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What is Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance is a partial grant, credited toward the student’s Yearly School Fee, which does not require repayment. These grants are awarded by the Financial Assistance Committee based on the family’s financial need, as assessed by FAST (Financial Aid for School Tuition). An application for assistance must be submitted in order to be considered for funding. These applications require information on family assets, liabilities, income, expenses and special circumstances. Families must re-apply for Financial Assistance each year.

How to Apply for Financial Assistance

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ utilizes the services of FAST (Financial Aid for School Tuition), an independent company that processes financial assistance applications for a number of independent schools. To apply for assistance, the family of the applicant must complete the application online, directly through FAST, along with the non-refundable application fee of $60.00USD.



Families with Canadian Tax Returns
  • FAST requires 2024 T1 General form, all related 2024 T4 slips (corresponding to income reported on line 101 of the T1), any 2024 provincial tax forms, and two consecutive years of Notice of Assessments (2023 and 2024) for each of the applicant’s legal parent/guardian.
Families with US Tax Returns
  • Each legal parent/guardian will be prompted to complete a TaxStatus consent form when completing the FAST application, this consent form grants FAST permission to safely and securely pull 2024 tax information from the IRS into the application.
  • If you wish to manually upload tax documents, select “No” when asked if you file U.S. taxes, then upload your 2024 documents directly. Please upload 2024 federal 1040 form, all related W-2s, and any business tax forms (if applicable) for each of the applicant’s legal parent/guardian.
Families who file taxes outside of Canada and the USA
  • Please upload either a letter from each parent/guardian’s employer confirming their annual 2025 salary (converted to U.S. dollars) or your translated (English) 2024 tax documents showing all amounts in U.S. dollars.
Please use the following resources to help with completing the application:
Video Resources
Parent support is available by email at familysupport@ismfast.com.

  • If you are a family that files your taxes in Canada, please be prepared to upload 2024 T1 General Tax Form and T4 slips for all parents/guardians of the student.
  • If you are a family that files your taxes in the USA,  you will be prompted to complete a TaxStatus consent form when completing the FAST application, this consent form grants FAST permission to safely and securely pull your 2024 tax information from the IRS into the application.
  • If you are a family that files your taxes internationally, you will be prompted to upload a letter, in English, from your employer stating your yearly income in USD, and upload your 2024 Federal Tax form.

If you have questions regarding the FAST application, please contact FAST customer service at familysupport@ismfast.com

Financial Assistance for Applicants

Please complete the student application process at the same time as your financial assistance application with FAST. The Financial Assistance Committee will review your complete financial assistance application and FAST’s recommendation only once your child has been given an offer of admission.

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