance committee meets to discuss the SSS estimates of those children who have been offered spots in the school and makes a confidential award recommend you can expect to hear of your child's tuition assistance award within two weeks of hearing of your child's academic acceptance year after year as your child moves up through the grades you will be required to resubmit your personal statement and your financial profile through S last before the deadline regardless of whether your financial picture has changed when Rio Grande School makes a financial commitment to your family the lady does everything possible to maintain that commitment returning families are offered assistance before perspective families we hope that this step by step video has clarify the process of applying for tuition assistance at Rio Grande school if you still have questions please feel free to call 983-1621 and ask for the director Finance thank you

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