The summer application window for Ohio’s
EdChoice Scholarship Program opened on Sunday, July 1, for
eligible students interested in applying for a scholarship
for the 2018-19 school year. The deadline to apply is July
31, 2018.
EdChoice scholarships are available to
students who are attending, entering or assigned to attend
the state’s underperforming public schools. There are
currently more than 250 schools on the Ohio Department of
Education’s list of EdChoice designated public schools.
A student is eligible to apply for the
EdChoice Scholarship Program if he or she is one of the
following:
· A student who is currently enrolled and
attending one of the schools on the list in their district
of residence
· A student who is currently enrolled in
a charter school, but would otherwise be assigned to one of
the schools on the list
· A student who is currently enrolled and
attending a public school in their district or a charter
school who is assigned to attend one of the schools on the
list for the upcoming school year
· A student who is enrolling in an Ohio
school for the first time and is assigned to one of the
schools on the list
· A student who is entering kindergarten
this fall and will be five years old by Jan. 1, 2019, who is
assigned to one of the schools on the list
The state-funded scholarships are worth up to $4,650 per
year for students in grades K-8 and up to $6,000 each year
for high school students. They are to be used toward tuition
at the participating private school of the family’s choice.
Once a student receives a scholarship, he or she can
continue to renew the scholarship through high school
graduation. Current private school students are not eligible
to apply.
Families who have questions about
scholarship eligibility or how to apply can contact School
Choice Ohio at 1-800-673-5876.
School Choice Ohio is the only statewide organization
that educates families on the full range of education
options available for their children in grades K-12. For
more information about Ohio’s scholarship programs or the
wide variety of education options available to Ohio
students, visit www.scohio.org.
