What are the guidelines to be eligible for the scholarship?
1. Your child must be entering kindergarten or first grade, OR must have attended a Florida public school last year (entering grades 2-12).
2. Your child must be 5 by Septmeber 1st if entering kindergarten.
3. Your household must qualify for free or reduced-priced lunch in public schools and the income guidelines are listed under How the Scholarship Works in this For Parents tab. If you have any further questions please contact us at 1-877-735-7837.
Where can I find an eligible school?
In order to find the eligible school please click on “Participating Schools” under the “For Parents” menu. The schools are indexed in a variety of ways to help you find ones that may interest you.
What is the status of my application?
Application status is available through the parent login on this web site. Call up your application with your unique identifier and password and see where it stands. Once you've logged in, click on Application Status for more information. You can also call us 1-877-735-7837.
Why is my application on hold?
Application status is available through the parent login on this web site. Once you've logged in, click on Application Status for more information. You can also call us at 1-877-735-7837 so that we may provide you with further detail about your on hold reasons.
What is the next step once I am approved?
Log onto your account, click on Application Status and print the award letter for each student. Take the letter to the eligible, participating school of your choice and school administrators there will fill out a commitment form and send it to us so that we know where your child is attending school.
How much was my child awarded?
The current scholarship will cover published tuition and fees beginning the first day of school, the date of approval or the child's first day of actual attendance, whichever is latest, up to $4,011 per child per year in 2010-2011. In order to provide you with the exact amount you were awarded, please contact your school.
What is the status of my appeal?
You can log in to your account to view your appeal status under the Application Status tab.
How can I transfer my child to another school?
In order to transfer schools, you must first make arrangements with your child’s current school to sign any remaining scholarship checks owed to them after your departure. Also, you must have paid any outstanding balances due the school. Failure to do so will impact your continued scholarship funding. The school will send us an Exit Confirmation Form so we can release your scholarship to your new school. As long as the child was not expelled and you don’t owe the school any fees, your scholarship is transferable to any other participating private school.