The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) and the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-EO) are available to all students regardless of household income, who are residents of Florida and eligible to enroll in a K-12 public school. The scholarship provides tuition assistance worth an average of $8,000 to attend a private school that best meets the student’s academic needs. Please apply at www.stepupforstudents.org

The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA) provides access to an education savings account (ESA) that functions like a flexible bank account from which you direct funds to pay for tuition and fees for a private school, therapy, tutoring and more.

Eligibility Requirements: The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities is available to students who are:
• Age three (3) or older (with a 3rd birthday on or before December 31 of the year their parent or guardian applies for a scholarship) or eligible to enroll in a Florida public school (if applicable for their age)
• Less than twenty-two (22) years old
• Florida residents, or dependent children of active-duty members of the United States Armed Forces who have received Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders to Florida or renewing students whose home record or state of legal residence is Florida and have received PCS orders outside of Florida
• Diagnosed with one of the following: Anaphylaxis, Autism spectrum disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, Emotional or a behavioral disability, Hearing impairment, including deafness, High-risk child, Hospital or homebound, Identification as dual sensory impaired, Intellectual disability (severe cognitive impairment), Language impairment, Muscular dystrophy, Orthopedic impairment, Other health impairment, Phelan-McDermid syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Rare diseases (defined by NORD).  You can find more information at https://www.stepupforstudents.org/scholarships/unique-abilities/

St. Cecelia Tuition Assistance Fund (Pre-K to Grade 8) Each year funds are set aside in the school’s operating budget to help families offset some of the additional costs not covered by Step Up scholarships. You can apply at https://online.factsmgt.com/SignIn.aspx

Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten scholarships in the amount of $3,096 are available to all 4-year-olds in the state of Florida. Please find more information at elcpinellas.org