Grants

The Opportunity Scholarship Program expands school choice in North Carolina through scholarship grants for eligible children in kindergarten through 12th grade. This program provides funding of up to $4,200 per year for eligible children who choose to attend a participating nonpublic school.

Apply online at: https://app.wizehive.com/appform/login/OPS1718_5829e85857997.

All Opportunity Scholarship applications that meet the income eligibility criteria and are submitted by midnight on March 1st, 2018 will be entered into a lottery. Recipients are randomly selected from that pool of applications.

To receive an Opportunity Scholarship, a student must meet the criteria below:

The student must meet all of these four criteria:

1. Live in a household that meets the Income Eligibility Guidelines established by the Program;

2. Enroll in a participating nonpublic school in North Carolina;

3. Does not have a high school diploma; and

4. Be 5 on or before August 31st.

And the student must meet one of the following criteria:

1. Be assigned to and attend a North Carolina public school for the spring semester;

2. Have received an Opportunity Scholarship during the previous school year;

3. Will be entering kindergarten or the first grade;

4. Is a foster child; or

5. Has been adopted within the last year.

For more information, visit the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority website at http://www.ncseaa.edu/.