To help cope with learning loss, state scholarships and grant programs provide parents with opportunities to access financial assistance for individualized and high-dosage tutoring across the country.
Because it can be challenging to navigate, Huntington is here to help answer your questions! Which state provides scholarships and financial assistance for tutoring for students K-12? How do you apply for a state scholarship, high-dosage tutoring financial assistance, or government-funded grants? Which public-private partnership in education gives you access to state-specific scholarships like Hope Scholarship, Step Up for Students Scholarship, TEA High-Impact Tutoring, John Peterson Scholarship, and Family Empowerment Scholarships, among other educational programs?
Arkansas
Arkansas LEARNS is offering 2 types of grants to students. 1) Arkansas High Impact Tutoring Pilot Program. 2) Literacy Grant Program.
HIT Pilot: provide grant funds to districts to apply for and use to hire tutors, develop instructional materials, admin expenses, cost for technology, contracts with approved tutoring providers. This pilot begins SY 2023-24. Funding amounts depends on district need and application.
Literacy Tutoring Grant: provides $500 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. This rolls out SY 2023-24, with full implementation no later than SY 2025-26.
HOW TO APPLY FOR ARKANSAS LEARNS?
School districts will let parents of students know if they are ebilble and where to apply.
To learn more, visit Lears.ade.arkansas.gov.
Florida
The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship was created to benefit children of families with limited financial resources and enable children in Florida to achieve higher excellence in their education. The Florida legislature created this in 2001.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE FLORIDA TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP?
To apply, contact an eligible scholarship funding organization directly. Parents must apply for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship.
To learn more, visit FLDOE.ORG.
The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options was created to alleviate the “waitlist” from the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program. The scholarship has two paths: the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-EO) and the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities (FES-UA). The FES-EO path benefits students of low and middle income who can apply to receive a voucher to attend a private school of their choice. The FES-UA path enables families to personalize the education of their children by directing funds to where they are needed the most.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS?
Families can apply at email A.A.A. Scholarship Foundation- FL, LLC at info@aaascholarships.org or Step Up For Students at info@stepupforstudents.org.
Please note that centers classified in the state of Florida as "PRIVATE SCHOOL" can accept students with this funding. (The center is not required to be approved as a private school to offer the FES-UA.)
To learn more, visit FLDOE.ORG.
The Hope Scholarship was created for students in K-12th grade public school who were victims of a bullying incident (e.g. at school, school-related program, riding the school bus, or waiting for the school bus). Parents need to report the incident and submit the proper documentation and forms in regard to the incident. The school district must provide information to the family after reporting about the Hope Scholarship and offer to transfer the student to another public school, or can choose an approved private school.
HOW TO APPLY FOR HOPE SCHOLARSHIP?
To check if your student is eligible to apply for Hope Scholarship, parents should visit the Florida Department of Education's website.
To learn more, visit FLDOE.ORG.
New Worlds Reading Scholarship is for public school students in K-5th grade who are identified with substantial reading deficiencies or scored below a level 3 on the statewide standardized ELA assessment from the prior year. This scholarship is worth $500 for tutoring services. It can be used for after-school education programs, tutoring fees, or specialized summer education programs to improve reading or literacy skills.
HOW TO APPLY FOR NEW WORLDS READING SCHOLARSHIP?
To apply, parents need to visit Step Up For Students. To learn more, visit FLDOE.ORG.
Indiana
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.
New Hampshire
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
Ohio
The Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) Educational Savings Account provides qualifying families with a $500 credit that can be used to pay for a variety of enrichment activities that will accelerate learning for students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
These funds can be used for services including tutoring. In total, there was $50 million allocated budget for 2022 and $75 million allocated for 2023.
HOW TO APPLY FOR ACE EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT?
To learn more about application eligibility, visit the ACE Educational Savings Acount website.
John Peterson Scholarship aims to help provide equitable services to students with special needs. The amount is up to $27,000 per year/per student based on disability.
Who it serves: Students who are in Kindergarten-12th grade who already have an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) in place.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE JOHN PETERSON SCHOLARSHIP?
Registration for vendors is in December and you must have an OH|ID Account. To create an account, visit: OH Dept of Education OH|ID Portal.
Texas
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) launched the Vetted Texas Tutor Corps (VTTC), an initiative that aims to accelerate student learning through high-impact tutoring.
This state scholarship list was created to provide schools and districts resources to support accelerated learning through high-impact and high-quality tutoring practices to address learning loss from COVID-19, and support learning acceleration for Texas students. Schools and districts can partner with participating Huntington Learning Center locations to offer high-dosage tutoring programs.
PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS:
Austin Cedar Park Coppell Flower Mound Fort Worth Frisco Houston Katy Mansfield Memorial North Dallas Round Rock San Antonio-Alon Town San Antonio-Stone Oak Spring Sugar Land Temple
To learn more, visit Texas Education Agency's website.
Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) Scholarships are $1,500 one-time online grants for eligible parents/caregivers of eligible students served by special education that have been impacted by COVID-19 school closures. Families of eligible students can use the online accounts to obtain educational materials and resources and/or services such as supplemental tutoring.
HOW TO APPLY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES (SSES) SCHOLARSHIP?
Parents can learn more about the scholarship, look at eligibility requirements, and apply at the Texas Education Agency's website.
To learn more, visit TEA.TEXAS.GOV.
Utah
Utah-Fits Scholarship is available to all students K-12th grade in the state of Utah who may come from any financial background with any type of learning style. Students receiving UT-Fits Scholarship cannot also receive the Carson Smith Scholarship program or the Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program. There is a cap of 5,000 applicants. Students from low-income families and siblings will take priority with applications. The remaining students will be awarded on a lottery basis.
HOW TO APPLY FOR UTAH-FITS SCHOLARSHIP?
To learn more, visit Utah-Fits Scholarship website.
Virginia
Virginia families are eligible for grants focused on tutoring and supplemental education services; these grants are for:
$1,500 for each qualifying student. Qualifying students include any public, private, parochial or home-school student in grades K-12 residing in Virginia and meeting the school-age requirements in §22.1-1, Code of Virginia.
$3,000 for each qualifying student whose family income is verified at 300% or less of the federal poverty level.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE VIRGINIA LEARNING ACCELERATION GRANTS:
To apply please visit: Learning Acceleration Grants
West Virginia
Hope Scholarship is the state’s education savings account program that gives parents an opportunity to build an individual learning experience that works best for their child. The scholarship allows K-12 students to receive financial assistance that can be used for tuition, fees and other expenses.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM?
To apply please visit: Hope Scholarship West Virginia
