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Urgent for PEP families: PEP Scholarship closes April 30! Apply now for 2025-26 or miss out!

A Scholarship for
Every Student

We Empower PreK-3 Through 12th Grade Students With Education Scholarships

Meet Our
Scholarships

We empower Florida families to personalize their children’s education. Select a scholarship that will open the door to a private school, different public school, tutor, therapist, specialist and more.
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Private School Choice

  • K-12 Florida students
  • Private school tuition and fees
  • All income levels welcome

Unique
Abilities

  • Students from age 3 through grade 12 or age 22, whichever comes first
  • Private school tuition, therapy, tutoring and more
  • Serving students with a specific diagnosis

PEP

  • K-12 home education students who are not enrolled in public school or a Florida Home Education Program
  • Instructional material, curriculum and more

Transportation Stipend

  • K-8 public school students
  • For students who attend a public school other than the one they are assigned
  • One stipend per household

Hope

  • Merged with FTC/FES-EO programs in 2024
  • Eligible students can apply for the Private School Scholarship year-round

New Worlds

  • VPK and K-5 public school students
  • Literacy and math support

Meet the Students

Stepping Up To Success

  • From Ethiopia to No. 1 in his high school class to UF with the help of a private school scholarship

    "Education is the key to getting anything that he wants. I realized that it can open many doors for him in the future."

    Tekleseld
    Yonas's Mother

    Read Yonas's full story

  • Brave warrior, inspiring model flourishes with scholarship.

    “She progressed like I have never seen before, and we were able to do that because of the Gardiner Scholarship (now the Family Empowerment Scholarship).”

    Elizalde
    Valentina's Mother

    Read Valentina's full story

  • Reading grades improve, love of books grows with the help of Florida’s Reading Scholarship

    "...everybody said if you read to your kids as soon as they are born, they’re going to be readers, but that didn’t work.”

    Lindsey
    Samantha's Mother

    Read Samantha's full story

  • A sigh of relief: How the Hope Scholarship helped change one student's life

    "There's no words to describe it... It's awesome. He complains when he can't go to school."

    Todd
    Nick's Father

    Read Nick's full story

1M+

Scholarships funded to
Florida students.

98.9%

Funds received are used for scholarships.

20+

Years funding
futures.

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Sponsor the Next
Success Story

There are many ways to invest in the future of florida's educational landscape. Earn dollar-for-dollar tax credits while funding K-12 students' future through the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
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Help Change Lives

Schools and providers partner with us to empower Florida students with educational options. Be part of our efforts to ensure every child has an opportunity to receive a high-quality, personalized education. Step Up For Students Scholarship Programs and extended services exist to empower families to pursue the most appropriate learning options for their children.
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Step Beyond the Scholarship

Every day, students across Florida fulfill their potential with a customized education. Meet the students and enjoy stories about them forging new educational adventures. Be inspirED by how Step Up For Students scholarships are shaping the future.
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Reimagining Education

As the national gathering place for news and commentary about the evolving world of education choice, NextSteps' robust team of reporters and commentators offer insight into the explosion of education options and how families can tap into them.
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Scholarship programs run by Step Up, such as the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship, New Worlds Scholarship, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship, constitute a vibrant part of Florida’s changing education landscape.
About Step Up
Step Up For Students empowers families to pursue and engage in the most appropriate learning options for their children.
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