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St. Christopher’s offers approximately $3.5 million to help deserving students who could not otherwise afford to attend.
Scholarships are funded in part by tuition and through significant support from alumni, parents, friends, the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, foundations and the school’s endowment.

All financial information is held in strictest confidence and is reviewed only by those directly responsible for determining need. Admission decisions are made independently of finances; a family is informed of a grant after admission is offered.

How Need is Determined
Families file a Parents' Financial Statement (PFS)  with the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), a division of the National Association of Independent Schools. For information, visit http://sss.nais.org. Based on financial information provided by a family, SSS calculates what funds a family should have available for educational expenses. Using this information, the school determines the amount of aid we can offer. Awards are made on a yearly basis. A PFS must be filed each year in order to renew aid. The school will make adjustments if financial needs change.

How to Apply for Financial Aid
  1. Indicate on the application for admission that you are interested in financial aid. Our office will send the instructions for applying in December of the year preceding enrollment. If your son is currently enrolled and receives financial aid, this information will automatically be sent.  If your son is enrolled but not currently receiving aid, call the office to request instructions.
  2. Once an application for admission is filed or a request for a returning student is sent, you may access the PFS by going to www.sss.nais.org/parents.  A copy of IRS Form 1040 for the current year must be sent to SSS before a grant is credited to a student’s account.
  3. Parents who are self-employed need to complete the SSS Business and Farm Statement and submit it to SSS.  That form can be downloaded from the SSS website.
  4. In cases where parents are separated or divorced, both parents should complete the Parents' Financial Statement. St. Christopher's will consider the assets of both natural parents, if living, before making an award.

Alternative Payment Plans
To help you better manage your student's educational expenses, St. Christopher's School offers the services of Tuition Management Systems, a division of KeyBank N.A.  The interest-free monthly payment plan allows families to allocate  school expenses over smaller monthly installments, which are paid over the course of the school year.  The only cost is a $60 enrollment fee for a 10- or 11-month plan or a $30 enrollment fee for the four month payment plan.

The Monthly Payment Plan begins March 1; forms will be included with your son's enrollment contract. 

For more information, contact Anne Turnbull, Director of Financial Aid, at 804-282-3185, ext. 2389, or by email at turnbulla@stcva.org .
Did you know?
Approximately one in four St. Christopher's students receives financial assistance, and the average need-based grant is $11,695. In 2011, St. Christopher’s awarded approximately $3.5 million in financial assistance to its students ranging from 10-100% of tuition. A variety of loan and payment plans are available. Admission to the school is independent of need.