Financial Aid . Scholarships . Discounts .
Blue Mountain Academy is able to offer a limited number of financial aid, scholarships, and discounts programs. Occasionally students find sponsors, often from their home churches, who are willing to help on a regular basis.
Our school depends greatly on the generosity of donors who, with their contributions, help make possible our financial aid, scholarships, and discounts programs. If you would like to contribute to our student financial aid program click here to make a donation today.
Through the work-study program, our industry provides outside revenue for the academy. As much as possible, the work coordinator will assign industry jobs to students on financial aid. The following programs are available for students requiring financial assistance:
BMA Institutional Financial Aid Programs
NEED-BASED WORK STUDY FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM(WSP)
This is a work study financial aid program and is designed to help students assume a greater financial responsibility for their own education. Eligibility is based on family income and funds disbursement is based on program participation. An application with income verification through FACTS is required every year. Financial Aid application fee is $50 per family per year.
NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID
This financial aid program is designed for students with a financial need. Eligibility is based on family income. The Need-Based Financial Aid and BMA’s portion of the Church Matching Scholarships, or SNEC’s Three Way Plan cannot exceed $5,000 combined for a dorm student or $2,800 for day student. An application with income verification through FACTS is required every year. Financial Aid application fee is $50 per family per year.
Note: No matching grant offers full coverage for tuition, room, and cafeteria. A combination of any of the financial aid and scholarships programs funded by BMA, cannot provide more than $5,000 per student. The parent or guardian is responsible for the balance.
Ohio Conference Student Scholarship
Boarding Academy Scholarship
The Ohio Conference is pleased to offer scholarships of $5,000 a year to Ohio Conference students who will be attending boarding academy for the 2024-2025 school year. The application contains all eligibility requirements and procedure. All applications must be received no later than June 30, 2024. Blue Mountain Academy is pleased to announce that we will match 100% up to the $5,000 Ohio Conference scholarship. BMA Requires a copy of the completed application in order to include these funds with the payment plan. A student with this scholarship and this matching does not qualify for the Need-Based Matching Financial Aid or the Need-Based Financial Aid. Send a copy of the completed application form to BMA’s treasurer by email at finance@bma.us
Ohio Boarding Academy Scholarship Application
Note: No matching grant offers full coverage for tuition, room, and cafeteria. A combination of any of the financial aid and scholarships programs funded by BMA, cannot provide more than $5,000 per student. The parent or guardian is responsible for the balance.
Southern New England Conference Student Scholarships
Three Way Plan
This is a program sponsored by the Southern New England Conference (SNEC), the home church and the school. Eligibility is based on family income. Families must apply each semester through their home church and must complete both of the following forms in order for the funds to be included with the payment plan. Church funds must be sent directly to the Southern New England Conference. If you do not qualify for the SNEC Three Way Plan, you can then use our Institutional Matching Financial Aid program previously explained. To download and complete both forms click on the following two links:
SNEC Three Way Plan Application
SNEC Three Way Plan Church Confirmation
Secondary Educational Trust Funds (S.E.T. Funds)
This is available to all students with a qualifying Seventh-day Adventist church membership within the Southern New England Conference. The application below must be submitted to SNEC's Department of Education each fall. A copy of the form must also be submitted to BMA’s Finance Office in order for the funds to be included with the payment plan. Blue Mountain Academy is pleased to announce that we will match 100% of up to $4,000 of the SET funds received. The BMA matching of the SET funds, combined with the three way plan, and the BMA Need-Based Financial Aid cannot provide more than $5,000. To download and complete the form click on the following link:
SNEC Secondary Education Trust Funds Application
Note: No matching grant offers full coverage for tuition, room, and cafeteria. A combination of any of the financial aid and scholarships programs funded by BMA, cannot provide more than $5,000 per student. The parent or guardian is responsible for the balance.
