Financial Aid

A budgeted amount of financial aid (separate from the school’s academic scholarship awards) is awarded on a yearly basis to Archbishop Shaw High School students. Financial aid is based strictly on family need and is available to a student registered for the following school year. Parents/guardians must apply for financial aid each spring.

Parents/guardians wishing to receive financial aid must submit an application to TADS, an independent company. The guidelines for submitting the application are established by TADS. Applications must be completed electronically and submitted online by the due date specified by TADS.

The financial aid committee determines the minimum and maximum amounts of financial aid each year based on the amount of aid budgeted and the tuition established for the coming year.

TADS notifies the school of its recommendations in May. The financial aid committee then reviews the report issued by TADS. In the event of extenuating circumstances concerning an applicant’s family that occur after the application process begins, the financial aid committee may make adjustments in the amount of awarded aid.

Parents/guardians who applied for financial aid will be notified by the school of the award or denial in May. A form acknowledging the acceptance of the financial aid award and the resulting stipulations is signed by the parents/guardians. A tuition loan with Gulf Coast Bank & Trust is reduced at no cost for the parents/guardians of a student who receives a financial award.

Students who register late will be ineligible for financial aid. Any financial award not used or forfeited during the school year may be allocated by the financial aid committee in special circumstances.

A student who receives financial aid must perform work for the school in a timely manner and must be completed by April 30th. Students receiving financial aid must contact the financial office regarding their financial aid service hours within the first two weeks of school. The work performed involves manual labor such as litter pickup, cleaning certain areas of the facilities, emptying trash cans, grounds work, etc. which is in direct service to Archbishop Shaw High School. Dividing the dollar amount of financial aid received by twenty determines the number of work hours required. Work projects must be approved in advance by the Director of Finance and the Head of School. The Director of Finance determines the work schedule for each financial aid recipient. The Director of Finance is responsible for the supervision of work being performed by a student. A daily written verification of the work performed is kept in the Finance Office. Both the Director of Finance and the student sign the form indicating the type of work and the hours. At the end of each quarter and on April 30, a report on the work status of any student receiving financial aid will be given to the Head of School.

A student who is placed on disciplinary or academic probation in one academic year is ineligible for or forfeits his financial aid for the following school year. A student involved in a disciplinary incident related to the supervision or execution of his financial aid work may be required to forfeit his financial aid for the remainder of the school year. The forfeited amount of financial aid must be paid within ten days.

A student who fails to fulfill his service obligations in a timely manner (generally 25% of his hours each quarter) may be required to forfeit his financial aid. The forfeited amount of financial aid must be paid within ten days.