Special Needs Scholarship Login
We are aware of a technical issue impacting the Gardiner Scholarship Parent Login. Potential impacts include the inability to upload documents or submit reimbursements. Please rest assured that we are working diligently to resolve the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to resolve the system as quickly as possible. We will update this message as soon as all issues are resolved.
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2020-21 School Year:
We are no longer accepting Gardiner Scholarship applications or supporting documents for the 2020-21 school year.
2021-22 School Year:
RENEWAL students may apply now for a Gardiner Scholarship for the 2021-22 school year by logging in below. Note: Renewal students will have funding priority until April 30, 2021.
NEW students will be able to apply for a Gardiner Scholarship for the 2021-22 school year in late April 2021. If your student is currently on the 2020-21 Gardiner Scholarship waitlist, you will also be able to apply at that time. Reminder: Students on the 2020-21 Gardiner Scholarship waitlist have priority over new students for the 2021-22 school year.
To be notified when we begin accepting applications for NEW students for the 2021-22 school year, please join our interest list.
General Application Information:
As always, funding is limited, and applications are processed based on the following priority:
- * Renewal students will have funding priority until April 30, 2021.
- * Once the funding priority deadline (4/30/2021) for RENEWAL students has passed, depending on available funding, applications will be processed in this order: 1) students who were on the 2020-21 Gardiner Scholarship waitlist and 2) new and renewal students in the order they are determined eligible.
- * Applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Within the above priority groups, students will be awarded based on the date and time eligibility was determined. If funding is not available at the time an award determination is made, the student may be placed on the waitlist.
New Family
New families will be able to apply for a Gardiner Scholarship for the 2021-22 school year in late April 2021. (You are a NEW family if you did not receive Gardiner Scholarship funding for the 2020-21 school year.)
Please take a moment to read the important information above before proceeding.
Renewal Family
RENEWAL students may apply now for a Gardiner Scholarship for the 2021-22 school year. Note: Renewal students will have funding priority until April 30, 2021. (You are a renewal family if your child is receiving funding for a Gardiner Scholarship for the 2020-21 school year.)
You must log into your existing account with the same email address and password you used previously. Please take a moment to read the important information above before proceeding.
Other Resources
PARENT HANDBOOK: Click here to view the Parent Handbook.
PROVIDER HANDBOOK: Click here to view the Provider Handbook.
PREAPPROVED EXPENSES: Click here to see a list of Preapproved Expenses.
