Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

Financial Assistance

Belen Jesuit Preparatory School makes financial assistance available to all students who attend the school regardless of race, color, creed, disability or national origin. The Financial Assistance Program takes the form of hardship assistance. Hardship assistance is determined based on financial need subsequent to the evaluation of the financial assistance application. Belen Jesuit does not award academic or athletic merit-based scholarships.
 
Belen Jesuit awards financial assistance based on demonstrated need to families of accepted students in Grade 6 through 12, and assists families of qualified students who would benefit from the school’s program, but who otherwise would not be able to afford to attend. The student’s admissions process is separate from the financial assistance application so that the student is guaranteed consideration on his own merits, not the family’s ability to pay tuition.
Awards are given for one year and are not intended to cover 100% of the cost of attending Belen. Families must reapply each year. 
To assist the school's Financial Assistance Committee in determining financial need, the school uses Clarity, an outside service that collects and processes all financial assistance paperwork. Our committee thoroughly reviews all completed applications and corresponding documents promptly.

If you need help completing your application, in-app support is available through the “Help” button at the bottom left of the screen and email and phone support is available at support@clarityapp.com or 206-210-3752 in English and Spanish. The application itself is also fully translated into Spanish.

Get Started

To get started, please go to the Clarity Application and create an account. The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete. The Clarity Application is also mobile-friendly so you can complete it from anywhere. You are also able to save your progress and return at any time. At the end of the application, there is a $60 fee to submit, and you can share your application with additional schools that accept the Clarity Application for no additional charge. Use the dropdown menu in the application to select those schools.
Please remember to return to your dashboard after you complete and submit your Clarity Application, as Belen Jesuit Preparatory School requires you to upload additional tax documentation.
The deadline for completing the financial aid application, including relevant supplemental documents, is November 15, 2024.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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  • KEY DATES

    • Friday, September 13, 2024: Financial Assistance applications open
    • Friday, November 15, 2024: Deadline for completion of Financial Assistance application for new and returning students
    • Friday, January 17, 2025: Financial Assistance awards announced for new grade 6 students
    • Friday, January 24, 2025: Financial Assistance awards announced for new grade 9 students

  • DIVORCED/ SEPARATED or Single Parents

    Should a parent seek financial assistance for their child, the custodial and non-custodial parents must complete separate Clarity applications. Belen Jesuit considers the assets and income of both parents, if living, before considering any award.

    For divorced parents, a copy of the divorce decree must be submitted via email to financialaid@belenjesuit.org.

  • STEP UP SCHOLARSHIPS

    Belen Jesuit is a participating school in the Step-Up Scholarships, which provide income-based scholarships to qualified families. Parents applying for financial aid at Belen Jesuit must apply for the following two scholarships. Please check the websites for the 2024-2025 application dates. 

    Notice to parents enrolling students under the FES-UA scholarship:  Please note that our school accommodates students with disabilities in accordance with the requirements under federal and local law.  However, your child may not necessarily receive the types of accommodations or related services he may be entitled to receive at a public school, as public schools have different obligations under the IDEA. The IDEA does not apply to private schools.  We are happy to have a conversation with you about the accommodations your son may need and those we may be able to provide at our school.

    Step-Up Scholarship
    Click here to learn more about the scholarship. 
     

  • APPLICATIONS COMPLETED AFTER THE DEADLINE

    Applications completed after the specified deadlines may be considered as long as funds remain available. Amounts awarded to this final group may be reduced as our budget nears exhaustion.

    Funds are not reserved for families whose application or supporting documents are received late.
The Belen Financial Assistance Program is made possible thanks to the generous contributions of friends and families of Belen. The school's fundraising events - the Annual Fr. Dorta- Duque, S.J. Memorial Tombola, the Fr. Izquierdo, S.J. Memorial Golf Tournament, and the Fr. Sardiña, S.J. Fishing Tournament help fund the financial assistance program.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain.  The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline.  In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty.  The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow.  Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.