Offering needs-based tuition assistance is a means of helping families afford a Nouvel education.

• If your family cannot afford to pay the full amount of tuition
• If your family qualifies for tuition discounts or scholarship support (such as multi-student discounts or St. Gerard Society)
• If your family has experienced a recent hardship

It is always the goal of Nouvel to be as customer-service focused as possible. While we are fortunate to have several opportunities for families to access tuition assistance and scholarships, we have been hard at work to streamline this process. Not only with the goal of making it more secure and more effective, but also to collaborate better with our partners at the Catholic Community Foundation of Mid-Michigan (CCFMM). and allowing families more time to apply for these tuition assistance opportunities.

Families that would like to apply for both CCFMM scholarships and Nouvel tuition assistance can apply as early as December 9, 2024. 

CCFMM applications will be available through January 24, 2025.

Current Nouvel families can apply at any time but should have their application completed by Monday, March 3, 2025, in order to receive award notification on or before the week of April 7, 2025.

New families should have an application on file before completing a FACTS application.

To apply for any tuition assistance, scholarship or family discounts, you will need to complete an online application through FACTS, an independent third-party provider. The safe and secure site can be accessed at https://nouvelcatholic.org/factsapplication.

After an application is submitted through FACTS, the documentation provided will be verified and an income verification notification will be sent to Nouvel's tuition assistance committee. FACTS will conduct the confidential financial analysis to determine a family's financial need and send a confidential report to Nouvel's tuition assistance committee, outlining a families financial situation and need for assistance. 

Similar to year's past, Nouvel/FACTS will ask for information from your previous tax return - in this case (for the 2025-26 school year) your 2023 tax return.

Families will be notified of the Nouvel tuition assistance determination from the school's business office. For those that complete the process by March 3, 2025 - they should receive aid/award notification during the week of April 7, 2025. 

Awards are based upon the availability of funding and the number of verified applicants. Our ability to offer needs based aid/assistance is made possible by our supporting parishes, generous donors and scholarship programs.

A wide range of families with a variety of circumstances qualify for the program. Many factors are evaluated, including income, assets, unusual expenses and the size of the family.

Families should apply through FACTs by Monday, March 3, 2025.

Yes - for new students, application to Nouvel Catholic Central and application for tuition assistance are two separate processes. However, many new families may complete both application processes simultaneously.

FACTS charges $45 per each application, however, Nouvel is absorbing this cost as a courtesy to our families applying for assistance.

Yes.

Tuition assistance is offered for students as early as young fives or kindergarten, and can be applied for through 12th grade. Preschool students are not able to apply for aid at this time. 

No. Every family is required to make a financial investment in their child's education and would need to pay at least the minimum per student cost of tuition, $3,000.

Families needing additional help are able to receive one-on-one assistance while completing their FACTS application by contacting our on-campus FACTS team at (989) 399-2218 or via email factsinfo@nouvelcatholic.org. 

It is important to us that your personal information is kept as safe and as secure as possible. This was a key factor in selecting a third-party assessment system. FACTS has detailed security standards that are regularly assessed, reviewed and tested for education and efficacy. You can learn more on their data security and compliance online (view link).