How to Apply for a Scholarship:

Fill out the appropriate application (one per student) and deliver it to your student's school by the proper due date. If a family does not have the application in on time, or doesn't include the proper attachments required on the application form, then they are not to be considered for a scholarship by the review committee.

The scholarship review committee will consider any recommendations, financial circumstances, and the submitted paragraph regarding family situations when making its decision regarding the disbursement of the available scholarship funds. The H.E.L.P. Foundation has absolute discretion regarding grant/scholarship awards.

Choose One of Two Methods to Apply:

Need-Based Scholarship Application - click here for PDF 110kb - click here for Word 90kb
Recommended Scholarship Application click here for PDF 95kb - click here for Word 85kb

Who is Eligible?

Awards/scholarships made by the H.E.L.P. Foundation can only be used for tuition for students attending grades K-12 in one of our fifteen Lutheran Schools in the State of Arizona. The law states that scholarships must be for K-12 students only. The law understands Kindergarten to be the grade before first grade, not K-4 or preschool.

If your child will be attending one of our schools as a K-12 student for the first time in the fall, you may apply for a scholarship during the previous school year. The school can hold the funds for your child until you start paying tuition in the fall. You will need to fill out the appropriate scholarship application for your child to be eligible for a scholarship.

All scholarship money awarded to a student will be sent directly to the student’s school to be applied toward tuition.

When are the Applications Due?

August 18, 2008 – effective for both the Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 scholarship awards.

Or

January 5, 2009 – effective only for the Spring 2009 scholarship award.

When are the tax credit scholarships actually awarded to the students?

The H.E.L.P. Foundation awards scholarship money to students twice per year.

Donations received from January 1 - July 31 will be awarded to students in Fall.

Donations received from August 1 - December 31 will be awarded to students in Spring.