State Scholarships & Grant Programs

Alabama CHOOSE Act (Creating Hope & Opportunity for Our Students’ Education) allows families residing in the state of Alabama who have a qualified K-12 student(s) to apply for up to $7,000 to use towards eligible education expenses including private school or micro school tuition, tutoring, and other educational expenses.  

Students enrolled in a homeschool program are eligible for up to $2,000 to use towards homeschool curriculum, tutoring, and other homeschool expenses.  

Students enrolled in a public school are not eligible for this ESA.  

Who will be eligible?

Applicants will be prioritized and awarded based on income and previous participation. New family applications must have household income below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.  

How to apply for the CHOOSE act?

Families can learn more about the CHOOSE Act and how to apply by visiting this website here. 

Literacy Tutoring Grant provides $1000 to support K-3 graders who aren’t meeting the state reading standards or at risk of reading difficulties. Instruction can be offered online or in-person in a high-dosage tutoring model from a list of state approved providers.

HOW TO APPLY FOR ARKANSAS LEARNS?

School districts will let parents of students know if they are eligible and where to apply.

To learn more, visit learns.ade.arkansas.gov.

Arkansas’ EFA program is available to all students in K-12 that reside in the state of Arkansas. Families can apply to receive up to $7,600 to use toward private school or micro school tuition, tutoring, homeschool curriculum & materials, or other educational expenses. Students must be enrolled in a private school, micro school, or homeschool program.

Who is eligible?

Arkansas EFA is open universally to all families of students in grades K-12.

HOW TO APPLY?

Families can learn more about the Arkansas EFA and how to apply by visiting this website here. 

Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program allows parents to opt their children out of public district or charter schools and receive a portion of their public funding deposited into an account for defined, but multiple, uses, including private school tuition, online education, education therapies, private tutoring or future educational expenses. This was the nation’s first ESA program.

Who will be eligible?

Students must meet one of the following characteristics: Is eligible to enroll in a public school in Arizona in (1) a preschool program for children with disabilities, (2) a kindergarten program, or (3) any of grades 1 through 12.

How to apply?

Visit here to apply.

Give your child access to the education that best meets their needs. These scholarships provide financial assistance for private school tuition and other related education costs, such as tutoring.  

Available to Florida residents, regardless of household income, who are eligible to attend a K-12 public school. The scholarship will first pay for the cost of private school tuition and related fees. Florida students who are not full-time public-school students now have access to the Personalized Education Program (PEP) through the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.

House Bill 1403 merged the Hope Scholarship Program with the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options and the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship programs. Families who would have previously benefited from the Hope Scholarship are encouraged to apply through the FTC/FES-EO programs.” 

Eligible Funding by County

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE FLORIDA TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP?

Families can apply by clicking on the link and choose the scholarship they are applying for and follow the steps: Step Up For Students.

Personalize the education of your child with unique abilities. This scholarship is delivered as an education savings account (ESA) that you can direct toward a combination of programs and approved providers. This includes schools, therapists, specialists, curriculum, technology, a college savings account and more. 

Available to students age 3 through grade 12 or age 22, whichever comes first, who have a specific diagnosis can receive $10,000 on average award for an FES-UA scholarship. These funds may be used for tuition and fees for a private school, homeschooling options, therapies, tutoring and more. 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS?

Families can apply by clicking on the link and choose the scholarship they are applying for and follow the steps: https://www.stepupforstudents.org/scholarships/logins/ 

Florida students who are not full-time private or public school students can access the Personalized Education Program (PEP) through the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. This scholarship provides an education savings account (ESA) to fund the educational needs of eligible students.

Where can I learn more about Step Up for Students?

Parents should visit Step Up For Students to learn more.

Overview – This scholarship provides an account to parents that allows them to customize their child’s education. The scholarship funds can be used for tutoring, school tuition, specialized services, textbooks & curriculum, and more.

