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Tuition Assistance

Opportunity Scholarship

The Opportunity Scholarship helps North Carolina families pay for tuition and other required fees to attend registered private schools.

About the Program

Since 2014, the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship has helped families across North Carolina apply for educational funds.

  • North Carolina families of students entering kindergarten through 12th grade may apply.
  • Awards range from approximately $3,000 to $7,000, based on a family's household income.
  • The money can be used to pay for tuition and other required fees to attend St. Mary Catholic School
  • Prior public school enrollment is no longer a requirement for eligibility for the scholarship.
  • A student's scholarship amount will be based on household income.
  • Scholarship amounts will range from approximately $3,000 to approximately $7,000.

The Opportunity Scholarship application for the 2025-2026 school year will open on February 6, 2025.  More information about the application process is available on the program website.  Every North Carolina family will have the option of applying for tuition assistance for K - 12 private schools.

Opportunity Scholarship Timeline

  • Applications will be made available no later than Feb 6, 2025. Beginning March 15, the Authority will begin awarding scholarship grants to students who have applied by March 6, 2025.
Click Here for More Information about the Opportunity Scholarship

FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment

FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment program is designed to advise the Principal of the financial needs of families in awarding financial aid at St. Mary School. All applications for financial aid will be processed and evaluated through FACTS.

1. Confidential
2. One application per family
3. Applications retained for easy re-application
4. Quality Assessment
5. Comprehensive evaluation

FACTS Grant Aid and Assessment Portal

Black and Indian Mission (BIMO) Tuition Assistance Program

The Diocese of Raleigh Office of Education awards this scholarship for students of African American and Native American Ancestry.

Click Here for More Information about the BIMO Program

Joshua 1:9 Scholarship Program

Joshua 1:9 Scholarship Fund is an endowed Component Fund of the NC Community Foundation.  The fund is dedicated to providing financial assistance to St. Mary Catholic School families whose children are African American, Hispanic, or who are children of a single parent.  To apply, families submit their financial information via the FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment Portal.