Financial Aid

A new student’s financial aid application will be reviewed after the student’s admission application to HBA has been received via Ravenna. Any qualified award will be distributed after the student has been accepted for admission to HBA.  All financial information provided is strictly confidential and has no bearing on acceptance to HBA.
 

There is no one determining factor. Our methodology takes into account many aspects of the family's financial situation: income, assets, core expenses, debt, family size and number of children at tuition-charging schools. Each individual family’s situation is taken into consideration.
 

If you are not able to submit all the required documents by December 1 (for current HBA students) or January 15 (for new applicants to HBA), we will still accept your application, but will not release an award until all required documents are received and reviewed by our financial aid processor.

Late applications are considered as long as funds are available, but will be subject to a reduced award and notification after stated decision dates. For current HBA students, if an application is received after the December 1 deadline, the earliest award notification will be in April.
 

Please note the requirement is for 2023 (not 2024) tax returns. If you submit your application by the stated deadline and qualify for an award, please be assured we will reserve your award until your completed 2023 tax returns are filed and obtained by our financial aid processor, up through the stated notification dates below. We will not be able to review your application until our financial aid processor has been able to verify data on your application with the required tax documents. Please note if you are late submitting any required document, there may be a delay in notification of any eligible award and a reduction of the award amount.
 

If the completed application and supporting documents are submitted by the stated deadline, first round decision notifications will be emailed:

By February 15 for current HBA students

In March for newly accepted grade 6-12 students.

In April for newly accepted grade K-5 students.
 

HBA takes the privacy and security of your personal information very seriously. Our financial aid processor is certified for both GDPR and SOC2 and uses enterprise-level security standards including end-to-end encryption of all personally identifiable information.
 

Yes, you will need to submit a financial aid application each year in order to qualify for financial aid; however, our financial aid processor retains your information from previous applications, so it will be even easier to reapply.
 

For more information regarding our financial aid process, carefully review this webpage and/or contact HBA’s Financial Aid Office:

1. Email: fasc@hba.net
2. Phone: 808-564-0358

For questions regarding the Clarity application, contact Clarity:

1. In-app support through the “Help” button in the lower left corner
2. Email support at support@clarityapp.com
3. Phone support at 206-210-3752