Florida students who are not full-time private or public-school students may be eligible for a personalized education program (PEP) through the Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program. Eligible PEP students will be granted an educational savings account to help fund their educational needs.
A “personalized education program” means the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent to satisfy the attendance requirements of ss. 1003.01(13) and 1003.21(1) while registered with an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization pursuant to s. 1002.395.
Parents/guardians of PEP students must annually: 1) submit a Student Learning Plan* to their SFO, 2) require their students to take a FL DOE approved national norm-referenced test and submit the results to their SFO, and 3) sign a sworn compliance statement with their SFO. The law limits the PEP program to 20,000 students for the 2023-24 school year. Once that limit is reached, no additional PEP students may be funded. Please consider that before deciding how you intend to use your student’s FTC scholarship. The program will grow by 40,000 students per year thereafter.
*A “Student Learning Plan” (SLP) means a customized learning plan developed by a parent, at least annually, to guide instruction for his or her student and to identify the goods and services needed to address the academic needs of his or her student.
2025-26 School Year – Personalized Education Program (PEP) Applications
As required by law, our 2025-26 PEP scholarship application submission window was opened on Saturday, February 1, 2025, and closed on Wednesday, April 30, 2025*. PEP applications submitted after the April 30th deadline will be declined.
Once awarded, acceptance or decline of your student’s PEP award is required by Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Already submitted your application? Click here to check the status.
Need to log back into the SMP? Click here to log back in
Need more help applying? Watch our helpful tutorial videos
*By law, students in foster care or out-of-home care and dependent children of active-duty members of the United States Armed Forces** may apply at any time for a scholarship, however, that does not mean that funding is guaranteed. If the link to the application is not available above, please contact us by using our Contact Us page or by leaving us a message at 888-707-2465 so that we may provide you with it directly.
**Active-duty members of the United States Armed Forces who do not have a Florida residential address at the time of application but have received Permanent Change of Station orders must 1) provide a copy of their orders with their application and 2) list the Florida address of the unit to which they are being assigned.
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 accept the email invitation to renew my scholarship, 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 before the deadline of April 30.
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:
FAQ #3: I have received and accepted my student’s 2025-26 PEP scholarship. What is the next step?
ANSWER #3: Once your student has been found eligible for the 2025-26 school year, you will receive an email notifying you that a determination had been made. The next step will be the Student Learning Plan (“SLP”) process. However, Florida SLPs will only become active once the state of Florida publishes the final award values (when the state budget is approved in late Spring). You will receive an email to log back into your SMP account to begin the SLP process at that time.
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.
Summary of AAA’s 2025-26 PEP scholarship process
- Interested families will annually apply with AAA by April 30th.
- AAA will submit the information of eligible students to the FL DOE to determine whether they are within the PEP funding limit of 100,000 students.
- The FL DOE will periodically report to AAA the funded PEP students.
- AAA will notify the families of their funding status.
- Funded PEP families will fill out and submit AAA’s online Student Learning Plan (SLP) form for each of their PEP students***.
- AAA will review each submitted SLP form and determine whether it is complete****.
- If an SLP is determined incomplete, an email will be sent requesting additional information/clarification to the email address on file.
- AAA will fund the PEP accounts for students with completed SLP forms.
- Funded PEP families will request reimbursements for authorized educational uses of their student’s PEP scholarship account via their SMP account beginning after June 30, 2025.
***Need help preparing your PEP student’s SLP? The Association of Florida Evaluators may be able to help.
****If your student is enrolled in a school district home education program, you must disenroll them before your SLP will be reviewed. Here is a home education termination form that you can use for that purpose.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please go to our Contact Us page and let us know or leave us a message at 888-707-2465.
Authorized educational uses of a funded PEP scholarship account
PEP/FTC – Purchasing Handbook for 2024-2025
Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the PEP Program
PEP 2024-25 Optional Pre-Authorization Form – Use this form to request a pre-authorization for an item or service that may be eligible if required by your selected curriculum or instructional material.
PEP 2024-25 Parent and Guardian Expense Reimbursement Form – Use this form to request a reimbursement for eligible purchases from the eligible student’s PEP scholarship account administered by AAA.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please go to our Contact Us page and let us know or leave us a message at 888-707-2465.
More helpful information:
PEP/FTC – Purchasing Handbook for 2024-2025
Frequently Asked Questions about the PEP Program
Link to list of FL DOE approved norm-referenced assessments
Link to FL DOE FAQs for the PEP Program
PEP/FTC – Maximum Scholarship Award Values for 2024-2025
Link to FTC and FES-EO Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for 2023-2024
FTC/FES-EO/PEP Parent and School Handbook
Need help finding a choice navigator? The Association of Florida Evaluators may be able to help.
Collection and Use of Social Security Numbers
Link to order a copy of a Florida birth certificate: Birth | Florida Department of Health (floridahealth.gov)
Email for submitting application documentation: fldocs@aaascholarships.org
If you have any questions or would like more information, please go to our Contact Us page and let us know or leave us a message at 888-707-2465.