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.
2023-24 school year – Application
We paused accepting 2023-24 scholarship applications on 5/22/2023. Applications submitted by that date will be processed. Application submitted after that date will not be processed. Please check back here for updates on our 2024-25 scholarship application timeline.
Click here to check the status of your submitted 2023-24 scholarship application.
Applied with AAA using a paper application and not sure how to check your status? Here’s how to do it:
- Click on this link: Check the status of your submitted Florida 2023-24 FTC/FES-EO scholarship application here
- Enter the same address into the Email field that you listed for Parent A on your paper application.
- Click on the “Forgot your password?” link under the Password field.
- The system will send a temporary password to that same email address. Follow the instructions on the email to set a new one and then you can use it to sign back in whenever you’d like to check your application status.
¿Ya envió su solicitud para el año escolar 2023-24? Verifique el estado de su solicitud de beca basada en ingresos Florida 2023-24 enviada**
**Cómo configurar la solicitud de beca en línea de AAA para que se muestre en español
Summary of AAA’s PEP scholarship process
- Interested families will annually apply with AAA.
- AAA will submit the information of eligible students to the FL DOE to determine whether they are within the PEP funding limit of 20,000 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. An invitation to our Scholarship Management Platform (SMP) will be sent to those families in our weekly SMP invitation batch request. See below for information about how to use our SMP.
- Funded PEP families will request reimbursements for authorized educational uses of their student’s PEP scholarship account via the SMP.
***Need help preparing your PEP student’s SLP? The Association of Florida Evaluators may be able to help.
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
Below is a list of the authorized uses of a funded PEP scholarship account effective 7/1/2023 for students not primarily enrolled in private schools.
Note: the language below is from the LAWS OF FLORIDA Ch. 2023-16; s. 1002.394 (4)(a)(1-8) and 1002.395 (6)(d)(2)(a-h). It is not AAA’s purchasing guidelines. As required by law we are working with other eligible SFOs to jointly develop agreed-upon purchasing guidelines. Those will be posted here once they have been finalized and approved.
– Tuition and fees for part-time enrollment in an eligible private school.
– Instructional materials, including digital materials and Internet resources.
– Curriculum, defined as a complete course of study for a particular content area or grade level, including any required supplemental materials and associated online instruction.
– Tuition and fees associated with:
- full-time or part-time enrollment in an eligible postsecondary educational institution or a program offered by the postsecondary educational institution, unless the program is subject to s. 1009.25 or reimbursed pursuant to s. 1009.30;
- an approved preapprenticeship program as defined in s. 446.021(5) which is not subject to s. 1009.25 and complies with all applicable requirements of the department pursuant to chapter 1005;
- a private tutoring program authorized under s. 1002.43;
- a virtual program offered by a department-approved private online provider that meets the provider qualifications specified in s. 1002.45(2)(a);
- the Florida Virtual School as a private paying student;
- or an approved online course offered pursuant to s. 1003.499 or s. 1004.0961.
– Fees for nationally standardized, norm-referenced achievement tests, Advanced Placement Examinations, industry certification examinations, assessments related to postsecondary education, or other assessments.
– Contracted services provided by a public school or school district, including classes. A student who receives contracted services under this subparagraph is not considered enrolled in a public school for eligibility purposes but rather attending a public school on a part-time basis as authorized under s. 1002.44.
– Tuition and fees for part-time tutoring services or fees for services provided by a choice navigator. Such services must be provided by a person who holds a valid Florida educator’s certificate pursuant to s. 1012.56, a person who holds an adjunct teaching certificate pursuant to s. 1012.57, a person who has a bachelor’s degree or a graduate degree in the subject area in which instruction is given, a person who has demonstrated a mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to s. 1012.56(5), or a person certified by a nationally or internationally recognized research-based training program as approved by the department. As used in this subparagraph, the term “part time tutoring services” does not qualify as regular school attendance as defined in s. 1003.01(13)(e).
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.
Scholarship Management Platform (“SMP”)
After your eligibility has been determined and your student’s PEP account has been funded, 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 PEP 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
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:
FTC – Maximum Scholarship Award Values for 2023-2024
Link to FTC and FES-EO Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for 2023-2024
Need help finding a choice navigator? The Association of Florida Evaluators may be able to help.
Collection and Use of Social Security Numbers
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.