We offer need-based financial assistance for international families and not scholarships. There is limited funding available.
The PFS is a comprehensive online form that allows School and Student Services (SSS) to estimate the amount your family can contribute towards your child’s tuition. SSS reports that estimate to any school or schools you indicate on your PFS. If your child is applying to more than one school, you only need to fill out your PFS once. If you have multiple children applying, only one PFS application is needed for all schools for all of your children.
The PFS opens each year on September 1st. The PFS is due February 1, 2023, for both returning and new prospective families. To begin your financial assistance application for the coming school year, please follow these steps:
1. Visit http://sssbynais.org/parents and click on “Complete your PFS”.
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- A login and password are required to complete the PFS. If you are a first-time user, you will be asked to create an account. If you applied for financial assistance in the previous school year, log in as a returning family, using the email and password you created last year.
- Begin your PFS for the 2023-24 academic school year, be sure to add our school code so that Cate will have access to your PFS. Cate School’s Code is 2170.
- You can log out of the PFS website at any time and return later to complete the form
2. Submit your completed PFS.
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- Please note that there is a nonrefundable processing fee. If you qualify for a fee waiver, you will be automatically notified on the processing fee page.
- Once you submit, your PFS cannot be withdrawn from the SSS system.
3. In lieu of a copy of your 2021 tax return (IRS Form 1040) and a copy of all 2022 W2 Forms, Cate School requires documents in the “Manage Documents” section of SSS. Required documentation includes:
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- If you are a family living and working abroad who does not file United States taxes, we need income verification in lieu of a US tax return. Examples of acceptable documents are your residing country’s tax returns, an authorized letter from an employer, or an end-of-year pay stub.
- 2022 W2 Forms do not apply to families living and working abroad. When completing your SSS profile, please click “N/A” in this document checklist item for SSS to recognize that portion of your application is complete.
- Cate School FA Request Form is required for all domestic and international applicants.
- International Student Financial Aid Profile in addition to the SSS application, all international applicants must also complete and upload this worksheet.
