Tuition Assistance

FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment is an independent, third party company that conducts unbiased and confidential financial analysis to determine a family’s need for financial aid. Geneva receives a confidential report outlining a family’s financial situation based on the information obtained in their application and supporting tax documents. The application fee is nominal, and any family who is unable to pay full tuition because of financial need is encouraged to submit an application. Decisions are based on a family’s financial need and school funds available.

If a family has already enrolled and the deadlines outlined below are missed or they decide not to apply for tuition assistance, full tuition is required to be paid (less any tuition assistance awarded) whether or not a student attends for all, part, or none of the school year.

Questions? Please contact Elizabeth Yawn in the accounting office at The Geneva School (321-422-0225) or by using the form on the Contact Us page.

Who?	FACTS Application Deadline	Tax Return Submission Deadline
Current Families	The application for FACTS Grant & Aid opens in mid January. Current families should submit the tuition assistance application by March 31. If a current family does not apply for tuition assistance by March 31, then they become obligated to pay the full tuition for the next school year, even if they do not receive any tuition assistance. If a current family applies by the March 31 deadline, they may choose to un-enroll their student if they do not receive the amount needed and no tuition for the following school year will be charged. A family has three business days to accept or decline their scholarship once they are notified.	March 31 or within a week of FACTS application. Please Note: If your application is submitted by March 31, you may use your prior year tax return to expedite processing. If you apply after April 1, you must use your tax return filed this year.
New Families	The application for FACTS Grant & Aid opens in mid January. Families applying to Geneva prior to mid January should submit the tuition assistance application when it opens in mid January. Families applying to Geneva after mid January should submit the tuition assistance application at the same time as they apply to Geneva. Once a student is accepted, they must enroll and pay a $100 nonrefundable enrollment fee deposit to hold their space. After enrollment, the business office will notify them regarding any tuition assistance awarded when their financial aid application has been reviewed and the enrollment fee balance will be due.	March 31 or within a week of FACTS application. Please Note: If your application is submitted by March 31, you may use your prior year tax return to expedite processing. If you apply after April 1, you must use your tax return filed this year.

Step Up For Students is a state-approved nonprofit scholarship funding organization that helps administer scholarships for Florida schoolchildren. Families and students must qualify for the scholarship and apply directly to Step Up For Students. Students must be accepted at The Geneva School before scholarship is awarded.

There is no fee to apply for the scholarships administered by Step Up For Students. For more information, please visit the Step Up For Students website.

Notice to parents enrolling students under the FES-UA scholarship: Please note that Geneva accommodates students with disabilities in accordance with the requirements under federal and local law. However, your child may not necessarily receive the types of accommodations or related services that your child may be entitled to receive at a public school as public schools have different obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The IDEA does not apply to private schools. We are happy to have a conversation with you about the accommodations that your child may need and be entitled to at our school.