BMA Institutional Scholarships and Discounts
Church Matching Financial Aid
Blue Mountain Academy works to identify the specific needs of each family and assists in preparing a payment plan. BMA is willing to stretch the tuition payments up to 10 months to better accommodate the family’s needs, but the school depends on the home church to assist with their financial need. In the process of preparing a payment plan, we need to include the financial aid funds that the family will receive from their home church. Many Pennsylvania Conference churches participate with Blue Mountain Academy in a matching program, which provides funding for constituent students who need financial assistance. Many non-Pennsylvania Conference churches also participate in the matching program.
For any funds received up to $1,500 per dorm student and $1,000 per day student, BMA matches 200% of funds received from any Pennsylvania Conference church and 50% of Non-Pennsylvania Conference churches. Funds must be sent directly to the school by the church (This does not include churches from the Southern New England Conference (SNEC), or the New Jersey Conference (NJC), see the SNEC & NJC section for these churches). BMA will not invoice churches for external financial aid funds.
The form linked below is required if the family is applying for the church matching program or any financial assistance from BMA. It must be submitted by email to finance@bma.us, by fax or by mail to the school’s mailing address, ATTN: Business Office. To download and complete the form, click on the following link: New this year, the Pennsylvania Conference will also match up to $1,500 for a dorm student and up to $1,000 for a day student in addition to the BMA matching for all Pennsylvania Conference Churches. See flyer on the link below:
Pennsylvania Conference Student Scholarship
BMA has allocated some of its institutional funds to provide a scholarship to all students from the Pennsylvania Conference of SDA. A scholarship of $500 is available to students whose parents or legal guardian are a member of a Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Pennsylvania Conference. Complete the form below and return it to the Finance Office before September 30 to qualify for the funds. It must be submitted by email to finance@bma.us, by fax or by mail to the school’s mailing address, ATTN: Finance Office. To download and complete the form, click on the following link:
Pennsylvania Conference Scholarship Letter
Note: No matching grant offers full coverage for tuition, room, and cafeteria. A combination of any of the financial aid and scholarships programs funded by BMA cannot provide more than $5,000 per student. The parent or guardian is responsible for the balance.
Academic Scholarship
A academic scholarship from $250 up to $1,000 is awarded to students, based on their combined GPA and BMA testing scores. This evaluation is done during the second semester by the school Guidance Counselor and the scholarship is added to the students account and payment plan.
Laurel lake Summer Camp Matching Scholarship
Blue Mountain Academy participates in the scholarship plan for students who work at the Pennsylvania Conference Summer Camp. Blue Mountain Academy will match 50% of the student's net income for any Laurel Lake summer work. This scholarship will be applied to the student's tuition account at BMA. A copy of the official pay stub showing the net amount received must be submitted to the finance office or by email to finance@bma.us before September 30 of the school year right after the summer worked.
Literature Evangelism Matching Scholarship
Blue Mountain Academy participates in the scholarship plan for students who work at youth literature evangelism initiatives (Canvasing). Blue Mountain Academy will match 25% of the student's net income for any Literature Evangelism work. This scholarship will be applied to the student's tuition account at BMA. A copy of the official pay stub showing the net amount received must be submitted to the finance office or by email to finance@bma.us.
Family Discount
A family discount will be granted when two or more students from the same immediate family are attending Blue Mountain Academy. The discount is 10% for the second child and 15% per additional child and it applies to the full tuition, dorm and cafeteria charges.
Prepay Discount
A 3% prepay discount on the parent’s portion of the payment plan will be granted for full yearly payments. The yearly payment must be made before the beginning of the school year in order to qualify for this discount. International students do not qualify for this discount.
Early Registration/Enrollment Discount
An early registration/enrollment discounts are given to families/students that complete the online registration/enrollment process, including payment of registration/enrollment fee and submission of all required documents.
Please refer to the discount schedule provided:
$300 discount available from February 1 to March 31, 2024.
$200 discount available from April 1 to May 31, 2024.
$100 discount available from June 1 to July 31, 2024.
Student Work Opportunities
Student Earnings-Enhanced Work Program (EWP)
During the school year, a small number of on-campus positions may be available. These are hourly positions. It is required that students’ earnings be applied to their school bill each month. For more information on these opportunities, please contact our finance team, at finance@bma.us .