Award amounts – $6,500 per eligible student

Student eligibility – For a student to be eligible for the Georgia Promise Scholarship, they must: 

• Prior school year enrolled in a Georgia public school  

• The student resides in the attendance zone of a public school included on the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) published list of lower performing schools 

• Parent has resided in Georgia for 1+ year, exception for active-duty military 

• Students cannot be recipients of the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship or Georgia Student Scholarship Organization Scholarship 

• Students cannot be recipients of the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship or Georgia Student Scholarship Organization Scholarship

HOW TO APPLY FOR GEORGIA PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM?

To learn how to apply, parents can visit support.withodyssey.com. To learn more, visit mygeorgiapromise.

Indiana Learns is a statewide grant program that provides qualifying families with up to $1,000 to spend on math and English/language arts high-dosage tutoring and approved out-of-school academic programs for their students. The initiative’s goal is to increase access to effective, out-of-school academic support to help students recover from learning disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

HOW TO APPLY FOR INDIANA LEARNS GRANT PROGRAM?

Families can learn more about this grant and apply on indianalearns.org.

Indiana’s Education Scholarship Account Program is an education savings account (ESA) where students  with special needs receive a portion of their assigned state education funding for private school tuition or other educational expenses, including special needs services and therapies, individual classes, testing fees and transportation.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Families that meet the required household income requirements; no more than 400% of the Federal Poverty Level and has a student with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) from a public school district and a special needs service plan from a private school are eligible to apply.

HOW TO APPLY?

Families can learn more about this grant and apply on Indiana’s ESA Website..

Iowa’s Education Savings Account Program is an education savings account (ESA) that allows eligible parents to receive the per-pupil state funding already set aside for their children’s education into an electronic, parent-controlled fund for educational expenses.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

All K-12 students that reside in the state of Iowa who enroll in a private school. There is no income requirement.

HOW TO APPLY?

Families can apply here.

The Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program is a 2024-legislated, state-funded program providing Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) for K-12 students. These scholarships provide parents with an account that allows them to customize their child’s education. The scholarship accounts can be used for school tuition and fees, tutoring, educational therapies, textbooks and curricula, dual enrollment courses, and uniforms.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Eligibility for the LA GATOR program will be implemented in three phases. A timeline has not been established for when the phases will begin, or the duration of each phase. Students are eligible to participate through in-person, virtual education or through a hybrid approach utilizing both in-person and virtual, or remote, education options. During the first phase, initial eligibility is determined by the student meeting one of four criteria: : (1) participation in the Student Scholarships in Educational Excellence Program for the previous school year; (2) the student is entering kindergarten; (3) enrollment in a public school for the previous school year; or (4) the student is from a family with a total income not exceeding 250% of the Federal Poverty Level ($78,000 for a family of four in 2024–2025). Students participating in the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, an existing Louisiana choice voucher program, receive priority for the LA GATOR program during phase one.

HOW TO APPLY?

Families can apply here.

Louisiana Tutoring Initiative starts with the premise that all children can achieve high expectations and the parents know best how to prepare their children to succeed in college and careers. Our goal is to empower you with information so you can decide the best education for your child.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Kindergarten through fifth grade public school students who are below reading proficiency to address unfinished learning.

HOW TO APPLY?

Families can apply here.

The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Program, an education savings account program, allows Mississippi students with special needs to receive a portion of their public funding in a government-authorized savings account with multiple uses.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Students must have had an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) within the past three years. While participating in this program, students are not eligible for either a Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship or a Nate Rogers Scholarship.

HOW TO APPLY?

Families can apply here.

Montana’s Special Needs Equal Opportunity Education Savings Account program provides families of students with special needs who meet the federal definition of a “child with disabilities” under the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) an account with a maximum annual allocation up to $8,000

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Students must have an Individualized Education Program and be identified as having special needs under the IDEA definition of a “child with disabilities.” These include autism, an intellectual disability, a hearing or visual impairment, a speech or language impairment, a serious emotional disturbance, an orthopedic impairment, a traumatic brain injury, another health impairment and/or a specific learning disability. Qualified students must also be a Montana state resident between ages 5 and 19.

