The scholarship fund is a core function of the MDS PSG. We use an impartial financial aid service (TADS) to to determine how to distribute the funds. If you would like to apply for financial aid, please call the school directly to confirm application deadlines.
We encourage you to fill out the TADS forms online, as this speeds the process. If you would like a paper application (cost $3), call TADS at 1-800-477-8237.
How to Apply for Financial Aid
There is an Application Wizard to help you, and additional help at support@tads.com and toll-free at 1-800-477-8237.
1. Go to www.mytads.com.
- MDS’s School ID: DU330560000
- School name: Montessori Day School
- School City: Chapel Hill
2. Use the Financial Aid Worksheet (4 pages) to organize your information: http://www.tads.com/resources/FA/TADS_FA_12_13_worksheet.pdf
3. You will need the following supporting documentation before you begin the application process:
- Most recently filed federal taxes
- Most recent W-2’s received by all Parents/Guardians listed on application
- Recent pay stubs of jobs that Parents/Guardians currently hold
- All documentation that establishes how much miscellaneous monthly or yearly income you currently receive (i.e. welfare, food stamps, unemployment, workers’ compensation)
- All corporate, partnership and trust tax forms, if a Parent/Guardian owns 20% or more interest in a corporation or partnership or if any member of the household owns 20% or more interest in a trust
- Other documentation (recent utility bills, daycare expense, etc.,) may be required
4. In addition, TADS will require that you submit to them copies of the above documentation. These documents can be faxed to TADS at (612) 548-3326, mailed, or scanned and uploaded to TADS.
5. There is a fee ($34) payable to TADS to apply. If paying by check, make it payable and send directly to TADS. If you are made and accept a financial aid award, the fee will be refunded by MDS-PSG after enrollment.
6. Enter each child who attends MDS using our school code, as well as children for whom you pay tuition at another school or college, all on one application (see directions for Section 22). Enter ID# 99999 for children who attend another non-public school.
7. In cases where divorced, separated, or never married parents are both contributing to the support of the child, both must fill in an application, or fill it in jointly. If tuition is paid all or in part by someone else (e.g. grandparent), these payments MUST be reported on the application in the section for Contributions in Education.
8. You can order an optional Parent Report for $8.00 after completing your application, which merely summarizes the information you gave to TADS. The same information, however, is available for free online.
Please Note: All award decisions are made by MDS-PSG. You will receive notice about your award from MDS-PSG, not TADS. Please contact the school at (919) 929-3339 or admin@mdsch.org if you have any questions.
Montessori Day School of Chapel Hill Parent Support Group does not discriminate on any basis whatsoever in awarding financial aid.