Catholic Diocese of Arlington
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Diocese of Arlington Tuition Grant Program
2007- 2008

The Catholic Diocese of Arlington is pleased to provide a Tuition Grant Program for parents of students attending our Diocesan Catholic schools.* The program receives $1.2 million annually from our parishes as well as the Rooted in Faith~Forward in Hope endowment.

Interested families are asked to submit a student aid application form and a processing fee of $20.00 to FACTS Management Company. FACTS is a Nebraska-based company recently contracted by the Diocese of Arlington to provide a confidential and objective financial analysis in determining a family's ability to pay for Catholic school education.

In order to be eligible for receiving tuition assistance, students in grades Kindergarten through grade 12 (Pre-K is not eligible) must satisfy all of the criteria described below:

* Baptized Catholic or convert officially received into the Church;
* Family resides within the boundaries of the Diocese of Arlington;
* Family is a registered and active member of a parish in the Diocese of Arlington or a military base parish;
* Student attends or is accepted by a Diocesan Catholic school.*

The funds from the Tuition Grant Program are paid directly to the schools to which qualifying students attend. Schools credit the tuition accounts for those families who have been approved to receive assistance for that school year.

Applications for 2007-2008 school year will be available in January 2007 from Diocese of Arlington schools and from the FACTS Management Company website at www.factstuitionaid.com. When submitting your application, please be sure to answer all the questions on the student aid form and include all the documentation requested in the instructions.

For more information, please contact Mary Manilla-Smith at 703-841-2551 or
m.manilla-smith@arlingtondiocese.org.

Please know of our appreciation for your continued commitment to provide a Catholic education for your children.

* Students of private Catholic schools associated with the Diocese are not eligible.