Financial assistance is granted to families based on several factors, including family income, number of children in church school, and funds available. An appointment with the Financial Aid Officer should be arranged as early as possible to discuss your student’s needs. A copy of the current federal income tax forms and W-2s are required as part of the application process. Funds are limited. To be eligible for most of these options, you need to qualify and apply. Funding for students applying after July 15 will be limited.

To assist the financial aid process, you may download and print the Financial Aid Application and either fax it to the business office at TAA or bring it in when you make an appointment with the Business Manager.

Click to download a printable PDF file of the Financial Aid Application form.

Students must maintain a high standard in their attitude, academic and work grades, as well as attendance in order to continue to qualify for scholarships. Specifically, the student receiving financial assistance needs to:

• Maintain a passing average grade in their class work.
  
  
• Maintain at least a C in their attendance grade.
  
  
• Work a required minimum of 12 hours per week.
  
  
• Maintain an acceptable citizenship grade.

Parents must make their prearranged payments on time according to their chosen payment plan. Scholarships will be reviewed quarterly and assessed for qualifications.

Early Application Benefits
The $25 application fee is waived for new students who submit their completed application and three recommendation forms postmarked by June 1; plus a $100 tuition discount will be applied to the first month’s tuition bill. Students who complete the application process and are fully accepted by June 1 will receive first consideration for financial assistance.

Worthy Student Funds
Tuition discount assistance is available to help qualifying students attend Thunderbird Adventist Academy. Families must complete a Financial Aid Application and provide income and tax documents to apply for this discount. Family income, family size, dorm or village classification, and additional resources are factors considered. Funds are limited, so early application is important.

2-Way Matching Scholarship
The 2-way matching scholarship is available to qualifying students who attend Thunderbird Adventist Academy. Families must complete a Financial Aid Application and provide income and tax documents to apply for the discount. The 2-way match program is made up of matching funds coming from the student’s home church and Thunderbird Adventist Academy. Family income, family size, dorm or village classification, and additional resources are factors considered. Funds are limited, so early application is important. This scholarship is limited to baptized members of the Arizona Conference. It is the parent/guardian's responsibility to make arrangements with the local Seventh-Day Adventist Church in being eligible to receive the 2-Way Scholarship.

Family Discount
Family discounts apply when there is more than one student in attendance at Thunderbird Adventist Academy from the same immediate family. The appropriate discount will be credited at the end of the school year and will be based on the number of students still in attendance at that time.
Two students in attendance — $50 discount per year.
Three or more students in attendance — $100 discount per year.

Conference-Sponsored Summer Work Match
The school will match a student's summer earnings up to $1000 when a student works for a Seventh-day Adventist youth camp or other conference-sponsored summer work program, such as Magabook or Literature Evangelism.

Summer Employment
There are limited summer jobs on campus available to students who live in the community. A willing worker spending 8-12 weeks working will be able to earn a substantial amount toward school expenses. Dormitories are closed during the summer months. Students desiring summer work must make their own housing arrangements

Arizona Adventist Scholarship
Any Arizona resident can designate the Arizona Adventist Scholarship to sponsor a student at a private school. The only restriction on this scholarship is that parents may not donate to their own child. The Arizona State Income Tax Credit for youth in private Christian schools not only helps our students — it gives the donor a direct tax credit. Call the school for details.

Academic Achievement Awards
New and returning students with a 90th percentile composite score from a current standardized test, and all A’s for the previous school year, may apply to receive up to a $500 Academic Award. Students with an 80th percentile composite score from a current standardized test, and all A’s and B’s for the previous school year, may apply to receive up to a $250 Academic Award. Submission of a current yearly grade card and a copy of the standardized test is required to provide proof of eligibility.

Early Payment Discount
A five percent discount will be applied when full payment is received by August 30 for the entire school year.

Deadlines & Re-Qualifying
Applications for Financial Aid, Tuition Discount, and Summer Work Match must be completed before August 1. Otherwise, it is likely that the student will not be able to complete enrollment by the start of school. All financial assistance, scholarship awards, and matching amounts require continued enrollment and re-qualifying each year.