2025-26 School Year – Georgia Applications

Renewing and waitlisted students*: We emailed renewing and waitlisted students an invitation to apply with us on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Submission deadline for renewal processing: Monday, 5/12/2025 (date subject to change)

New students: Unfortunately, we will not be accepting applications for new students.

*Renewing means the student was actively using an AAA scholarship through the end of the 24-25 school year. Waitlisted means the student was found eligible for a 24-25 scholarship but funding was not available AND the student remained on the waitlist through the end of the 24-25 school year.

Already submitted your 25-26 school year application? Click here to check the status.

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.

Important Notice: New SMP Account Creation Required for the 2025-2026 School Year
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 #1: I received an email to log into the SMP for a new message about my scholarship. Where do I find the message?

Answer #1: Messages can be found in the top right corner of your SMP account once you’ve logged in:

Have a question about the SMP? 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 – Georgia Applications

Our 2024-25 scholarship application submission window is now closed. The 2024-25 application submission deadline was Friday, April 26, 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.

Your 2024-2025 school year application must have included one Household application and at least one Student application (including supporting documents) to activate the green “Submit Application” button.

You must have clicked on the green “Submit Application” button to submit your application to us for processing. You would have received an email confirmation from us once your application was been submitted.

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 Georgia 2024-2025 enviada*

If you have questions about applying, please leave us a message at 888-707-2465 and we will call you back.

*Cómo configurar la solicitud de beca en línea de AAA para que se muestre en español

Have you heard the news? AAA has an online Scholarship Management Platform (“SMP”) that makes it simple and convenient to manage your child’s scholarship with AAA. Scroll down for helpful information on how to use our SMP.

If your address or email has changed since you 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.

Eligibility Requirements for New Georgia Students

To be eligible for a new scholarship, all of the following requirements must be met:
1. The household must complete the scholarship application and send it along with ALL required supporting documentation listed on the application BY THE STATED SUBMISSION DEADLINE.
2. The student(s) must be:
Entering Pre-Kindergarten(Pre-K4), Kindergarten(K) or First (1st) Grade. Public school attendance is not required.
OR
Entering 2nd–12th grade and have attended six (6) weeks at a Georgia public school, by law
OR
Zoned for a low-performing public school specified by law. Visit the GA Department of Education’s webpage for Low Performing Schools and scroll down to the link to search for the assigned low-performing public school in your district.
OR
Documented bullying of the student in Georgia public school.
OR
Attended a home school program the entire school year for the previous year. Home school documentation is required (declaration of intent to home school).
3. Students must meet the age eligibility for Georgia. Student(s) must be between 4-20 years old on September 1st, by law.
4. The household must meet the annual income guidelines (updated annually).
5. The household must not have been disqualified/revoked from the program for any reason, including the internal audit process.
6. The household must be residents of Georgia to apply for a scholarship

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:

2025-2026 School Year award values – Scroll to the bottom of this page

GA Department of Education Low-Performing Public Schools Website

AAA GA Parent and School Handbook

Visit IRS Get Transcript Website for copies of Income Tax Returns or W-2 Information

Video Tutorials for AAA Scholarship applicants

Need help locating a school? Try out our new School Finder Map and Private School Navigator

Georgia Department of Education list of approved SSOs