STO Scholarships
State Tax Credit Scholarships
Applying for Scholarships
Applications are aalways available for most School Tuition Organizations (STO's) to apply for the upcoming school year. We highly recommend applying with the organizations now so you can get a head start on receiving funds for the new year.
Recipients of ESA may NOT ACCEPT any School Tuition Organization (STO) scholarships or any tax credit scholarships while enrolled in ESA. HOWEVER, you can solicit Recommended Fund Contributions while your student is on ESA for use once you cancel your ESA contract. To hold awards past the current school year, STO Scholarship Applications must be submitted each new school year and the student must stay continuously enrolled in a Partner School. This allows you to solicit funds for a future higher tuition fee, such as high school.
ACSTO and STO4Kidz will hold awards since tax credit scholarships and ESA funds cannot be used for tuition at the same time, per the ESA law. To hold awards past the current school year, a Scholarship Application must be submitted each new school year and the student must stay continuously enrolled in a Partner School. ACSTO and STO4Kidz can send awards to your private school once you submit your cancellation of ESA contract documentation to ACSTO and/or STO4KIDZ.
Listed below are just some of the School Tuition Organizations (STOs) that provide private school financial assistance. Search 'Arizona School Tuition Organizations' for additional opportunities. Please contact the individual STO for their specific requirements, applications and guidelines.
There are three types of scholarships available:
1. Individual-Original Tax Credit Scholarship
Any student who is attending a qualified private school is eligible to apply for an Original Tax Credit Scholarship. In order to be considered, the student must simply be enrolled at the school and have a completed scholarship application.
2. Individual-Overflow/PLUS Tax Credit Scholarship, Sometimes Referred to as Switcher
Students who are eligible fall under these four categories:
Any student who is attending a qualified private school is eligible to apply for an Original Tax Credit Scholarship. In order to be considered, the student must simply be enrolled at the school and have a completed scholarship application.
2. Individual-Overflow/PLUS Tax Credit Scholarship, Sometimes Referred to as Switcher
Students who are eligible fall under these four categories:
- Switchers: A student who switched from a public to a qualified private school in the previous school year after having attended public school for at least 90 days (or one full semester) before switching enrollment to a private school.
- Kindergarten students entering a qualified private school.
- Military: Students who are the dependents of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who is stationed in Arizona pursuant to military orders.
- Corporate/Overflow: A student who has previously received a scholarship from the corporate tax credit or Overflow/PLUS tax credit program, and has continued in a qualified private school ever since.
3. Corporate Tax Credit Scholarships
Students are eligible for these scholarships when the student’s family income meets the low family income requirements AND has previously received either a switcher or an original scholarship award. Corporate Scholarship Eligibility
Students are eligible for these scholarships when the student’s family income meets the low family income requirements AND has previously received either a switcher or an original scholarship award. Corporate Scholarship Eligibility
School Tuition Organizations (STOs)
Please contact each individual School Tuition Organization (STO) for specific application requirements and deadlines.
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization (ACSTO)
Applications for the new school year are available in February.
P.O. Box 6580, Chandler, AZ 85246
480-820-0403
If your child will be attending K-12th grade at a Christian private school for the first time in the fall, you may apply for a scholarship during the Spring prior to when your child starts at the private school. Send in your new application to ACSTO between February 1 and end of March, and any scholarships awarded to your child in the Spring Award Cycle can be used for the upcoming school year.P.O. Box 6580, Chandler, AZ 85246
480-820-0403
AAA Scholarships Foundation* Eligablity Requirements
Apply for the new school year beginning mid-March.
Apply for the new school year beginning mid-March.
PO Box 15719, Tampa, FL 33684-0719
(888) 707-2465
(888) 707-2465
Arizona Leadership Foundation *
Apply for the new school year from mid-April to mid-June.
602) 525-7355
Apply for the new school year from mid-April to mid-June.
602) 525-7355
Arizona Private Education Scholarship Fund *
Applications are required for all families and need to be submitted one time per school year.
6909 E. Greenway Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
480-699-8911
Arizona School Choice Trust, Inc. * Eligibility Requirements
Applications are required for all families and need to be submitted one time per school year.
6909 E. Greenway Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
480-699-8911
Arizona School Choice Trust, Inc. * Eligibility Requirements
Applications accepted January-April.
2875 W. Ray Rd. #6-314
623-414-3429
623-414-3429
Arizona Tuition Connection *
11445 E. Via Linda, Ste 2-145, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
480-409-4106
Institute for Better Education *
911 S. Craycroft, Tucson, AZ 85711
520-512-5438
11445 E. Via Linda, Ste 2-145, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
480-409-4106
Institute for Better Education *
911 S. Craycroft, Tucson, AZ 85711
520-512-5438
2241 E. Pecos Rd., Ste 3, Chandler, AZ 85225
480-722-7502
STO4kidz *
Apply for the new school year from mid-April to the end of May. Applications reopen in November.
All Required Documents MUST Be Uploaded When Submitting Application.
602-698-8855
Applications are available in May.
PO Box 21930, Mesa, AZ 85274
480-414-8677
480-414-8677
*Accepts Corporate Scholarships. Corporate Scholarship Eligibility