The Basic Fund

The BASIC Fund (Bay Area Scholarships for Inner-City Children) is a privately funded program whose mission is to broaden the educational opportunities for inner-city children by helping low-income families afford the cost of tuition at private schools in the Bay Area.

The Independent Scholarship Fund

The Independent Scholarship Fund (ISF) is a privately funded scholarship program of The Independent Institute that provides tuition assistance to low- and moderate-income families in Contra Costa and Alameda counties for K-12 private or parochial schools. The mission of ISF is to help families achieve freedom of choice in the education of their children.

Family Aid-Catholic Education

FACE tuition grants are available to students attending any Catholic elementary & high schools in the Diocese of Oakland. Grants are made without reference to a student’s race, religion, color or ethnic origin.
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The Guardsman Scholarship

Students' families select the private school of their choice and apply to receive Guardsmen support for a portion of the tuition. Tuition payments are made by The Guardsmen directly to schools. Recipients from the prior year and their siblings are automatically enrolled provided that they reapply annually and continue to meet academic and financial eligibility requirements.

St. Felicitas Catholic School Fund

The St. Felicitas Catholic School Fund was created to provide tuition assistance for families who desire a Catholic education for their child(ren), but are experiencing difficulties meeting the financial obligation of rising costs. The fund provides grant amounts based on household size and income to students entering kindergarten through eighth grades.

Families interested in applying for a grant must first complete a Private School Aid Service (PSAS) student aid form. Submit your completed form and the $21 check or money order payable to Private School Aid Service to the school office along with all of the requested Income Tax forms. The school will forward your forms to PSAS who will then review your application along with all the submitted financial documentation. Following their review, PSAS will make a grant recommendation for how much financial aid the family is eligible to receive.