Apply for GRACE
Scholarship Application Form SY 2012-2013 (rev 12/13/11)
To apply for a GRACE Scholarship, parents submit a GRACE application to the Catholic school to which their child has applied. Below is an overview of the application process.
GRACE Scholars provides scholarships to children from families with financial need in grades K-12 (or accredited Pre-Kindergarten) for use at approved Catholic schools located in the State of Georgia. For a list of participating Catholic Schools, please see “Participating Schools” above.
To be eligible for a GRACE Scholars’ award, a student must be a resident of the state of Georgia and demonstrate financial need. The student is either entering a Catholic school for the first time at the second grade or higher from a Georgia public school or a child eligible to enter first grade, kindergarten or an accredited pre-kindergarten program is eligible for GRACE Scholars, Inc.
Application Overview
The steps in the process are:
- Apply to the school
- Apply for a financial aid determination through the service identified by the school (i.e., FACTS, PSAS, SMART)
- Submit the completed GRACE Scholars application form and supporting documents to the school.
- School then forwards materials to GRACE Scholars
- Qualifying families will be notified by GRACE Scholars of any scholarship amount awarded. This information will be copied to the school.
- If an award is granted, GRACE Scholars will issue a check in the name of the child’s parent or guardian directly to the school. The family then will endorse the award check to the school which will be credited as a payment to the child’s tuition balance