If your child is struggling in their current school and you think you can’t afford to put them into a good private school, let us help!
AAA awards 3-year renewable scholarships of up to $24,900 per student for grades 9 – 12 and $19,500 per student for grades K – 8 per student per 3-year term to help pay for tuition at eligible Arizona private schools.
2025-26 school year applications:
Fully renewing households: We emailed you an invitation to apply with us as Renewal Priority on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Application submission deadline for renewal priority processing was Monday, 4/14/2025
Application submission deadline for non-priority processing: Monday, 6/2/2025 (date subject to change)
Fully renewing applicants must use the link in your invitation to apply.
New households: Our 2025-26 scholarship application submission window opened on Monday, March 31, 2025.
Application submission deadline for new applicants: Monday, 6/2/2025 (date subject to change)
Please click on the following link to access the application for new applicants only: https://app.aaascholarships.org/submit-application
2nd & 3rd Year households: We emailed you an invitation to accept your existing student’s 25-26 awards and to apply for siblings of current scholarship students whom you would like to add-on to their existing 3-year scholarship cycle.
Application submission deadline for sibling add-on priority processing was Tuesday, 3/18/2025
Application submission deadline for accepting student’s 25-26 awards and sibling add-on non-priority processing: Monday, 6/2/2025 (date subject to change)
2nd & 3rd year households must use the link in your invitation to accept their student’s 25-26 awards and to apply for sibling add-ons.
Already submitted your 25-26 school year application? Click here to check the status.
Need more help? Watch our helpful tutorial videos.
If you did not receive an email or have any questions about applying, please leave us a voice mail at 888-707-2465 or send us a message on the Contact Us page of our website.
Scholarship Management Platform (“SMP”)
We are excited to announce that our improved SMP is online for the 2025-26 school year. We are confident that the new system will provide you with an enhanced experience.
Here is a link to log back into the SMP after accepting the AAA’s invitation; Login – AAA Scholarships
FAQ #1: When I try to log into the SMP, I get an error message that the account is disabled or that the email or password doesn’t match. What am I doing wrong?
Answer #1: All returning users must create a new SMP account and password for the 2025-2026 school year. To ensure you have access to all the new features and improvements, it is essential that you set up a new account, even if you used the previous system. Please follow the instructions on the email you received to create your new SMP account and get started.
FAQ #2: I received an email to log into the SMP for a new message about my scholarship. Where do I find the message?
Answer #2: Messages can be found in the top right corner of your SMP account once you’ve logged in:
Have more questions about the SMP? Please visit our helpful SMP FAQ page.
If you still need help after that, please leave us a message at 888-707-2465 so we can call you back or send us a message on the Contact Us page of our website.
2024-25 school year applications:
Our 2024-25 scholarship application submission window is now closed. The application submission deadline was Friday, May 31, 2024. If your application was submitted by that date, it will be processed in the order received. If it was submitted after that date, it will not be processed.
To check the status of your submitted 2024-25 school year scholarship application, click here.
¿Ya envió su solicitud para el año escolar 2024-25? Verifique el estado de su solicitud de beca basada en ingresos de Arizona 2023-24 enviada*
*Cómo configurar la solicitud de beca en línea de AAA para que se muestre en español
If your address or email has changed since you’ve applied with us, please let us know on the Contact Us page and let us know or leave us a message at 888-707-2465.
3 easy steps for using your 24-25 AAA scholarship for private school
Step 1. Application Submission – Applicants must first submit their scholarship applications to AAA by the designated deadline and be found eligible.
Step 2. School Commitment Form (SCF) – Both the parent and school must confirm the student’s enrollment by submitting SCFs to AAA.
Step 3. Scholarship Payments (VR & PAF) – Both the school and parent must verify continued enrollment and attendance for scholarship payments to be released. See the scholarship payment calendar at the bottom of this webpage for important dates.
Want to learn more? Click here for more information about the 3 easy steps for using your AAA scholarship at a private school.
Have a question? Please let us know on the Contact Us page of our website or leave us at message at 888-707-2465 so we can call you back.
More helpful information can be found here:
Here is everything you need to know about applying for an income-based scholarship.
Household income and financial resources table for 2024-25 Arizona applicants
Arizona New Applicant Flyer – English – Español
Folleto de elegibilidad para estudiantes de Arizona – Español – muy pronto
Arizona Parent and School Handbook for school year 2024-2025
Arizona Scholarship Programs Frequently Asked Questions – coming soon!
Video Tutorials for AAA Scholarship applicants
Visit IRS Get Transcript Website for copies of Income Tax Returns or W-2 Information
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