North Carolina’s Personal Education Student Account for Children with Disabilities program provides families of students with special needs who meet the federal definition of a “child with disabilities” under the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) an account with a maximum annual allocation of $9,000 ($17,000 for students with certain disabilities) for educational and therapeutic uses, including private school tuition.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

To qualify, students must have an Individualized Education Program and be identified as having special needs under the IDEA definition of a “child with disabilities.” These include autism, an intellectual disability, a hearing or visual impairment, a speech or language impairment, a serious emotional disturbance, an orthopedic impairment, a traumatic brain injury, another health impairment and/or a specific learning disability.

HOW TO APPLY?

Families can apply here.

Education Freedom Accounts allow eligible New Hampshire students to direct state-funded per-pupil education adequacy grants toward select educational programming of their choice for a variety of learning experiences.

HOW TO APPLY FOR EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNTS?

For more information on eligibility and further details please visit: New Hampshire Department of Education

Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program (JPSN) aims to help provide educational services to students with special education needs. Students can receive up to $34,000 per year based on student’s disability category on their Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

Who is eligible:

• Students who reside in Ohio 

• Students in grades K-12, typically 5-21 years old 

• Enrolled or eligible to enroll in an Ohio Public School 

• Have a current Individualized Education Program (IEP) developed by their resident Public School District 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE JON PETERSON SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOLARSHIP?

Parents can visit to learn more on how to apply for the JPSN here. 

South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program allows families residing in the state of South Carolina who have a qualified K-12 student(s) to apply for a scholarship of $6,000 to create a customized education for their student.

Parents can choose to use the funds for tutoring (Math, Reading, English, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language), independent school tuition and fees, textbooks, educational materials, educational therapies, online classes, and contract services from a public school district.

To learn more, visit here.

The EFS program provides scholarships to eligible K–12 students to receive $7,500 of state funds to use toward education expenses, including tuition and fees at registered Category I, II, or III private schools in Tennessee. EFS funds must go to private school tuition and fees before any other approved educational expenses. 

Who is eligible? 

• Student must reside in the state of Tennessee 

• Student that is entitled to attend a public school  

How to apply?

Parents can apply here. For more information, visit TN.gov website

Tennessee’s Education Savings Account program is for eligible students in the Hamilton County (Chattanooga), Shelby County (Memphis), and Metro Nashville Public Schools, or a school that was in the Achievement School District (ASD) from spring 2019. Participating families can customize a student’s education towards educational expenses like tuition and fees at an approved non-public school, tutoring, or educational therapies. 

Scholarship amounts range from $9,700-$10,149 based on county location. 

Who is eligible?

Must be a Tennessee resident 

• Zoned to attend a school in the Achievement School District, Hamilton County Schools, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, or Metro Nashville Public Schools
• A member of a household with an annual income for the previous year that does not exceed 200% of the federal income eligibility guidelines for the Free and Reduced-Price Lunch (FRL) program.
• Families must also meet one of the following criteria:

• • The student was previously enrolled in and attended a Tennessee public school for one full school year immediately preceding the school year for which the student receives an education savings account 

• • The student is eligible for the first time to enroll in a Tennessee school 

• • The student received an education savings account in the previous school year 

• • The student was enrolled in and attended a Tennessee public school for one full year in the 2019–2020, 2020–2021, or 2021–2022 school year 

• • The student was eligible for the first time to enroll in a Tennessee public school in the 2019–2020, 2020–2021, or 2021–2022 school year. Participating students must be enrolled in a state-approved private school to continue receiving Education Savings Account funds 

How to apply?

Parent can apply here. For more information, visit TN.gov 

Tennessee’s Individualized Education Account (IEA) Program provides parents funds to pay for a variety of educational services for their children with special needs, including private school tuition, tutoring, online education, curriculum, therapy, post-secondary educational institutions in Tennessee, and other defined educational services. 

