HOW DO I APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID?

The Scranton Prep Scholarship Entrance Exam is the first Saturday of December. Students and parents are notified with a general results letter the following week.
When a student successfully completes the Scholarship Entrance Exam they are invited to apply for admission to Scranton Prep. An application to attend Prep will be sent with the general results letter.

The application for admission should be returned to Prep by the stated deadline on the application.
On the application to attend Scranton Prep, parents are asked to indicate if they will be applying for financial aid. Those parents who indicate that they will be in need of aid are then forwarded information on how to apply for financial aid.

Families apply by completing and submitting the information requested by FAST and supplying other requested information and documentation by the required deadline. Failure to meet the stated deadlines may result in a person being disqualified from the financial aid process.  
Along with the completed questionnaire online, the most recent 1040 with all schedules and the most recent W-2s must be submitted by published deadlines to FAST. Parents may also submit written documentation that will help the committee to understand any unusual circumstances to FAST. The deadline for the submission of all information necessary to apply for financial aid is February 15. An interview can be scheduled with the Director of Financial Aid by parents anytime during the financial aid process.

Students who apply for admissions will be interviewed in the months of January and February. Immediately after the interview students are notified if they are accepted into the class for the coming year. Acceptance to Prep is done on a need blind basis.
The Financial Aid Committee reviews financial aid applications along with the ancillary data requested and supplied. The grants are awarded on the basis of objective criteria utilizing the recommendation made by FAST.

 If a family is eligible to receive financial aid, parents are notified in writing of that award prior to being asked to make a commitment for their student to enter Prep.
If the parents accept the grantand wish to enroll their student into Prep, a non-refundable deposit of $500 (applicable to the following year’s tuition) is requested. Enrollment for the incoming freshman class may be closed as early as the first week in March. Parents requesting aid are guaranteed at least a one week window in order to make their decision after receiving the financial aid committee’s determination. However, Scranton Prep reserves the right to close the class at anytime.

Failure to meet the stated deadlines may result in a person being disqualified from the financial aid process.