Admission / Tuition and Adjusted Tuition

Adjusted Tuition Process and Timeline

学费补助流程时间表

Should you need additional guidance, please contact adjustedtuition@cais.org.

Adjusted Tuition Application Process 2025-2026

  • Begin your application for Adjusted Tuition by completing your Personal Financial Statement (PFS) online through School and Student Services (SSS) for the 2025-2026 school year
  • The CAIS School Code is 2391
  • There is a processing fee of $60
  • The following supporting documents must be submitted electronically through SSS:
    • Complete copies of signed current year (2024) and prior year (2023) federal and state tax forms, including all schedules and attachments. (Please be sure to upload your return without password protection.)
    • Copies of W-2s 
    • FBAR forms for Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, if applicable
  • All Adjusted Tuition decisions are conditional until the official tax returns are received and verified.
  • The school requires that the application(s) and tax form(s) includes all necessary financial details from all individuals who have legal custody of the applicant child(ren), such as step parents, guardians, etc.
  • Your adjusted tuition application will be processed in a timely manner and will accompany your admission notification from CAIS.

Adjusted Tuition Timeline 2025-2026

Please note that for applicant families, only families who are offered acceptance to CAIS will receive notice of the Adjusted Tuition decision. The Adjusted Tuition notification will be sent at the same time as the admission decision.

Timeline for New Families Applying to CAIS

Adjusted Tuition Application Open via SSSOctober 1, 2024
Deadline for Families to Electronically Submit Adjusted Tuition Applications via SSSFebruary 7, 2025
Deadline for Families to Electronically Submit Supporting Tax Documents via SSSFebruary 26, 2025
Enrollment Contracts and Adjusted Tuition Notifications sent to Accepted Preschool Applicant FamiliesMarch 11, 2025
Deadline for Accepted Preschool Applicant Families to Accept Enrollment Contract and Adjusted TuitionMarch 18, 2025
Enrollment Contracts and Adjusted Tuition Notifications sent to Accepted K-8 Applicant FamiliesMarch 20, 2025
Deadline for Accepted K-8 Applicant Families to Accept Enrollment Contract and Adjusted Tuition March 27, 2025

Timeline for Current CAIS Families

Adjusted Tuition Application Open via SSSOctober 1, 2024
Deadline for Families to Electronically Submit Adjusted Tuition Applications via SSSFebruary 7, 2025

Dates for Returning Preschool and Kindergarten Students, New Sibling Families, and Staff Children Families

Deadline for Returning Preschool and Kindergarten Students, New Sibling Families, and Staff Children Families to Electronically Submit Supporting Tax Documents via SSSFebruary 26, 2025
Adjusted Tuition Notifications Sent to Returning Preschool and Kindergarten Students, New Sibling Families, and Staff ChildrenMarch 3, 2025
Deadline for Returning Preschool and Kindergarten Students, New Sibling Families, and Staff Children to Accept Adjusted Tuition and Complete Re-EnrollmentMarch 6, 2025

Dates for Returning 1st-8th Grade Students

Deadline for Returning 1st Grade through 8th Grade Families to Electronically Submit Supporting Tax Documents via SSSMarch 15, 2025
Adjusted Tuition Notifications Sent to Returning 1-8 StudentsMarch 18, 2025
Deadline for Returning 1-8 Students to Accept Adjusted Tuition and Complete Re-EnrollmentMarch 25, 2025

Should you need additional guidance, please contact adjustedtuition@cais.org. Please do not contact the Admission Office, as they will not be able to assist you with this matter.