The Educational Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Program offers students in grades K – 12 the opportunity to attend a private school for little or no cost. Students from designated public schools qualify for these scholarships.
2021-2022 EdChoice Scholarship Program Fact Sheet
Guidance for the 2021-2022 Additional Eligibility Criteria for Traditional EdChoice
Federal Poverty Guidelines for Traditional EdChoice
2021-2022 Designated School List
THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR
TRADITIONAL EDCHOICE WILL OPEN MARCH 2ND, 2021.
The EdChoice Expansion Program is an income-based program. It provides students in grades K – 12 the opportunity to attend a private school for little or no cost whose families are at or below 250 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. This program is only open to students who do not qualify for the Traditional Educational Choice Scholarship.
All families applying for an EdChoice-Expansion scholarship must have their income verified by the EdChoice Office. When applying for an EdChoice-Expansion scholarship for the first time, the total household gross income must be at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines (see link below). All new EdChoice-Expansion applicants must have a household gross income of 250% or lower to be awarded a scholarship.
Families renewing their child’s EdChoice-Expansion Scholarship for the next school year will be awarded an amount based on where their family’s household gross income falls on the federal poverty guidelines:
• 0% - 250% = full scholarship = maximum award of $4,650 K-8, $6,000 9-12
• 251% - 300% = 75% of the scholarship = maximum award of $3,487.50 K-8, $4,500 9-12
• 301% - 400% = 50% of the scholarship = maximum award of $2,325 K-8, $3,000 9-12
• Over 400% = cannot renew the scholarship
Only scholarship families with a household gross income of 200% or lower qualify for low-income status. This means that the private school cannot charge these families for any tuition that is not covered by the scholarship.
Scholarship families with a household gross income of 201% or higher are responsible for paying any tuition difference not covered by the scholarship.
Please click on the links below to see if your child qualifies for the EdChoice Expansion Scholarship.
2021-2022 EdChoice Scholarship Program Fact Sheet
Guidance for the 2021-2022 Additional Eligibility Criteria for Traditional EdChoice
2021 - 2022 Federal Poverty Guidelines for EdChoice Expansion
Acceptable Forms of Address Verification
New Online Income Process Coming for the 2021-2022 Application Year
The Scholarship office has developed a new online process for Income Verification which will soon be available to scholarship parents. The new process will allow parents the ability to complete a paperless income process by completing online forms and submitting electronic documentation. The new secure income verification application will allow parents unlimited access to follow their income application status to completion. The system will also update parents via email when the income application review is complete or if a correction is needed. Parents must create a new OH|ID account to allow for secure access to the new online application. Parents are encouraged to complete the OH|ID process now (http://education.ohio.gov/
EXPANSION EDCHOICE STUDENT APPLICATION SYSTEM
WILL BE OPEN FEBRUARY 1, 2021 AND ENDS APRIL 30, 2021.
The second application period begins July 1, 2021 and will remain open.
(the money is allocted, first come-first served)
Application forms (located to the right) can be downloaded, printed, completed and then returned to the school office with the proper documentation. Any questions regarding this scholarship should be directed to Kim Jansen @330-628-9555, or kjansen@youngstowndiocese.org.
Helpful Videos
Education Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Basics Video
EdChoice Eligibility Scenarios
SAFE Activation Tuitorial Video
Scholarship LINK Request and Student Verification Tutorial Video