Tailored Tuition & Scholarships

Families currently enrolled and receiving tailored tuition will need to submit an updated application each year.

Families currently enrolled and NOT receiving tailored tuition whose circumstances indicate a potential need for assistance should let the Business Office know as soon as possible and then submit an application. 

New families submitting an application for admissions should indicate in the online process that they wish to apply for our Tailored Tuition model. You will then be directed to submit the necessary financial documentation in our tuition management system.

Once a Tailored Tuition application has been received and reviewed, the request will be considered by our Tailored Tuition Committee. Once a determination has been made, you will receive an email with a link to review the offer. Once accepted, the tuition balance will be adjusted accordingly. 

We are dedicated to the Quaker principle of inclusivity and recognize that every child is equally deserving of a transformative education. In order to make FSW better accessible to families from a range of economic backgrounds, we offer tailored tuition to those who would benefit from financial support to attend.

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The Friends School of Wilmington Tailored Tuition Committee takes great care to assess each family’s unique financial profile. Many factors are reviewed and evaluated and include things such as annual income expenses, liabilities and debts, family size, and any unusual expenses. One particular noteworthy element of our Tailored Tuition program is that asset accounts such as a 401(k) are not part of a financial decision. However, since family circumstances vary widely, differences in circumstances other than income often result in families with similar incomes having different financial need.

For new families, when we notify an applicant that we are able to offer admission, the admission decision notification also includes details concerning tuition and expenses. For current families, tuition decisions are communicated soon after the Tailored Tuition application is submitted.

No, applications for admission are evaluated by the Admissions team separately and on their own merit. An applicant’s financial situation is not discussed in admission deliberations.

FSW is happy to consider applications from returning families who have a significant change in their financial profile. Families who do not have a tailored tuition rate during their initial year should not expect their tuition to be less in subsequent years unless they have experienced a significant change in circumstances. Increased expenditures such as having an additional child in a tuition-paying school could qualify as a significant change in circumstances.

All families who wish to be considered for a tailored tuition rate must apply each year. Given the same financial circumstances as in the prior year, a family can expect their contribution to remain proportionally the same.

Additional revenue comes from some of our Auxiliary Program opportunities, as well as from the support of our greater community through the Annual Fund and other methods of giving.

Please contact Business Manager, Marla Schoolmeester, by email or by phone (910-792-1811 x2). We welcome your questions and comments.