Tuition Assistance/ Allocation of Tuition
Bishop’s Scholarship and Catholic Secondary Schools
The Bishop’s scholarship is available through the Diocese of Grand Rapids. Any family seeking tuition assistance must apply for
the Bishop’s scholarship.
Helping Hands Scholarship
The Helping Hands Scholarship is available for families that qualify for the Bishop’s scholarship based on financial need.
Helping Hands is a monthly collection taken at the cluster parish to provide financial assistance to families.
Divine Providence Academy accepts DHS for families that qualify. See the front office for a DHS eligibility form.
Link to Our Cluster Website Giving Page
BlackBaud
School ID:
12029
Scrip
We participate in the Scrip Program, which is a cash rewards program for our students and families. Reward money earned from card purchases helps reduce tuition. For more information on gift cards available, visit Shop with Scrip.
Enrollment Code: 4C9A4LLF434
For our ordering/delivery schedule, to register a family or to purchase on hand gift cards, contact the Parish Office at the St. Catherine Campus:
SC 231-853-6222 stcatherinealex@ourcluster.org
or Terrie Graftema at the St. Joseph Campus:
terrie.graftema@meijer.com
DHS Eligibility
Financial Assistance
We feel very strongly that every child deserves WINGS. In order to make that possible, we are proud to offer tuition scholarships. Through the generosity of community members and the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Divine Providence Academy has scholarship programs. Annually, we award thousands of dollars, to help offset the costs of tuition.
The first step in order to receive tuition scholarships is to fill out the SmartAid form here:Smart Aid Application The SmartAid scholarship is also referred to as the Bishops scholarship, and the money is awarded to families in the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
Families who belong to other parishes are charged the non parishioner rate. Your parish will provide $1,350 in parish support per child K-8. Please fill out the parish support form here: Parish Support Form