How to Apply | Support the Scholarship Fund

The Jan and Carl Goddard Scholarship Fund is an exciting new effort to expand access to learner-centered Montessori education in East Tennessee by providingneed-based  scholarships to students at KMS.

The fund honors Jan Goddard, who served as Operations Director of KMS from 1993 to 2009. Jan worked tirelessly to make KMS a diverse, supportive community, and the Fund extends her vision by enabling the school to share the benefits of Montessori education with a wider cross-section of East Tennessee students and  their families.

The goals of The Jan and Carl Goddard Scholarship Fund are:

Scholarships will be granted annually, based on financial need. They can cover up to 50% of tuition.

At least one scholarship each year will be allocated to a student of color. Over time, we will work to ensure that the number of scholarships given to students of color is proportionate to their representation in the population of East Tennessee.

One scholarship will be named the Kathleen Ambrose Science Scholarship in honor of Kathleen Ambrose, who retired from KMS in 2008. It will be given to a student who has demonstrated a strong interest in science. Other named scholarships may be established as well.

How to Apply

[Note: Your child must be accepted to KMS before you apply  for a scholarship. You can start the application process here.]

Scholarship applications are processed by School and Student Services (SSS), a program of the National Association of Independent Schools. SSS analyzes each application and sends us a summary of each family's financial situation and an estimate of how much they can pay toward tuition. Final decisions about scholarship awards will be made by a committee made up of the Operations Director and the Community Members of the KMS Board.

Families can apply to the scholarship fund any time up to the start of school in mid-August. When you apply, please notify KMS by calling 865-525-6042 or e-mailing  kms (at) knoxvillemontessori.org. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis as applications are received. Families that receive scholarships will not be eligible for the sibling or prepayment discount.

You can appy for a scholarship online by clicking the link below or by visiting  www.sss.nais.org.

For help in filing out the online application, you can use the Parents' Financial Statement Online Workbook (PDF 553KB), which includes context, examples, worksheets, and tips.

You can also download a hard copy of the application form and related documents by using the links below. A printed copy of the application form is also available from KMS.

• Paper Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) for Academic Year 2011-12 (PDF 759KB)
• PFS Instruction Booklet to accompany paper PFS form for Academic Year 2011-12 (PDF 549KB)

There is a $35 fee for applying online and a $47 fee for using the printed form.

You will also be required to mail NAIS a copy of your IRS 1040 Form for the most recent tax year. Your documents will be handled with the utmost level of security. To read more about SSS's document security, go to www.sss.nais.org.

You can mail your IRS 1040 Form by regular mail to:

SSS by NAIS, Application Processing Center
P.O. Box 449
Randolph, MA 02368-0449.

For overnight mail, use this address:

SSS by NAIS
Application Processing Center
437 Turnpike Street
Canton, MA 02021

When you send your IRS 1040 Form to SSS, please include the Required Documents Cover Sheet for Academic Year 2011-12 (PDF 117KB).

If you child is returning to KMS, please remember to turn in your re-enrollment contract by March 1st as well.

Support the Jan and Carl Goddard Scholarship Fund

KMS is working to establish an endowment for the Jan and Carl Goddard Scholarship Fund. To support this effort, mail your contribution to KMS at 4311 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919, or donate online here.