FamiliesFinancial aid

Apply for financial aid

A 60-second screen recording of a real school doing exactly this — and the same 7 steps written out below, in the labels you'll see on screen.

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How to apply for financial aid

1Click Billing in the portal navigation bar
2Click the banner reading "Financial aid applications are open." to open the Financial aid page
3In the "Applications are open" card, click "Apply for financial aid"
4Under "Applying for", tick each child the application covers
5Fill in "People in your household" and choose a "Household income range" — "Prefer not to say" is an option
6Add context in "Anything the school should know (optional)" — no tax documents are ever requested
7Click "Submit application"; the new Application card appears with a Submitted badge

Part of Financial aid, scholarships & ESA

Set the year's aid budget, take applications in the portal, decide them against a sliding scale, and let every award land on the invoice by itself — plus the ESA and scholarship paperwork states keep asking for.

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Do it yourself in the live demo

Follow these steps in a real sandbox school — admin, teacher, family, and student views. Sample data resets daily.

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