Tuition Assistance Program
Academic Year 2012-2013
Applications Now Available Online
Friends of Sunrise Montessori is pleased to again be offering the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for the 2012-2013 school year.
Started in 2001, TAP allocates grants based on a family's financial need and is designed to further the school's mission to enroll students from all segments of the community. FOSM will be offering 6 grants for the 2012-2013 school year.
This year FOSM extended the TAP program to allow any family with children who will be enrolled in the kindergarten, lower or upper elementary programs to apply for tuition assistance, so long as the family has at least one child currently attending Sunrise at the time of the application - the revised guidelines are now available in the school office.
Due to the personal finances of many families becoming increasingly complicated, we will again be using the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) application process. This year the NAIS application forms are being offered online and can be found by visiting http://sss.nais.org/parents/
Here are some important dates and information you will need in order to complete the application and apply for our program:
Sunrise Montessori school SSS code is 4040
Please do not submit your NAIS Applications until AFTER November 15, 2011 to ensure it is applied to the correct academic year.
The FOSM deadline for Applications to be received by NAIS is December 31, 2011.
There is an Application fee but this year Friends of Sunrise has received 7 Fee Waiver numbers. Due to the fact that FOSM allocates 6 grants we will distribute these on a first come first served basis. The Fee Waivers numbers are available in the school office.
We are delighted to be able to offer this program at Sunrise Montessori and want to remind you that it is confidential. Sunrise Montessori will receive a score for each family and then the TAP coordinator for the Board will allocate the awards. For this reason we recommend any specific questions be funneled through the school office to insure confidentiality.
