Tuition Assistance Instructions & Application

tuition assistance Application

Applications submitted without documentation will not be processed.

• Most Recent Paystubs
• Most Recent W-2 forms for all jobs
• Most recently filed federal tax return (1040)
• Most recent filed business tax return: 1120, 1120S, 1065 (if applicable)
• Supplemental income documentation: Social Security income, Welfare, Food Stamps, Child Support, 1099-M Forms, Worker’s Compensation, Unemployment, Veterans Benefits, Housing Allowance, etc.
• If you are unable to provide any of the aforementioned items, please submit a Special Circumstance Letter indicating which document(s) you are unable to provide and why. This information will be shared with your school for consideration.

*Families that apply for tuition assistance must also apply for the SC School Choice Funds

Creating Your Account
Please visit Financial Aid Management and create your account by entering your primary email address as your username. Blackbaud Financial Aid Management will use this email address to contact you in the event that your application is “On Hold” for missing documentation. Once you create your username and password, you will receive a verification email. Next, please click the verification link to verify that you are the account holder, and you will then be able to log in using the username and password you created. Please be advised that if you do not click the verification link that is sent to your email address, you will not be able to log in or reset your password.

Submitting Documentation
Documentation should be submitted at the time the application is completed. Please be advised that each document must be uploaded separately under the appropriate document type in order for your application to automatically move into the “Documents Received” status, and ready for review.

• Direct Upload: Financial Aid Management (login with your username and password)

Application Rollover
If you created a Blackbaud Financial Aid Management account to apply for tuition assistance in a prior year, your application will roll over into the next school year. Your username and password will remain the same, as well your Application ID number (with the exception of the first two digits as that indicate the school year). The Parent/Guardian and Dependents section of the application will be auto-filled for you, you will simply need to confirm the information before advancing to the next sections of the application. If any information from the Parent/Guardian and Dependent section should be updated, please make the necessary changes.

Blackbaud Financial Aid Management Contact Information

• Phone Support: (800)-360-8027
• Email Support: support@studentfinancialaid.blackbaud.school
• Once logged into your account, click the icon in the lower right corner of your screen to live chat with us.

Online Instructions

1. Online Application: Visit: Financial Aid Management
2. Section 1 – Household Information: Parent/Guardian: Enter the parent or guardian’s contact information. Dependent: Enter all dependents that live in the household. For dependents in college, select the “attending another private school” status option.
3. Section 2 – Selecting A School: Enter your school’s five-digit code 15273 or name in the search box. Make your selection by checking the select check box. Once a school is selected, you will then need to select the student(s) you wish to apply for aid at the appropriate school. After the school has been selected, you will then need to select the upcoming grade for the student,  for the upcoming year. Clicking “next” after each section will allow you to move on to each subsequent section.
4. Section 3 – Income & Expenses: Enter any income the household receives; employment, business or supplemental. If the work status is selected as ‘employed’, ‘self-employed’, ‘unemployed, receiving benefits’, or ‘disabled, receiving benefits,’ you will be required to enter this income source in the appropriate section before moving through the application. Please enter all expenses as they
   pertain to your household.
5. Section 4 – Assets & Debts: Enter all assets and debts as they pertain to your household.
6. Section 5 – Special Circumstances: Check off any special circumstance that pertains to your household. If no option available best describes your household’s circumstance, please check ‘other’ and describe your situation. This information is confidential and will only be available to designated School Administration and Blackbaud Financial Aid Management staff.
7. Section 6 – Submit: Agree to Blackbaud Financial Aid Management’s terms and conditions, then click SUBMIT to complete your online application.

Please be sure to enter all fields accurately.