Financial Aid

Sugar Bowl Academy is a community dedicated to providing passionate skiers the opportunity to pursue athletic dreams, academic excellence, and personal growth, while celebrating grit, grace, and courage. Skiing and snowboarding are expensive sports to pursue, especially as student-athletes become more advanced and require more equipment and increased travel.

As a 501(c)(3), our ability to provide financial aid to our student-athletes is based on the generosity of our community and the charitable contributions we receive. Gifts of any amount make financial aid to deserving student-athletes possible. | Give

Need-Based Financial Aid

SBA uses an independent online platform to process need-based financial aid. FAST – Financial Aid for School Tuition – by Independent School Management (ISM) provides standardized and impartial processing in a confidential setting. Please note:

  • the total amount of need-based financial aid for all student-athletes is limited each year

  • need-based financial aid is allocated on a first come, first served basis

  • families should complete their need-based financial aid application as soon as possible

  • need-based financial aid is available for all school programs

  • need-based financial aid may be awarded up to a maximum of 75% of the applicable program price

  • any need-based financial aid that may be awarded is determined through the FAST application

  • determination of any need-based financial aid is made on an annual basis and any award for a given year does not entitle an award in future years

  • any need-based financial aid awarded based on false or inaccurate information shall immediately be voided and applicant shall be obligated to pay full amount of awarded need-based financial aid

Applications for need-based financial aid are now open. Applications will close
on March 30, 2026. The FAST application fee is $53 USD and is payable by
Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. Click on the FAST logo to start your application.

Merit-Based Financial Aid

SBA uses an internal process to award merit-based financial aid. All applicants must complete an application. Some applicants will be asked to complete an in-person interview. Merit-based financial aid is based on applicant’s ability to personify grit, grace, and courage and their ability to represent the Sugar Bowl community. Please note:

  • the total amount of merit-based financial aid for all athletes is limited each year

  • merit-based financial aid is allocated on a first come, first served basis

  • athletes should complete their application as soon as possible

  • merit-based financial aid is available for both school programs and full-year team programs

  • merit-based financial aid may be awarded up to a maximum of 75% of the applicable program price

  • any merit-based financial aid that may be awarded is determined through the SBA process

  • determination of any merit-based financial aid is made on an annual basis and any award for a given year does not entitle an award in future years

  • any merit-based financial aid awarded based on false or inaccurate information shall immediately be voided and applicant shall be obligated to pay full amount of awarded merit-based financial aid

Applications for merit-based financial aid are now open. Applications will close on March 30, 2026.
Click on the SBA logo to start your application.

Employee-Based Financial Aid

Sugar Bowl Academy employees and Sugar Bowl Resort employees are eligible for employee-based financial aid. Please note:

  • employee must have full-time status, defined by 30 hours or more per week over a 12-month window for Sugar Bowl Academy employees and defined by year-round full-time or 10+ months full-time for Sugar Bowl Resort employees

  • student-athlete must be a legal dependent of employee

  • employee-based financial aid is available for all school programs

  • employee-based financial aid is awarded at 75% of the applicable program price

  • determination of any employee-based financial aid is made on an annual basis and any award for a given year does not entitle an award in future years

  • any employee-based financial aid awarded based on false or inaccurate information shall immediately be voided and employee shall be obligated to pay full amount of awarded employee-based financial aid

Employee-based financial aid has no application process as eligible employment is verified each school year as part of the enrollment process.

Additional Options

Other organizations also offer scholarships to help cover the program cost. SBA does not influence these scholarship awards. Below is a list of outside organizations that may offer scholarships. Please contact the scholarship organization directly for more information about the scholarships they offer and information on how to apply.