High School Scholarship

For school year 2012-13, we estimate that we will be able to award just slightly less than $1,000,000 in tuition assistance to our families on an as-needed basis. We will split the amount between high school awardees and elementary awardees. This year we have about the same as last year’s scholarship amount to award to high school students, $500,000, as we continue to offer assistance on an as-needed basis.

High School Students have a deadline, specified by the individual schools, but not later than February 8^th for submitting TADS applications to the third party need evaluation company, and the Clergy form to their high schools directly. The Clergy Recommendation Form is part of the TADS application process, and can be downloaded during completion of the TADS forms. The applicant brings this form to his or her church. The Pastor or the Clergy returns the completed Recommendation Form to the applicant’s high school. The school will then submit the Scholarship Request Form and the Clergy Recommendation to the Archdiocese by March 8.

After the Student Aid Form has been processed by TADS, the high school will make a financial aid award from its own resources. The Archdiocese’s Department of Catholic Schools gathers the completed application materials. Applicants submitted by the high schools are ranked on the basis of financial need and the recommendations of the high school and clergy. Within the limit of available funds, the Archdiocese will then award additional financial aid to supplement the assistance granted by the high school.

Late applications will NOT be considered. Students must live in San Mateo, San Francisco or Marin Counties. We expect to announce the awards to high school families at the same time the acceptance letters are sent. This is consistent with the process we used to award tuition assistance for this year.

Message to Our Donors

We wish to thank you, the constituents of the Archdiocese of San Francisco for your continued generosity to our schools. It is because of you that generations of students and their families have and will receive a Catholic school education. If you wish to find out more about contributing to the scholarship funds, or wish to inquire about a specific fund, please don’t hesitate to contact Annette Brown at browna [at] sfarchdiocese [dot] org Thank you.

We use TADS Service as our third party information data entry service and provider.

To use the TADS Financial Aid online application go to www.mytads.com.  You will be guided through the application.  If you have any questions, you can phone TADS at 800-477-8237.

Timeline

High School Families

FEB 8^th (or earlier) TADS application due

FEB 8th Principal and Pastor Forms due to schools

MAR 8th Principal and Pastor Forms due to DCS

APR Award Letters sent to schools

SEPT Confirmation of Attendance due to DCS

OCT Award checks sent directly to schools

Forms & Instructions

www.mytads.com

High School Clergy Form