At Gaston Day, Financial Assistance is allocated from three primary areas – Financial Aid, Merit Scholarships, and North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship. Click here to learn more about Merit Scholarships and The Opportunity Scholarship.

Financial Aid Information:

Step 1

Go to https://app.clarityapp.com/sign-up

Step 2

Begin your application and add Gaston Day School to your student applicant entry. You can save your application and log out at any time and return later to complete it.

Step 3

Complete your application and pay the $65 Clarity application fee.

Step 4

US taxpayers: Complete the Clarity Enhanced Tax Verification (ETV) process to release their W2 and personal tax return transcripts from the IRS. You’ll be asked to authorize the sharing of your tax transcripts and verify your identity. Clarity offers two options for enhanced tax verification process: “Clarity” and “IRS”. Please reference the Tax Verification Guide to preview the steps of this process.

Step 5

Submit your Clarity application and follow the link to return to your dashboard. Here you will see any additional supporting documents requested by schools.  Keep in mind that at a later date, you may be prompted  to upload additional documentation as needed.

Timeline:

– The admission and financial aid processes may occur simultaneously

– The financial aid deadline is rolling, but funds may become limited or unavailable towards the beginning of the new school year (August).

Other Awards:

– The calculation for a family’s demonstrated need will include the Opportunity amount awarded

– Cost of Attendance at GDS – Opportunity Award = Possible Remaining Financial Need

– It is possible to receive both GDS financial aid and the Opportunity Scholarship.