FINANCIAL assistance

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We are please to announce that Columbus Catholic Schools is now accepting applications for finanical aid for the 2025-2026 school year.

Please not that students in K-8 may potentially fill out three different applications and students in 9-12 may fill out two applications, please read all of the details below.

*NO late applications will be accepted

Grades K-12 Columbus Catholic Schools (CCS) Fiinancial Aid

New this year – we will be using FACTS tuition management to collect all of our financial aid applications and documents. Paper applications will no longer be available. Please use this link and your current FACTS log in and password that is used for tuition. There is a $45/year application fee and the process will take you about 15-25 minutes to complete. Your application is not complete until all required financial documents are uploaded as requested. Applications will be accepted from February 10th through May 2nd.

Family FACTS Link 

Grades K-12 Opportunity Scholarship Nebraska (OSN)

OSN also uses FACTS Tuition management to collect their financial aid applications. Please use the link and your same log in and password to avoid paying a second $45 fee. To be eligible for CCS & OSN you will need to submit two applications but if they are both completed under the same log in, there will onyl be one $45 fee. Your application is not complete until all required financial documents are uploaded as requested. These applications are open Februar4y 10th through April 10th.

 Welcome to Grant & Aid

Grades K-8 Children’s Scholarship Fund

For any returning CSF recipient, it is important that ouy use your same account to apply. If you create a new account then you will be considered a “new applicant” and the income qualifications for new applicants are harder to meet than those who are requalifying. Your application is not complete until all required financial doucments are uploaded as requested. Applications will be accepted Februar4y 10th through May 2nd.

Please use this link for the application

Children’s Scholarship Fund

If you have FACTS system questions please contact their customer care center at 866-441-4637. If you have questions for Columbus Catholic Schools you may contact Sunny Lancaster at slancaster@colcath.org or 402-564-7165.

  • Columbus Catholic Schools Administration Office
    1554 18th Ave, Columbus, NE 68401
    402-564-7165, ext. 0

  • Scotus Central Catholic
    1554 18th Ave, Columbus, NE 68401
    402-564-7165, ext. 0
    bvancura@colcath.org

  • St. Anthony Elementary
    1719 6th Street, Columbus, NE 68601
    402-564-4767
    amysokol@colcath.org

  • Columbus Catholic Schools Advancement Office
    1554 18th Ave, Columbus, NE 68401
    402-564-7165, ext.112
    eschmidt@colcath.org

  • St. Bonaventure Elementary
    1604 15th Street, Columbus, NE 68601
    402-564-7153
    czoucha@colcath.org

  • St. Isidore Elementary
    3821 20th Street, Columbus, NE 68601
    402-564-2604
    aevans@colcath.org

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