Scholarships/Grants

Scholarships and Grants

Criteria to Apply for an AESF Grant/Scholarship

  1. Student(s) must attend an AESF member Episcopal school
  2. An AESF Grant/Scholarship Application and supporting documents must be completed for each child requesting funding
  3. Student(s) must meet minimum requirements for various types of tax credit funding available as described below:
     
    ORIGINAL INDIVIDUAL Scholarship/Grant

    Items 1 & 2 above

    Scholarship prerequisites: 

    • A preschool student with disabilities must have an MET or IEP from an Arizona public school. A 504 plan does not meet this requirement. 
    SWITCHER INDIVIDUAL Scholarship/Grant

    Items 1  & 2 above PLUS . . .

    Switcher Scholarship prerequisites: 

             The student must meet ONE of  the following requirements:

    • Attended an Arizona public school as a full-time student for at least 90 days of the prior fiscal year and then transferred from the public school to a private school; or
    • Is enrolling or currently enrolled in a private school kindergarten.
    • Is enrolling or currently enrolled in a private preschool program for students with disabilities. Preschool students must have an MET or IEP from an Arizona public school.  A 504 plan does not meet the requirement.
    • Is a dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is stationed in Arizona pursuant to military orders. Preschool students must also have an MET or IEP from an Arizona public school (a 504 plan does not meet the requirement).
    • Student was homeschooled before enrolling in a private school.
    • Student moved to this state from out of state before enrolling in a private school.
    • Student participated in an Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) and did not renew the account or accept the ESA scholarship in order to accept a Switcher scholarship. Participated means the student received ESA funds from the ESA program.
    • Received a switcher individual scholarship under one of the above criteria in a prior year AND the child continued to attend private school in subsequent years. OR
    • Received a low-income corporate scholarship or a disabled/displaced corporate scholarship in a prior year and the child continued to attend a private school in subsequent years.
    CORPORATE Scholarship/Grant

    Item 1 & 2 above PLUS . . .

    Corporate Scholarship prerequisites:

             Family income limitation in compliance to CORPORATE requirements – to qualify for a scholarship under the low-income corporate tax credit, the student’s family income cannot exceed 185% of the income required to qualify a child for reduced price lunches AND student MUST meet ONE of the following:

    • Attended an Arizona public school as a full-time student for at least 90 days of the prior fiscal year or one full semester and then transferred from the public school to a private school. Those students who transfer to a qualified school after the first full semester are eligible to receive a scholarship that same academic year.
    • Is enrolling or currently enrolled in a private school kindergarten.
    • Is enrolling or currently enrolled in a private preschool program for students with disabilities. Preschool students must have an MET or IEP from an Arizona public school.  A 504 plan does not meet the requirement.
    • Is a dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is stationed in Arizona pursuant to military orders. Preschool students must also have an MET or IEP from an Arizona public school (a 504 plan does not meet the requirement).
    • Student was homeschooled before enrolling in a private school.
    • Student moved to this state from out of state before enrolling in a private school.
    • Student participated in an Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) and did not renew the account or accept the ESA scholarship in order to accept a Low-Income scholarship. Participated means the student received ESA funds from the ESA program.
    • Received a low-income corporate scholarship under one of the criteria in a prior year and the child continued to attend a private school in subsequent years.
    • Received an original individual scholarship or a switcher individual scholarship in a prior year and the child continued to attend a private school in subsequent years.
    Disabled/Displaced CORPORATE Grant/Scholarship

    AESF does NOT participate in this funding program.