Financial Aid

Vermont residents are encouraged to explore eligibility for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program. Vermont’s CCFAP is designed to help families pay for child care for children birth through age 12. This includes preschool and extended care costs. The Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development determines eligibility for this program.

To learn more about the application process, eligibility guidelines, and get contact information, visit here

New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Accounts (EFA) Program
If you are a NH resident and interested in scholarship or tuition assistance, we encourage you to sign up to learn more about New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Accounts (EFA).  To receive a 100% EFA grant for the school year, your application and supporting materials must be verified by Monday, July 15, 2024. Therefore, we strongly urge families to submit application materials no later than June 15th to ensure meeting the deadline. To get more information, visit here: https://nh.scholarshipfund.org/apply/nh-education-freedom-accounts/

New Hampshire’s EDUCATION TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Education Tax Credit (ETC) scholarships allow New Hampshire students who are struggling in their current public school to attend a private school, online school, or homeschool that is a better fit for them and their learning needs. ETC scholarships can also be used to attend out-of-district public schools. 

**Returning Education Tax Credit (ETC) families are asked to apply well before the Friday, May 3rd deadline to ensure continued eligibility.
https://nh.scholarshipfund.org/apply/nh-education-tax-credit-scholarships/

** Please understand that these links are posted as a courtesy to families, and Saint Michael School is in no way affiliated with these programs. It is the responsibility of each family to follow up on all steps of the application process on their own. Saint Michael School is more than happy to provide any information or documentation required to support your application.
  
  If you discover that the links above no longer work, or you become aware of a program that might benefit our families, please let us know so we can update our page here.

• Visit our office
• Call our office: (802) 257-7852
• Print and fill out the application and mail it to The Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development, 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301.

Vermont Tuitioning Towns Program:
In Vermont, students who reside in specific towns are eligible to participate in a school choice tuitioning program if their town does not offer a school for their age/grade level. This is an evolving discussion here in the state of Vermont so all families are encouraged to begin the discussion with your town school board to determine eligibility for tuition to assist your child here at Saint Michael School. To see if your town qualifies, please consult this list: 
https://education.vermont.gov/documents/data-town-district-tuitioning-list

** Please understand that these links are posted as a courtesy to families, and Saint Michael School is in no way affiliated with these programs. It is the responsibility of each family to followup on all steps of the application process on their own. Saint Michael School is more than happy to provide any information or documentation required to support your application.

If you discover that the links above no longer work, or you become aware of a program that might benefit our families, please let us know so we can update our page here.

"Formed in 1903 the Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas.  We are a national organization, with 63,000 dues-paying members in 1,150 courts (local chapters) in 45 states across the country and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

We provide local spirituality, sharing and activity under the support of a vibrant national organization.  Members donate to charities, administer scholarship programs and strive “to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness.” They embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all."

There are several scholarship opportunites for young women for both high school and college. To get information about the current year's scholaship programs, or to print out a copy of the application, please visit here: https://catholicdaughters.org/links-to-member-formshttps://catholicdaughters.org/links-to-member-forms

• Niche.com

• Vermont Student Assistance Corp. also known as VSAC 

If you would prefer to speak with a person first to get the ball rolling, we have a wonderful local representative in the area available to help Saint Michael School families. Here is her contact information:

Suzie Wagner, MA, CRC
[email protected]
(800) 660-3561 x 428
Education Counselor
Educational Opportunity Center Program
To Schedule an Appointment call 1-877-961-4369
 

• https://www.802cu.com/membership/community/#scholarships

• https://studentscholarships.org/

• https://www.elks.org/scholars/default.cfm?m=programs

** Please understand that these links are posted as a courtesy to families, and Saint Michael School is in no way affiliated with these programs. It is the responsibility of each family to follow up on all steps of the application process on their own. Saint Michael School is more than happy to provide any information or documentation required to support your application.

 If you discover that the links above no longer work, or you become aware of a program that might benefit our families, please let us know so we can update our page here.

As we continue to grow our high school program, we are collecting resources and opportunities for families to consider for like AFTER high school graduation. Below are helpful links to explore with your student as you evaluate the vast array of college and university offerings available.