Financial Aid

ISE is a nonprofit organization. Providing financial aid to students is one way we can meet our mission.

• In our 2009 program year, ISE provided $59,000 in financial aid to 118 students; the average grant was $495.
• In this 2010 program year, ISE provided $59,771 in financial aid to 105 students; the average grant was $543. 
• For the 2011 program year we anticipate having $60,000 available for student financial aid. 

Eligibility
Financial aid is based on a student's financial need. Students whose families have a household income of $50,000 or less will be considered.

Grant Calculator
Students and parents can now determine how much financial aid for which they are eligible.

Household Income	Grant amount
$40,000 < $50,000	5-10% of total program cost
$30,000 < $40,000	10-20% of total program cost
$20,000 < $30,000	20-30% of total program cost
$0 < $20,000	30-35% of total program cost

Actual grant amounts will vary depending on the following conditions:

• the number of applicants who are eligible for financial aid and the amount available in the fund;
• the number of household dependents. For each dependent, more or less than 2 per household, 1-2% will be added or subtracted to an award amount;
• award amounts will not surpass the minimum or maximum amount for any category regardless of the number of dependents in the household.

Application Process
To learn more about our financial aid process, please download the financial aid application.  In order to be considered for financial aid, students must be registered on an ISE program and postmark their complete Financial Aid application by November 30. Notification of awards will be mailed to families by December 15.

Questions? Please contact Tanya, ISE's Director of Education by email  tanya@isemn.org or by phone at 952.746.2295.