FPD Tuition Assistance

If you are enrolling your child in FPD for the first time, can demonstrate a financial need, and desire to be considered for tuition assistance, please submit a tuition assistance application.

Follow these steps to apply for tuition assistance:

1. Apply for admission. The first step is to submit an admission application for your child. That is necessary before you apply for tuition assistance. The admissions process and the tuition assistance process occur separately and simultaneously.
2. Apply for tuition assistance. Complete the FACTS application. Only one FACTS application is required for both Georgia GOAL and school-funded assistance per family. (There is a $45 FACTS fee for processing your tuition assistance application.)
3. Communication of award: You will be contacted by email, regarding the award amount for the upcoming school year.

If you are re-enrolling your child in FPD, can demonstrate a financial need, and desire financial assistance for the upcoming year, please consider the degree to which a Christ-centered, college preparatory education is a valued priority in your family’s budget. If you believe that tuition assistance is warranted for the 2025-26 school year, we welcome your application and commit to giving it full consideration.

Follow these steps to apply for tuition assistance:

1. Re-enroll for the upcoming school year. Complete and submit your child’s re-enrollment form on Viking Connect.
2. Apply for tuition assistance. Complete the FACTS application. Only one FACTS  application is required for both Georgia GOAL and school-funded assistance per family. (There is a $45 FACTS fee for processing your tuition assistance application.)
3. Communication of award: You will be contacted by email, regarding the award amount for the upcoming school year.

Expediting your award decision. You can expedite your child’s award decision by submitting your FACTS application, including the requested tax documents, by February 14, 2025. Our aim will be to notify you of your award decision by March 28, 2025. If your FACTS application is received after February 14, your application will be reviewed based on the date that it is received.

1. Host an International Student: In addition to having the blessing of ministering to a student who is far from his/her home, you and your family can participate in international missions by sharing the love of Christ in your very own home. FPD pays a generous stipend that can reduce your child’s tuition by up to 67%. For more information about the benefits of serving as a host family, contact Kristen Kreutner at kreutner@fpdmacon.org.
2. Georgia GOAL Scholarship: The Greater Opportunities for Access in Learning (GOAL) Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to qualifying students who are transferring from public school, or who have homeschooled for a minimum of one year. Funding for GOAL Scholarships is generated through gifts earmarked for FPD through the Georgia’s Education Expense Credit law (2008), which is designed to provide Georgia families with better educational opportunities for their children. If you are interested in a GOAL scholarship for your child, submit a FPD tuition assistance application, and insert your interest in GOAL in the comments portion of the application.
3. Georgia Promise Scholarship:  Signed into law in 2024 through Senate Bill 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Program is an education choice program aimed at providing eligible students with the opportunity to use public funds for non-public education expenses in grades K-12. Your child’s scholarship amount may be as much as $6,500 for the 2025-26 school year. Families of eligible students must reside in an area that is designated as ‘low performing school’ and meet certain financial requirements. If you are interested in Georgia Promise Scholarship for your child, apply online through a separate application at Georgia Promise Scholarship.

A family who has enrolled (or re-enrolled) their children at FPD in grades 1^st – 12^th may be eligible for tuition assistance. Tuition assistance is not available for children in 3K – Kindergarten.

While we desire to provide meaningful assistance where genuine financial needs are demonstrated, we are also called to be stewards of the tuition assistance funds. Therefore, several factors go into determining a need-based tuition assistance award including the recommendation from FACTS; the family’s support of the school’s mission and academic expectations; the demonstrated financial priority the family places on their child’s Christ-centered, college preparatory education; the availability of tuition assistance funds; and the anticipated demand on those funds.

Yes. There is a $45 fee assessed by FACTS to process your online application. This fee remains fixed whether the application is for one or multiple children and is payable as the last step of your online application.

Absolutely. We understand that a family’s financial situation is a very personal matter. TAP application materials are kept in secured files in the Business Office and are only accessible by “need to know” staff in the FPD Financial Aid office.

Yes. If you have not yet filed your federal income tax return for the 2024 year, you may apply for tuition assistance.  If you have not yet filed your 2024 income tax return, please submit 2023 tax information with your FACTS application. We will review your TAP application, understanding that the 2024 federal tax return is forthcoming. Any granted award will be considered as ‘conditional,’ which means that the award is granted based on the condition that the information on your current tax return is consistent with the information you posted to your application.

FPD holds to the principle that both parents are responsible for the expense of a FPD education to the extent that they can do so. We require that both custodial and non-custodial parents provide us with the appropriate information and supporting documentation. When natural parents re-marry, we consider the obligations of the parent to his/her new family; the resources of the stepparent; and the obligations the stepparent has to his/her natural children.

The $45 fee to FACTS is non-refundable. Once you receive your TAP award commitment letter, we ask that you let us know of your intent within ten (10) days.  This can be accomplished by accepting or declining your award through FACTS.

We do request that TAP recipients pay their monthly tuition and fees through bank draft.  If you are not currently enrolled in an automatic bank draft, we ask you to log into your Blackbaud Tuition Management account at https://parent.blackbaud.school/Default.aspx and enroll.

Yes. FPD asks that families who receive tuition assistance submit an annual online application.  Starting in 2025, online applications will be submitted using FPD’s third-party application processor, FACTS Grant & Aid.