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Lycée Financial Aid
Discover more about important deadlines for new applicants, documents needed when applying, and what happens once you have applied.
Important Deadlines for New Applicants
The application for Financial Aid will be available to all New Applicants on September 25, 2024.- For Nursery to Y12: Apply for Lycée Financial Aid by December 1, 2024.
- For families applying after December 1st, please submit your application for admissions and for financial aid at the same time.
- Current families applying for Financial Aid for the following year must visit MyLycée to begin the application no later than January 5, 2025. Applications are to be completed by February 24, 2025.
Our Financial Aid is assessed by Blackbaud Financial Aid Management (BBFAM), an independent assessment service. In order to be considered for financial assistance from the school, each family must submit a complete BBFAM application and a letter explaining the need for financial assistance. To access the BBFAM electronic application for the current school year, please click here. Please apply during the designated time frame. If you are French, you must also apply for French Government Financial Aid as soon as possible (within the French Government deadlines).
Documents Needed when Applying
Here are the documents that you may need when you apply:
- Most recent tax-related information, such as tax returns with all schedules, latest W-2 forms, and 1099s (must upload to site).
- Special tax schedules (for business owners, must upload to site).
- Bank / financial statements. (must upload to site)
- Rental / mortgage information.
- Estimates of additional expenses / income (loans, child support, governmental assistance).
- Documents proving non-taxable income
- Letter explaining need for aid (must upload to site)
- Foreign Income Conversion Form (If earning income in a country outside of the US, must be completed and uploaded)
Assistance from BBFAM is available by phone at (800) 360-8027 or by chat.
What happens once you have applied?
- Once the application is submitted, BBFAM reviews it and will contact parents who have submitted incomplete or unclear applications.
- The information is analyzed using formulas developed to calculate need, based on a moderate standard of living for the geographic area of the applicant.
- BBFAM can take between 4 to 8 weeks to provide the Lycée with a comprehensive report for each applicant. We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
- The school’s Financial Aid committee then carefully reviews each application, inviting families for an interview as needed, to determine eligibility of financial assistance.
- The school will communicate awards in conjunction with Admissions and Financial Aid committee meetings for applications received within the deadline.
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