Affording Kew-Forest

List of 3 items.

• TUITION ASSISTANCE - Description

  At Kew-Forest, we are committed to creating an inclusive community and to that end aim to ensure through our Tuition Assistance program to make our educational program accessible to academically qualified students regardless of their family's ability to afford the full tuition.  The premise of TA is simple: we ask families to pay only what they can reasonably afford after meeting their essential cost of living expenses.  

   

  TA applications are now being processed through Clarity, a new system employing the most up-to-date technology to streamline the process and create a user-friendly experience that takes a fraction of the time to complete.
  
  The Clarity application can take as little as 30 minutes, is mobile-friendly, will not ask you redundant or irrelevant questions, and will even transfer tax documents directly from the IRS. You can complete it from anywhere, save your progress, and return at any time. At the end of the process, there is a one-time, per family fee of $55 to submit the application to as many schools as accept the Clarity application. Return to your Clarity dashboard upon submission of your application to check for additional documents required by each school and track your status.
  
  If you need assistance during the process of completing your application, there is in-app chat support available as well as email support at support@claritytuition.com in both English and Spanish. The application itself is available fully translated into Spanish.
  
  Please note that TA applications are separate from admission applications and must be completed concurrently. Notifications of acceptance will be released with a tuition assistance award included in the enrollment contract. Also, please be aware that families must resubmit an application each year for which they are seeking TA. Clarity will be helpful in that case as well as it will save your information year-over-year and give you a head-start each application cycle.

  
  To begin your application, please click on the links on this page or go to clarityapp.com to create an account. Please refer to the useful links to the right for user guides and tips for completing the Clarity application.

• TUITION ASSISTANCE - Requirements

  2023-2024 School Year
  Rolling Admission (March through August)
  
  Clarity school code for Kew-Forest: 1918
  
  

  New applicants must submit their TA application along with their admission materials. Admission and TA decisions are released simultaneously. TA applications will not be considered once an offer of admission is made.
  
  Returning families should have submitted their applications by December 1, 2022. Late applications will be accepted and processed as funds allow.
  
  

  Required Documents:
  2021 Tax Documents *
  2022 Tax Documents*
  Bank Statements (for all accounts)
  Mortgage Statements (if applicable)
  Single Parent Supplement (if applicable)
  Third-Party Verification (if applicable)
  
  

  *Required tax documents include W-2s, 1099s, and other income-reporting documents; 1040s and accompanying schedules; and, for families who own businesses, business returns and schedules. You will be asked to complete IRS form 4506 in the Clarity application to authorize automatic transfer to Clarity from the IRS.

   

  For questions about tuition assistance, please contact:

  
  Soraya Díaz Tamayo
  Director of Admission & Tuition Assistance
  admission@kewforest.org
  718-268-4667

• TUITION PAYMENT PLANS

  Kew-Forest offers three tuition payment plans to help families manage this expense. All families, new and returning, are asked to secure their child's enrollment by signing an enrollment contract and paying a non-refundable enrollment deposit (equivalent to 10% of the family contribution) applied toward the full tuition amount. Parents select a payment plan with their enrollment contract. Payment plan options are as follows beginning in June of the year of entry (i.e. June 15, 2023 for a September 2023 entry): 
  
  Option A:
  One payment in full of the balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, due on or before June 15.
  
  Option B:*
  Two partial payments with the first installment of 60% of the balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, due on or before June 15, and the second installment of the remaining 40% due on or before November 15.
  
  Option C:*
  The balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, is payable in eight (8) equal monthly installments. The first installment is due on or before June 15, with the last installment due in January.
  
  *Installment and credit card payments incur additional service charges.