• Families that reside within the St. Louis City limits
• Families that demonstrate financial need and whose child(ren) is not currently attending a City parochial or private elementary school
• Newly registered families in a parochial or private school for 08-09 prior to the announcement of the Program, are also eligible to apply

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• The donors have stipulated that the scholarships are only for children currently in public schools

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This grant will continue through 8th grade for these students IF:

• The family re-qualifies financially during school registration each spring
• The family continues to reside within St. Louis city limits
• The family keeps their part of tuition current
• The student maintains their good standing status in the school

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• ‘Eligible’ students will receive up to 75% of tuition or $2,000 maximum per year through 8th grade graduation toward tuition
• The grant will be paid directly to the school for a specific student to be applied toward tuition
• Every family is expected to pay $500 per child minimum tuition

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• Schools receive 3 payments annually based upon total number of participants

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• If a student changes schools during the school year, the grant will follow the student as long as they attend a City parochial or private K-8 school assuming they remain eligible and are a student in good standing. (Scholarship award payments are prorated based upon number of months child attended school)

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• If the student/family becomes ineligible, the grant is forfeited and cannot be assigned by the school to a different student
• Scholarship money is awarded by TTEF, not the individual school. Therefore, the school cannot reassign the scholarship to another student

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Only if:

• A family qualifies, and
• The younger sibling(s) has been accepted by a school, and
• If the older sibling(s) is accepted as a student in “good standing” by a participating school

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• Applicants that do not meet Eligibility Criteria requirements will be notified by TTEF