Financial Aid

The Financial Aid program was created to assist families with tuition in the form of need-based grants. The Financial Aid Committee is dedicated to awarding these funds to as many eligible families as possible who desire an authentic Montessori education for their children.

WSM now accepts the Opportunity Scholarship for grades K through 9!
To learn more about the NCSEAA Opportunity Scholarship, please follow the link below.

Opportunity Scholarship Information

The window to apply for Financial Aid for the 2026-2027 school year opens January 9, 2026.

The deadline for submitting the financial aid application is February 10th, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

  1. Submit an Inquiry

The first step in the financial aid process is to submit an inquiry to the Director of Admissions, Tracy Carr, to begin the enrollment process.

2. Fill out an Admissions Application

The application includes a non-refundable $75 application fee.

The application will be accessible once an inquiry has been submitted and processed.

3. Submit a Grant Application

Once an inquiry and application are received, the admissions director will guide you through the enrollment process. Once you have been offered a contract for enrollment, the next step is to submit a financial aid application.

Families seeking financial aid must file an application through the Grant & Aid platform in Blackbaud. Blackbaud provides the Winston-Salem Montessori School with a need-based financial aid analysis service that ensures our process for establishing financial needs adheres to nationally established best practice standards. Submission of the financial aid application requires a non-refundable $55 application fee.

After completing the online application, you will be required to submit your current tax returns for both State and Federal taxes with all schedules and W-2’s. 

FAQs

  • The financial committee will review each applicant and will determine funding based on the information provided and in accordance with the WSM Financial Aid Policy. The amount of aid is predicated on factors such as family size, income, expenses, assets, liabilities, other funding sources, priorities for spending and the availability of funds.

  • Deadline for submittal is midnight, February 10th.

    Distributions are determined yearly in February for the following academic year.

  • For a student to be considered for financial aid, the student must either be currently enrolled at the School or have been offered a contract for the next enrollment period.

    Families seeking financial aid must file an application through the Grant & Aid platform in Blackbaud. Blackbaud provides the Winston-Salem Montessori School with a need-based financial aid analysis service that ensures our process for establishing financial need adheres to nationally established standards of best practice.

    The WSM Financial Aid Committee will determine awards and notify families on a rolling basis as applications are completed and awards are made. Those families who have submitted a financial aid application on/or before the deadline will not be required to pay a tuition deposit until they receive their annual award information.

    All families applying for tuition assistance for grades K through 9 must also apply for the Opportunity Scholarship.

  • The charge for the application is $55 to be paid by credit card at the end of the session. Because financial aid funds are limited, and demand is high, late filing of materials will result in non-renewal of a financial aid grant.

  • Within 7 days you must accept the award and pay the tuition deposit to secure your child’s placement for the school year. If you do not accept the award and pay the tuition deposit within 7 days of notification, the award offer will expire and the funds will be awarded to another family.

  • Financial Aid grants are awarded for one year only and, therefore, you must reapply each year. If this is the first year that you are applying, you will need to create a new account.

  • The financial aid allocation is decided by the Financial Aid Committee and the Head of School. The Parents’ Financial Aid Statement and results are considered private and confidential information by The Winston-Salem Montessori School. The information is used only to determine your families need for assistance in offsetting the cost of tuition.

  • Applicants for grades K-9 who receive the Opportunity Scholarship are also eligible to apply for tuition assistance through WSM.  However, all families applying for tuition assistance for grades K-9  through WSM must also apply for the Opportunity Scholarship.  Tuition assistance through WSM will only be awarded once we have received notice of scholarship application and award amounts.   If enrolling/returning is contingent upon receiving the NC Opportunity Scholarship and/or WSM financial assistance, an ENROLLMENT extension will be granted. However, the WSM financial aid application is still due by the February 10th deadline.  WSM determines need-based awards in light of all funding sources.


WSM treats financial assistance requests confidentially. It is expected that students and their families will do the same.