Scholarships range from $6,900-8,100 per eligible student per school year and vary depending on students’ specific school district.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

• Students qualify if they are eligible to enroll in kindergarten through 12th grade and have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of one of the following: 

• • autism,  

• • deaf-blindness,  

• • hearing impairment (including deafness),  

• • intellectual disability, 

• • orthopedic impairment,  

• • traumatic brain injury,  

• • developmental delay,  

• • visual impairment (including blindness), or multiple disabilities.  

• Students must either  

• • have been enrolled in and attended a Tennessee public school for one full school year immediately preceding the school year in which they receive an IEA 

• • Be enrolling in a Tennessee school for the first time 

• • Have received an IEA in the previous school year. After receiving an IEA, students can no longer be enrolled in a public school.  

HOW TO APPLY?

Parents can apply here. For more information visit TN.gov. 

One-time $1500 online grant for parents of eligible students served by special education in Texas.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Eligible students must be enrolled in a Texas public school (grades PK-12) and receive special education services through an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

HOW TO APPLY?

To learn more, visit here.

The Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program, established by Senate Bill 2 in 2025, is a state-administered initiative designed to expand school choice by providing families with publicly funded education savings accounts. Starting in 2026-27 school year, students enrolling in micro school, private school, or homeschool are eligible to apply.  

TEFA awards will range from $10,500 to up to $30,000 for special education needs. Homeschool students can receive $2,000. 

Who is eligible?

The program is open to all students that will not be enrolled in a public or charter school for the 2026-27 school year. TEFA will prioritize students with disabilities and low-income households when demand exceeds funding. 

How to apply?

Parent can apply here. To learn more, visit TEFA website. 

PASS – Parent Access to Supplemental Service provides $400 to families whose 3rd grade student scored below standards on the STARR Reading assessment to pay for reading tutoring.

Who is eligible?

To qualify for the PASS program, a student must meet all of the criteria below: 

• The student is currently enrolled in a Texas public school and 

• The student scored “did not meet grade level” in reading on the 3rd grade state assessment. 

How to apply for PASS?

To learn more, visit PASS. For the Parent Application, click here 

Utah Fits All Scholarship Program (UFA) allows families residing in the state of Utah who have a qualified K-12 private school student(s) to apply for a scholarship of $8,000, or a qualified K-12 Homeschool student(s) to apply for a scholarship of $4,000-6,000, to customize their student’s education. Parents can choose to use the funds for tutoring, test prep courses, independent school tuition, textbooks, educational materials, and educational therapies. 

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UTAH-FITS SCHOLARSHIP?

Visit here to learn more.

West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship Program is an education savings account (ESA) that allows eligible parents to receive the average per-pupil state funding already set aside for their children’s education in an electronic parent-controlled fund for educational expenses. Those expenses can include private school tuition, tutoring, credentialing, therapies, transportation, and other approved educational expenses. 

Students can receive up to $5,400 per eligible student per school year.  

Who is eligible?

• Students must be a resident of West Virginia 

• Eligible to be enrolled in Kindergarten for the year they are applying for the Hope Scholarship 

• Enrolled full-time in a West Virginia public school for the entire academic year prior to the year they apply for the Hope Scholarship 
• Homeschool students are eligible to apply starting in 2026-27 academic school year 

How to apply?

Parents can apply here. For more information, visit HopeWV.

Overview: The Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act is an expansion of the Wyoming Education Savings Account Program, which was passed in 2024. This Act provides for universal eligibility and increases the value of each ESA to $7,000. It also opens pre-kindergarten eligibility to families with incomes below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines, based on household size. The program’s funding comes from a $30 million appropriation.

Award amounts: $7,000

Application dates: currently accepting applications

Parents can apply here: https://app.withodyssey.com/en/auth/register

Student eligibility – Wyoming’s ESA program is open to all kindergarten through 12th grade private school and homeschool students. It is also open to pre-kindergarten students whose families have a total household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines. A student cannot participate if they have graduated high school or received an equivalency certificate.

Public school students are not eligible to receive the Wyoming ESA.

Visit the Wyoming’s ESA Program FAQ for more information.

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