Harrisburg Academy

Applying for Financial Aid

Thank you for your interest in Harrisburg Academy for the 2011-12 school year. You may begin to apply for financial aid starting on November 15, 2010, as described below. To be eligible for consideration for financial aid at the Academy, you must complete your application by March 1, 2011. We will communicate decisions about financial aid in March and April 2011 for those families who filed all application materials prior to the deadline.
We use School and Student Services (SSS) to process financial aid applications. SSS is a service of the National Association of Independent Schools. Based on the financial information you provide, SSS gives us an estimated amount your family can contribute to educational expenses. This helps us make fair and objective financial aid decisions. To begin your financial aid application for the 2011-12 school year, follow these steps below.

GUIDELINES

Financial aid is available primarily to United States citizens.
International students are eligible to receive financial aid. However, Harrisburg Academy has limited funds available for this purpose.
Students in HATS are not eligible to receive financial aid. However, Harrisburg Academy does have limited funds available for students enrolled in Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten.
Please refer to the SSS by NAIS information flyer for further details about the application process.
Any award that is made prior to receiving the 2010 tax return or income verification forms is tentative. This documentation is required in order to make a final award of financial aid.

ONLINE

Starting on November 15, 2010, go to sss.nais.org.
Click on the prompt to begin your Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS). You only have to complete one PFS even if you have several children applying to our school. Please be sure to list Harrisburg Academy as a recipient of the Report of Family Contribution (RFC). Our school code is 3724.
You will be given a password that will allow you to return to your PFS at a later date before submitting it.
You will be given instructions about submitting required backup documents by mail. Your documents will be handled with the utmost level of security. To read more about SSS’s document security, go to sss.nais.org.
Mail the required documents to: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA 02368-0449.
Note: If you apply for financial aid online, your information will be delivered more quickly to our school, allowing us to make a faster decision about your eligibility for financial aid.

BY MAIL

If you don’t already have a printed Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS), call our school at (717) 763-7811 or go to our website at www.harrisburgacademy.org.
Complete the PFS and return it and all required backup documents to: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, P.O. Box 449, Randolph, MA 02368-0449 USA. (For overnight mail, use this address: SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center, 437 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021.)
Please be sure to list Harrisburg Academy as a recipient of the Report of Family Contribution (RFC). Our school code is 3724.

DOCUMENTATION
The following must be submitted to SSS by NAIS no later than March 1, 2011.

Parents' Financial Statement (PFS). Can be started as early as November 15, 2010.
Signed copies of your family's 2009 federal tax return (1040), including all supporting schedules and forms*
2009 W-2s and/or 1099s (if applicable)*
2010 W-2s and/or 1099s (if applicable)*
Non-US residents: submit official Income/Asset Verification Forms for 2009 such as foreign tax returns and/or wage statements.
*Please note if you applied for financial aid through SSS last year your 2009 documents may already be uploaded to your online application.

The following must be submitted to SSS by NAIS as soon as possible after March 1, 2011:

Signed copy of your 2010 Federal Tax return, including all supporting schedules and forms.
Non-US residents: submit official Income/Asset Verification Forms for 2010 such as foreign tax returns and/or wage statements.