ESA

Learn more about the requirements for ESA funds in Arizona HERE! 

If you would like to apply for ESA, you can sign up HERE!

Requirements: 

The state allows all Arizona residents who are not attending public school to participate. To receive the disability funds, the family has to show proof of the disability with an IEP or 504 plan.

Funding: 

Average funding for students with no disabilities: KG: $4,000 - $5,000 / 1st -12th: $6,000 - $9,000

Disabilities: $6,000 - $43,000

When are funds deposited:

Funds deposited:  July 15-30 (Invoice covers August-October)

Funds deposited: October 15-30 (Invoice covers November-January)

Funds deposited: January 15-30 (Invoice covers February-April)

Funds deposited: April 15-30 (Invoice covers May-July)

Other notes:

Payments are submitted through Classwallet and we include the 2.5% fee on the invoice. Parents are required to submit their invoice when they receive funds for the quarter and email us a copy of the receipt.

Learn more about the requirements for ESA funds HERE! 

If you would like to apply for ESA, you can sign up HERE!

Requirements: 

1. You and your student must be New Hampshire residents.

2. Your child must be at least 5 years old and no older than 20 years old and entering Kindergarten – 12th grade.

3. Your family’s income must be at or below 350% of the federal poverty level guidelines shown in the chart below.

4. You must complete the application process and sign the EFA agreement, which includes agreeing to share academic accountability documents.

Funding: 

EFA is a state grant of approximately $3,700 base state adequacy aid plus any qualifying differentiated aid that a child is eligible to receive. Qualifying for “differentiated aid” provides additional EFA funding, ranging from an estimated additional $600 to $1,800, for each certain individual factor. 

When are funds deposited:

September - 20% 

November - 20% 

January - 30% 

April - 30% 

Other notes:

Payments are submitted through Classwallet and the processing fee is covered by the scholarship fund so there is no 2.5% fee applied to your invoice. Parents are required to submit their invoice by the 1st of each month and email us a copy of the receipt.

Learn more about the requirements for ESA funds HERE! 

If you would like to apply for ESA, you can sign up HERE!

Requirements: 

Indiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA) will provide students with disabilities and their siblings throughout the state of Indiana access to the educational environment that best meets their learning needs. 

Funding: 

Students who participate in the program will receive 90% of their basic tuition support (ADM) already allotted to the student by the state as well as 100% of special education dollars (APC) allotted to their student if the student chooses not to receive special education services from their local public school.  This amount will vary by district and is based on your local public school district. 

When are funds deposited:

Scholarship funds will be deposited directly into each student’s Indiana ESA account in quarterly payments.  This account will be available to parents via a secure online portal, which they will use to make payments directly to providers from the student’s account. 

Other notes:

Payments are submitted through Classwallet and we include the 2.5% fee on the invoice.

Learn more about the requirements for ESA funds HERE! 

If you would like to apply for ESA, you can sign up HERE!

Requirements: 

Eligibility Requirements for Base Award

• Is a child with a disability who is eligible for special education, as documented by a North Carolina public school IEP Eligibility Determination

• At least 5 years old by August 31 or at least 4 by April 16and approved for kindergarten according to State guidelines

• Lives in North Carolina

• Has not graduated from highschool

• Has not enrolled in a post-secondary institution- time*

Additional Eligibility Requirements for Higher Award

Students who meet the criteria outlined above and have one of the following designated as the primary or secondary disability on the IEP Eligibility Determination may be eligible for a higher scholarship award .

• Autism, Hearing Impairment, Moderate or Severe Intellectual Disability, Orthopedic Impairment, and Visual Impairment

Funding: 

Students with disabilities receive a $9,000 annual award; students with certain designated disabilities may be eligible to receive $17,000 a year

When are funds deposited:

Funds are dispersed two times during the year.

Other notes:

Payments are submitted through Classwallet and we include the 2.5% fee on the invoice.

Learn more about the requirements for ESA funds HERE! 

If you would like to apply for ESA, you can sign up HERE!

