The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA) program (formerly known as the Gardiner and McKay Scholarship Programs) is an annual scholarship that provides parents/guardians of children with specific disabilities the opportunity to better meet the individual needs of their eligible children.
2023-24 school year:
Initial Applicants – Current application submission deadline has been extended to Monday, 6/19/2023
1) FES-UA – Online application*
2) FES-UA Paper initial application – English
*Cómo configurar la solicitud de beca en línea de AAA para que se muestre en español
Renewal Applicants – Priority processing deadline for renewal applications was Monday, 3/27/2023. Applications submitted after that date will be processed but will not receive priority status.
2) FES-UA Paper renewal application – English
*Cómo configurar la solicitud de beca en línea de AAA para que se muestre en español
Check the status of your submitted Florida 2023-2024 disability-based scholarship application.
If your address has changed since you last applied with us, please go to the Contact Us page and provide us with your new address or leave us a message at 888-707-2465.
Scholarship Management Platform (“SMP”)
After your eligibility has been determined, we will email you an award letter and invitation to create an account on our new Scholarship Management Platform.
SMP makes it SiMPle and convenient to manage your child’s scholarship with AAA. Below are helpful tutorials to get you started:
1. Understanding your SMP email invitation – Part 1
2. Understanding your SMP email invitation – Part 2
3. Final step of the SMP email invitation process – Verification Code
General Information and Forms:
FES-UA 2023-24 Scholarship Values
FES-UA Scholarship Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
FES-UA 2022-23 Scholarship Handbook
Email to submit Signed Handbook Acknowledgments: AAAGardiner@aaascholarships.org
FES-UA 2022-23 Scholarship Payment Forms
Email to submit Payment forms and support: plsa@aaascholarships.org
FES-UA 2022-23 Scholarship Values
FES-UA 2022-23 Private School Payment Schedule – See below
FES-UA 2022-23 Information about requesting an IEP for your child
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