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Application Process

To apply to a Aspire program please submit the items below.  Please review the program descriptions under Services for detailed information about our programs.

Step 1   Application Form

 

A. Application Forms

1. Aspire Standard Application Form (word)*

2. Young Adult Internship Program application only (word)

B. Teen and Young Adult Programs Supplements
 

* In addition to the standard application form, supplemental applications are required for the following Teen and Young Adult programs ONLY: Please download and submit with the standard application:

-Rock Band Group Supplement (pdf)
-Excursions or Adult Life Programs (pdf)
-Explorations Summer 2013 (pdf)
Career Development Program Summer 2013 (pdf)

Step 2   Evaluations and Assessments

 

Attach with your application the following evaluations and assessments. Please see the Aspire Standard Application for additional information.

A)  IEP or 504 and neuro-psychological or psychological evaluation (required)

B)  Other assessments to help us understand your child's or applicant's needs. See application form for additional assessments requested.

Step 3  Application Fee

 

Please submit a one-time application fee of $75 valid for any applications submitted between January and December of each year.

Step 4  Financial Aid

 

For a financial aid application click here: Financial Aid Application (pdf)

Financial Aid is available to families that qualify, is processed in the order in which it was received and is awarded based on our availability of resources.

Financial aid applications may be submitted at the same time as the Aspire program application. Note that Aspire raises all of financial aid funds through fundraising activities and do not always have the funds available for everyone that may apply.

 

Admissions Process

After the complete application materials are received, candidates who may be a fit for the program will be scheduled for an intake interview. If the candidate is clearly not a fit we will contact the family as soon as possible. At the interview parents will meet with staff to discuss in more detail the goals for their children. The children gather together with other applicants and engage in fun activities led by Aspire staff..

Aspire takes pride in its careful placement of participants into groups with peers that are well‐matched for each other. Criteria include: age, interests, communication style, and level of self‐awareness. We also value continuity.  Returning families are, therefore, given priority review as long as they apply on a timely basis

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