CLOSING THE GAP IN EDUCATION ACCESS

Our scholarships are offered through Corporate Low Income, Disabled/Displaced, and Original and Switcher programs.

​Low Income Scholarship Guidelines

• For K-12th grade students.
• For preschool students with disabilities.
• Student’s family income cannot exceed 185% of the income required to qualify a child for reduced-price lunches. Click HERE.​
• See all LI prerequisites HERE.

Disabled/Displaced Scholarship Guidelines

• For K-12th grade students.
• For preschool students with disabilities.
• The sum of a student's DD scholarship is limited to 90% state aid or cost of tuition, whichever is less.​
• See all DD prerequisites HERE

Our applications for K-12th school tuition scholarships open April 13th and are available through May 13th.

To apply, please visit www.academicopportunity.org and click on Scholarships. You can access the Scholarship Application by clicking on the "Apply Now" or "Scholarship Portal" button.  To access the application, you will need to either Log In as an existing user or Register for a Scholarship Portal account.

Your application must be filled out to completion and all required documents uploaded for it to be processed in a timely manner. Most applications will require:

• Tax information (1040 or W2)
• MET or IEP's if applicable
• Previous STO awards
• Additional Forms: public-school verification, homeschool verification, displaced verification 

Looking for one of our Verification Forms? You can download them here:

• AZ Public School Verification Form
• Scholarship Verification Form
• Displaced Verification Form
• Homeschool Verification Form
• ESA Cancelation Form

Our awards are issued on a first come, first served basis. Giving priority to students living with disabilities and/or low income hardships.

Awards are issued over the summer Jun-Aug and payments are made to the School via two installments, (Fall / Spring).

No! As long as the school meets all criteria and qualifications, we are happy to partner. Please complete our school application to begin the process.

Yes, we prioritize students living with Disabilities, Low-Income hardships and those who have received recommendations.

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