The following tuition assistance programs exist to help make your child's education more affordable.
1. BOOST Scholarship Program
BOOST is a State Maryland Program, enacted in 2016, to ensure lower-income students could afford the K-12 education best fit for their needs. BOOST provides scholarships to eligible students to enable them to attend a nonpublic school. For more information, please click here.
BOOST scholarship are available to public school students and current nonpublic school students whose family incomes is:
• $30,044 or less for a family of 2
• $37,777 or less for a family of 3
• $45,510 or less for a family of 4
• $53,243 or less for a family of 5
To apply, click here. The deadline to apply for the 2020-2021 school year has not yet been announced by the State of Maryland.
2. The Archdiocese of Washington Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
The Archdiocese of Washington works hard to keep Catholic education as affordable as possible. As an Archdiocesan Elementary school servicing grades PreK – 8th grade, the Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program is available for families who are applying for their children to attend St. Joseph’s or who are currently enrolled at St. Joseph’s. All tuition assistance obtained through the archdiocese is based on financial need. Families must apply each year to receive assistance and need must be demonstrated each year to qualify. Applying for tuition aid has no bearing on whether a student is admitted to a school. For more information, click here and here.
Applications for the 2020 - 2021 school year will be available online beginning October 1. The deadline for returning families to reapply is December 6. The deadline for new families is February 5.
ALL families MUST apply to be considered for additional tuition assistance through the school.
Families may apply online by logging onto www.adw.org and completing the following steps:
Click on “Education”
Click on “Catholic Schools”
Click on “Tuition Assistance”
Click on the appropriate (English or Spanish) “TADS - Financial Aid Application” link
OR
Families may apply by logging into TADS directly at www.mytads.com to return to your existing account or to create a new account.
To apply for financial aid, click here or O haga clic aquí para ayuda financiera en español
3. Pastor's Emergency Tuition Assistance Fund
Our Tuition Assistance initiative is designed to offer additional financial support to our current families. Each year our families receive over $60,000 in Archdiocesan tuition assistance. Our practicing Catholic families receive additional assistance from their parishes. However, there is still a gap between what our school community can afford to pay for tuition, and what our tuition is. All donations towards this initiative will be moved into a fund reserved for supporting our families with financial difficulties throughout the school year. To receive this source of funding, Catholic families must have completed, at minimum, the application for Archdiocese of Washington Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and received aid.
4. Other Sources of Tuition Assistance
1. BOOST Scholarship Program
BOOST is a State Maryland Program, enacted in 2016, to ensure lower-income students could afford the K-12 education best fit for their needs. BOOST provides scholarships to eligible students to enable them to attend a nonpublic school. For more information, please click here.
BOOST scholarship are available to public school students and current nonpublic school students whose family incomes is:
• $30,044 or less for a family of 2
• $37,777 or less for a family of 3
• $45,510 or less for a family of 4
• $53,243 or less for a family of 5
To apply, click here. The deadline to apply for the 2020-2021 school year has not yet been announced by the State of Maryland.
2. The Archdiocese of Washington Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
The Archdiocese of Washington works hard to keep Catholic education as affordable as possible. As an Archdiocesan Elementary school servicing grades PreK – 8th grade, the Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program is available for families who are applying for their children to attend St. Joseph’s or who are currently enrolled at St. Joseph’s. All tuition assistance obtained through the archdiocese is based on financial need. Families must apply each year to receive assistance and need must be demonstrated each year to qualify. Applying for tuition aid has no bearing on whether a student is admitted to a school. For more information, click here and here.
Applications for the 2020 - 2021 school year will be available online beginning October 1. The deadline for returning families to reapply is December 6. The deadline for new families is February 5.
ALL families MUST apply to be considered for additional tuition assistance through the school.
Families may apply online by logging onto www.adw.org and completing the following steps:
Click on “Education”
Click on “Catholic Schools”
Click on “Tuition Assistance”
Click on the appropriate (English or Spanish) “TADS - Financial Aid Application” link
OR
Families may apply by logging into TADS directly at www.mytads.com to return to your existing account or to create a new account.
To apply for financial aid, click here or O haga clic aquí para ayuda financiera en español
3. Pastor's Emergency Tuition Assistance Fund
Our Tuition Assistance initiative is designed to offer additional financial support to our current families. Each year our families receive over $60,000 in Archdiocesan tuition assistance. Our practicing Catholic families receive additional assistance from their parishes. However, there is still a gap between what our school community can afford to pay for tuition, and what our tuition is. All donations towards this initiative will be moved into a fund reserved for supporting our families with financial difficulties throughout the school year. To receive this source of funding, Catholic families must have completed, at minimum, the application for Archdiocese of Washington Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and received aid.
4. Other Sources of Tuition Assistance
- Financial Assistance for Catholic Education - www.CatholicFA.org
FACE provides financial assistance to single and widowed parents with a financial need who have children attending Catholic elementary school. - The Shepherd Foundation - http://www.theshepherdfoundation.org/
The Shepherd Foundation, based in Washington DC, provides tuition assistance for families who need financial aid in order to send their children to Catholic elementary and high schools. - Carson Scholarship Fund - http://carsonscholars.org/scholarships/
The Carson Scholars Fund awards $1,000 college scholarships to students in grades 4 to 11 who excel academically and are dedicated to their communities. An interested student must be nominated by an educator at his or her school to be able to compete for a Carson Scholarship.