Applying for Financial Aid
A new application for financial aid must be filed in a timely manner each year along with the required tax documents. To do so, each parent must complete the following steps:

New Process Please take note of a procedural change for families applying for financial aid for 2012-2013 school year. As last year, The Parent Financial Statement (PFS) and fee is due March 1st to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) at www.nais.org/financialaid/sss. However, this year all required tax documentation will be required to be sent to the SSS instead of Sant Bani School by April 15, 2012. Please take note of this change and submit all documentation to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) using school code #7125. Remember no determination of award can be made without proper documentation on file. Any questions, give Joann a call at School!

Step 1. No later than March 1, complete and submit the Parent Financial Statement (PFS) online, along with payment of the processing fee, to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) at www.nais.org/financialaid/sss. Paper forms are available at the School if you need them. It is essential that each family requests that Sant Bani School receive a copy of the PFS by entering School Code #7125 when completing the PFS form. Fee waivers are available if you qualify.
NOTE: An important question on this application asks you to judge how much your family can provide toward the student’s education. Please DO NOT include transportation and activity fees in this amount. We encourage you to attach a personal statement if you feel the School needs additional information not addressed by the PFS.

Step 2. No later than April 15, submit required tax documents (1040 tax returns, attached IRS schedules, W-2 forms) to the School as soon as they are available. If you have asked the IRS for an extension for your tax filing, please contact the School immediately.

Step 3. No later than May 15, signed contracts are due back to SBS. Financial aid awards will be communicated through the contracts that are mailed to families on May 1st. If a family wishes to appeal a financial aid decision, an appeal must be made in writing to the Financial Aid Committee no later than May 15th.

If you need help with any of the steps in this process, or you have questions about the forms, please call JoAnn Malinowski at 934-4240.