Requirements: 

To be eligible, students must:

• Be a resident of South Carolina; AND

• Have attended a South Carolina public school during the previous school year, OR have not yet attained the age of five on or before September 1 of the previous school year but have attained the age of five on or before September 1 of the current school year, OR have received a scholarship the previous school year; AND

• Have a household income as follows:

  • School Year 2024-2025 – does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty guidelines.

  • School Year 2025-2026 – does not exceed 300% of the federal poverty guidelines.

  • School year 2026-2027 and subsequent school years – does not exceed 400% of the federal poverty guidelines.

Students currently enrolled in a public charter school, home school students (as defined in Sections 59-65-40 [Option 1], 59-65-45 [Option 2], 59-65-47 [Option 3]), and students participating in the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children’s Fund program (as defined in Section 12-6-3790) are not eligible for this scholarship program.

Funding: 

Students with disabilities can receive $6,000 per year. 

When are funds deposited:

 The funds are sent out quarterly and  the first payment was made on July 30, 2024.

Other notes:

Payments are submitted through Classwallet and we include the 2.5% fee on the invoice.

Learn more about the requirements for ESA funds HERE! 

If you would like to apply for ESA, you can sign up HERE!

Requirements: 

• Per statute, qualified students, in order of priority, are:

  • Any elementary or secondary school student who is a Missouri resident and resides in an eligible county or city (a county with a charter form of government or any city with at least 30,000 residents who:

    1. Has an approved "individualized education plan" (IEP) developed under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The term “individualized education plan” means:

       • An individualized education program (IEP) as defined in 20 U.S.C. §1414(d)(I)(A)(i); or

       • An individual service plan (ISP) that is developed in cooperation with a local educational agency under the IDEA, specifically those provisions pertaining to parentally placed private school children found in 20 U.S.C. §1412(a)(10) and 34 CFR §300.132(b).

    2. Any IEP or ISP that is proffered for program eligibility must be dated within thirty-six months of the date of the student’s application to the program. Students with ISPs that are not developed under the IDEA are not eligible. OR

    3. Lives in a household whose total annual income does not exceed 100% of the free and reduced lunch rate; and,

       • Attended a public school as a full-time student for at least one (1) semester during the previous twelve (12) months; or

       • Is a child who is eligible to begin kindergarten or first grade.

  • If funding remains available after all students who meet these qualifications have been served, then the next category of qualified student is any student who:

    1. Is a member of a household whose total annual income does not exceed 200% of the standard used to qualify for free and reduced lunches and meets at least one of the following qualifications:

       • Attended a public school as a full-time student for at least one (1) semester during the previous twelve (12) months; or

       • Is a child who is eligible to begin kindergarten or first grade.

Funding: 

Students who are eligible can receive $6,375 per year.

Other notes:

Payments are submitted through Classwallet and we include the 2.5% fee on the invoice.

Learn more about the requirements for ESA funds HERE! 

If you would like to apply for ESA, you can sign up HERE!

Requirements: 

• Must be a resident of Utah. 

• Must be a K-12 student for the year they are applying for the program. 

• Cannot be enrolled in a public school (district or charter) or the SOEP for the school year in which the scholarship is used. 

• Cannot receive the Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship in the same year as the Utah Fits All Scholarship. 

• Students of active-duty military personnel are eligible to participate. The family may be stationed in Utah but live elsewhere, or if Utah is their state of legal residence, and they are stationed elsewhere. 

• Kindergarten students must be 5 years of age by September 2nd of the school year to qualify for a UFA scholarship.

•  Students may apply to the UFA scholarship while enrolled in public district, charter schools or the SOEP, but must disenroll upon receiving the UFA scholarship. Waitlist families can remain enrolled in a public school but will need to disenroll if they accept a UFA scholarship award. See Utah Code 53F-6-401. Students may apply for both scholarships but can only use one scholarship during the school year. 

Funding: 

Eligible and awarded students will receive up to $8,000

When are funds deposited:

Funds will be disbursed on Wednesday of the first full week in August. For the 2024-25 school year, that will be August 7, 2024. 

Other notes:

Payments are submitted through Classwallet and we include the 2.5% fee on the invoice.