There are three! 

1) The Original Individual Tax Credit Law. If your K-12 child is enrolled in a private school in grades K-12 or you have a preschooler with disabilities, guess what – you qualify!

2) Overflow Scholarships funded by the Switcher tax credit law. The qualifications for this one are a little more complicated. Your child is eligible if…

• Your child attended an Arizona district or charter school for at least 90 days in the prior school year, then transferred to a private school.
• Your child is currently enrolled in Kindergarten at a private school.
• You or your partner/spouse are a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and stationed in Arizona under military orders.
• Your child previously received an Overflow or Corporate scholarship in a prior year, and has attended private school continuously since.
• Your child  was homeschooled immediately prior to enrolling in a private school.
• Your child moved to Arizona from out of state immediately prior to enrolling in a private school.
• Your child participated in the ESA program and did not renew or accept the scholarship in order to accept STO scholarships.

3) Corporate Scholarships

Choose an STO (there are tons – find a list here!) or reach out to the school you’d like to send your child to and ask what STOs they work with. Once you’ve chosen an STO, they will work with you step-by-step through the process. 

*Note: The STO can only award a scholarship if your student is enrolled at the school named on your application. So you’ll need to decide pretty early on in the process where you’d like to send your child.

There are limited funds, and by law, scholarships are not guaranteed. There are some factors (like family financial status) that are required to be considered under state law; Other factors like your story or the recommendations of donors depend on the preferences of the STO you choose. Your STO will help you make the best application possible.

This will depend on the requirements of your chosen STO. If your new school isn’t one your STO partners with, you will lose the remainder of your scholarship through that STO.

Yes!

Unfortunately, no. It’s either or. But you can choose to end your ESA contract mid-year and then apply for an STO scholarship. 

To students! They are non-transferable, even to other children in your family.

Here’s how! 

1. Tell friends and family you wish to support you which STO you are using and how to contribute. You can do this with a simple text – or a fun postcard (try one of our templates here!). 
   1. Tell them they can direct their contribution to your STO on Form 323. 
   2. Give them the contact information/website for your STO so they can contact them and designate your child as the recipient of their credit.