Tuition Assistance 

FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment conducts the financial need analysis for the Catherine Cook School.   The purpose of the tuition assistance program is to provide financial support to families whose children would not be able to attend an independent school without such assistance.  The program is designed to attract and enroll students from diverse cultural, ethnic, economic, and geographic backgrounds and to offer a unique educational opportunity to deserving students whose families lack the means to pay full tuition. For our tuition assistance program to be truly effective, it is expected that families will make their children's education a financial priority.

Tuition assistance decisions are based on each family's ability to finance their child's education as evaluated by the Financial Aid Committee, which uses information supplied by families to FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment, our need-analysis provider. Eligibility for admission is determined independently from a family's application for tuition assistance. The school maintains the same standards of academic performance and behavior for recipients of tuition assistance as it does for non-recipients.

The Catherine Cook School's tuition assistance awards are grants, which means there is no repayment required.

Tuition Assistance Application Process  

1. Families applying for tuition assistance will need to complete an online application and submit the necessary supporting documentation to FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. 
2. Applications can be completed online at the website of the FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment.  Applicants can apply online beginning November 1, 2010, at http://www.factstuitionaid.com/.    Applications must be initiated by January 3, 2011 for review for the 2011-2012 school year.
3. FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment will provide a self-addressed envelope for you to mail your supporting documentation.
4. Submit copies of your 2010 W2/1099 form(s)* as soon as available.  Applications are not complete until FACTS receives your 2009 submitted tax return(s) and your 2010 W2/1099 form(s).
5. If you have questions or concerns about the application process, you may speak with a FACTS Customer Care Representative at 1-866-315-9262.

*In cases of divorce or separation, both parents must submit all required forms. The family's ability to contribute is based on both parents' income and assets.