Tuition Aid Guidelines and Procedures

FOR FRIENDS CHILDREN IN PYM FRIENDS SCHOOLS
2012–2013 SCHOOL YEAR
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Fund Purpose: This fund increases the ability of PYM members to afford to send their children to Friends schools within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Eligibility: Grants from this fund are available to children of PYM members in grades K- 12 at PYM Friends schools where families meet financial need standard as determined by the school.

Application Process: The application process begins when the family submits an Application Form to the Monthly Meeting. The overall sequence and timing of this process are set forth in the Application Timeline. After school approval, completed applications received by PYM by April 1 are considered approved, unless subsequent information changes the status of the application.

Award Determination: Each year, the grant amount per-student depends on the amount of funds available and the projected number of applicants.The grant amount for 2011–12 was $700 per student, and $1,100 for each student enrolled in a Friends school for children with learning differences.

Award Distribution: Awards from the Fund take the form of grants, to the schools. Checks are sent to the schools, in the fall, in a lump sum for all participating students at each school.

Fund Information: Income sources for this Fund include: Jonathan E. Rhoads Endowment Fund; Friends Education Fund; Shaw-North Fund; Samuel Jeanes Fund; Partenheimer Fund; Anna Gray Morris Trust; and the DeCou Trust. Applications are administered by PYM Education staff, in consultation with the Committee on Friends Education, Meetings, families and schools.

Specifics for: FAMILIES  |  SCHOOLS  |  MEETINGS