Families can choose one of the following:
– Financial assistance toward private school tuition and fees.
– Assistance with transportation to a public school in another school district.
For the private school option, Hope Scholarship award amounts are determined by the student’s grade level and the county in which the student lives in based on their scholarship application.
Click here to view the 2020-21 Hope Scholarship award chart.
Scholarship amounts may be prorated based on the following factors: date of award, date moved from the waitlist (if applicable), student’s first day of attendance, school’s first day or school’s date of compliance, whichever is latest.
The scholarship can be used towards the following school expenses, in this order until the maximum scholarship amount is reached:
- 1. Tuition
- 2. Books**
- 3. Registration
- 4. Transportation services that occur during school hours (e.g. transportation services to/from school or for field trips)
- 5. Uniforms**
- 6. Testing (e.g. standardized or entrance testing)
- 7. Other fees (e.g. graduation fees, yearbook fees, field trips. Services before or after school hours such as aftercare or sports are not covered.)
** Applicable for books and uniforms sold by the school, not a third-party vendor.
If you would like to use the private school option, click here to find a school.
For the transportation scholarship option, families will receive up to $750 for the 2019-20 school year, to assist with the cost of transportation to an out-of-district public school.
* The Hope Scholarship also allows students who are bullied to transfer to another in-district public school (with capacity) under the scholarship. Families do not need to apply to Step Up for this option but should work directly with their school district.
Step Up For Students only administers the private school and transportation options for the Hope Scholarship.