SMS Admission - Financial aid for students - how to apply and application timetable

Financial Aid

While the primary responsibility for paying for a student's tuition and fees rests with her family, St. Margaret's is often able to bridge the gap between the cost of attending SMS and a family's ability to meet those costs. Financial aid awards are granted on the basis of demonstrated parental need. A student's potential to succeed academically and become a contributing member of the St. Margaret's community are also considered. For more information about financial aid and how to apply, please see our downloadable brochure tuition and fees information brochure in PDF format. 136 Kb

Apply Online - The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) offers a website for the School and Student Service for Financial Aid: SSS Online. By offering web-based options for families, SSS Online provides around-the-clock access to the industry-leading financial aid need analysis program for private schools. Apply online for faster results at www.nais.org/financialaid/sss - click SSS Online and then the blue “Parents” box and follow the directions. Parents can save their Parent Financial Statement (PFS) and return to complete it at a later date. Note that the online version requires the use of a credit card to pay the processing fee.

Please contact the Admission office for a paper copy of the form if you do not have access to this website.

Financial Aid Application Timetable
Computations and the decision process are time consuming; therefore you are urged to do everything possible to meet the target dates. Your documents will be held in the strictest confidence and used for financial aid assessment only.

November: The Parent Financial Statement information sheets are mailed from St. Margaret's School to families of returning students currently receiving financial aid and wish to renew their awards, as well as to new candidates who have indicated a need for financial aid.

Early January: St. Margaret's and Student Services for Financial Aid in Princeton, New Jersey should receive a completed Parent Financial Statement for both custodial and non-custodial parents. Please contact me with questions regarding this or any other extenuating circumstances. Print a copy of the completed form and mail it to the St. Margaret's Admission Office along with your current Federal Income Tax Form 1040 and other supporting forms.

February 1: Photocopy your latest Federal Form 1040, along with supporting forms and schedules, and send them to the admission office.

Early March: First-round financial aid award letters are mailed. Applications received after March 10 will be evaluated and awards will be granted if additional funds are available.

We will not act on a financial aid application until all the required information, including a new student’s complete application for admission, is received.