Financial Aid Timeline

FOR NEW FAMILIES:

When submitting your Parent Application for admission, please be sure to check the box indicating your intention to apply for financial aid. Students applying for admission and financial aid will also be automatically reviewed for any applicable scholarships.

Mid-December
The Director of Financial Aid will email the link to the online financial aid application, known as Parents' Financial Statement (PFS), to all new families who have requested financial aid information. If you don’t have access to e-mail, or are not able to complete the online application, please call our office for a paper copy of the PFS form.

January 9
Submission deadline for the Parents' Financial Statements (PFS).

March 5
Newly admitted students' families receive notification of financial aid awards with their acceptance letters from the Director of Financial Aid

March 15
Submission deadline for signed copies of Federal Income Tax Returns and W-2 forms. Tax returns, W-2 forms, and other supporting documents should be uploaded to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) website. The Director of Financial Aid will verify these documents against your Parents’ Financial Statement to confirm your financial aid award.

FOR RETURNING FAMILIES:

Mid-December
The Director of Financial Aid will email the link to the online financial aid application, known as Parents' Financial Statement (PFS), to all new families who have requested financial aid information. If you don’t have access to email, or are not able to complete the online application, please call our office for a paper copy of the PFS form.

February 17
Submission deadline for the Parents' Financial Statements (PFS).

March 15
Submission deadline for signed copies of Federal Income Tax Returns and W-2 forms. Tax returns, W-2 forms, and other supporting documents should be be uploaded to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) website.

Mid-April
Returning students' families who have met the financial aid deadlines receive notification of financial aid awards from the Director of Financial Aid.

FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIP QUESTIONS
Please contact Scot Lorenzi, Director of Upper School Admission and Director of Financial Aid at 412-578-3738 or lorenzis@winchesterthurston.org.