Tuition Aid Guidelines and Procedures

FOR FRIENDS CHILDREN IN PYM FRIENDS SCHOOLS
2008–2009 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 whose families indicate financial need.

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. Completed applications received by PYM by April 1 are considered approved , unless subsequent information changes the status of the application.

Award Determination: There is a flat-rate, per-student grant amount each year, which depends upon income availability and the projected number of applicants. The Committee on Friends Education has determined that the basic per-student grant for 2008–09 will be at least $600, and $1,000 at the Friends schools for children with learning differences.

Award Distribution: Awards from the Fund take the form of grants, paid during the first week of October. Checks are sent to the schools, 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; DeCou Trust; and Bequest Granting Group of PYM. Applications are administered by PYM Education staff, in consultation with the Committee on Friends Education, Meetings, families and schools.

Specifics for: FAMILIES  |  SCHOOLS  |  MEETINGS