Yes, as long as Florida residency is legally maintained. Please note this option is only available to renewal students on the FES-UA or PEP scholarships. Active-duty military with change of station orders out-of-state may apply for, or renew their FES-UA or PEP scholarships, if they can prove maintenance of Florida residency. You will not be eligible to keep FTC or FES-EO scholarships to attend private schools out-of-state.

The 2025-26 award amounts are not available at this time. They should be released later in the summer.

If you had an FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA, or PEP scholarship and enrolled in a public school, your scholarship will end, and the remaining funds will be returned to the state. As a public-school student, you may be eligible for a New Worlds Scholarship Account or a Transportation Stipend.

If your student was found eligible for the Private School Scholarship (FTC/FES-EO) and you would like to switch to a Personalized Education Program (FTCPEP) or vice versa, do not decline their scholarship in EMA. After accepting the scholarship, call us at 1-877-735-7837 to request this switch.

If your student was found eligible for the Private School or PEP scholarship and you are interested in different scholarship or vice versa, you must decline the scholarship they are currently eligible for before submitting an application for the other scholarship program. To decline the scholarship, please log in to EMA and use the "Decline Scholarship" button.

No. Florida law prohibits applying for more than one FTC or FES scholarship at a time for an individual student. You can apply for a new scholarship once you’ve been denied or have declined an awarded scholarship. However, you may apply for both the Transportation Stipend and New Worlds Scholarship Account if your student qualifies.

Yes. If you are active-duty and have been given permanent change of station orders to move to Florida, you will be eligible for the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-EO), Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA), Personalized Education Program (PEP), or Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) before you make your move.  You can apply with your newly assigned base address or new Florida residential address (if you have one) and upload your permanent change of station paperwork with your application.

You have 30 days to enroll your student in a new private school. If you have not enrolled your student within 30 days your remaining scholarship funds will be returned to the state.

No, you can only apply for one FTC or FES scholarship at a time.

Yes. If you are active-duty and have been given permanent change of station orders to move to Florida, you will be eligible for the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-EO), Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA), Personalized Education Program (PEP), or Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) before you make your move. You can apply with your base address or new Florida residential address (if you have one) and upload your permanent change of station paperwork with your application.

Students who received scholarship funds but are not enrolled in an eligible private school for 30 days will lose scholarship eligibility and all funds will be returned to the state.

The student’s scholarship account must be closed and any remaining funds will be returned to the state after:

• Denial or revocation of program eligibility by the Commissioner of Education for fraud or abuse, including, but not limited to, the student or student’s parent accepting any payment, refund, or rebate, in any manner, from a provider of any authorized services received;
• Two consecutive fiscal years without any account activity; or
• A student remains unenrolled in an eligible private school for 30 days while receiving a scholarship that requires full-time enrollment.