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, but they are expected to be released later this summer. In the meantime, you can view the 2024–25 scholarship award amounts here.
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), this can only be done before that year’s PEP Scholarship acceptance deadline. (For 2025-26, the acceptance deadline was May 31, 2025.) After that deadline, students are not able to switch from the Private School Scholarship to the PEP Scholarship.
If your student was found eligible for PEP, and you would like to switch to a Private School Scholarship (FTC/FES-EO), 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, 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.
Florida law prohibits a family from applying for a Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship at the same time for an individual student. You can apply for a new scholarship once you’ve been denied or have declined a scholarship. However, you may apply for both the Transportation Stipend and New Worlds Scholarship Account at the same time if your student qualifies.
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.
No. The state legislature has specified that the Transportation Stipend is not considered income.
No. Students attending a virtual school are not eligible for a Transportation Stipend.
No, stipends are limited to one $750 stipend per household.
A one-time payment of $750 per household.
Yes, you can apply for a New Worlds Scholarship Account if your student meets the eligibility requirements.
Public School Transportation Stipend
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Every child has unique needs and sometimes the best school may be one other than the one he/she is assigned. To support the transportation costs associated with traveling to a different public school than the one the student has been assigned, families can benefit from a transportation stipend of $750.
Easy to Apply: Families can easily apply for the stipend through Step Up For Students.
Financial Assistance: $750 stipend per household
Access to Education: Enables students to attend a non-virtual public school that is different than their assigned school.
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