How to Apply for Financial Aid

On the Harvard-Westlake online admission application, indicate that you are applying for financial aid. The application fee is automatically waived for families applying for financial aid.

You can begin your online financial aid application starting October 2, 2019, by following steps 2 through 5.

Harvard-Westlake uses School and Student Services (SSS) to handle a major portion of the computation in our financial aid process. SSS is a service of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Based on the information you provide, SSS calculates an estimated amount that your family can contribute to educational expenses.

• Starting on October 2, 2019, go to http://sss.nais.org and click on the prompt to begin your Parents’ Financial Statement (PFS). New families will create a username and password which will allow you to complete the PFS over more than one session. Therefore, allowing you time to gather the required information and to ensure accuracy. If you applied for financial aid last year, simply log into the PFS online as a returning family, using the email address and password you set up last year. All material submitted to SSS is secure.
• New student applications must be submitted no later than January 17, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Be sure to indicate that Harvard-Westlake (SSS code 3736) should receive a copy of the results.
• NOTE: The "PFS Workbook and Instruction Booklet" is available in English and in Spanish. 

By January 17, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. PST. submit a copy of your 2018 federal tax return and all supporting schedules and forms, if you have either an S-Corp or Partnership listed on Schedule E or your 1040, please submit the corresponding K-1's and form 1065 or 1120S. Also, submit a copy of your 2018 W-2 and/or 1099 forms.* 

How to submit documents:

Upload documents directly to SSS following instructions on the SSS website. If mailing documents to SSS, please print out and include the SSS cover sheet.

School and Student Services by NAIS
Application Processing Center
P.O. Box 449
Randolph MA 02368-0449

Harvard-Westlake welcomes letters regarding particular family circumstances that you may wish to explain. These should be emailed directly to financialaid@hw.com.