Kindergarten-12th Grade Scholarship Programs
School Choice scholarships expand educational choice by allowing public education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best fit their needs. New scholarship rules were recently introduced through House Bill (HB) 1 which require all scholarship recipients taking Florida Virtual School courses to either use the scholarship funds or pay for tuition directly for courses taken.
Any student who is a resident of Florida and in Kindergarten through Grade 12 is eligible to receive scholarship funds regardless of household income. Scholarship funds can cover eligible expenses for homeschool and private school students for tuition and fees at eligible private schools and/or Florida Virtual School. Learn more about the different scholarship types from the Florida Department of Education K-12 Scholarship Programs or scholarship-funding organizations who administer funds such as:
Student Scholarship Recipients
Important Update: Changes to How K12 Prep Academy Applies Scholarship Payments
K12 Preparatory Academy (K12Prep) has updated its policy on how scholarship funds are applied toward course tuition.
Students using scholarships to enroll in K12Prep courses are now responsible for any tuition costs not covered by their scholarship. This includes making direct payments to K12Prep if scholarship funds are exhausted.
Please note: In accordance with state law, tuition charges will apply to all courses a student is enrolled in or registered for as of the scholarship’s effective date—even if the course began before the scholarship was activated but is completed after.
- By law, charges will apply to courses the student is enrolled in and/or registered for at the time the scholarship becomes effective, including any courses started before but completed after the scholarship's effective date.
- Scholarships will be applied to private schools for their tuition and fees first
- Remaining scholarship funds can be applied to K12 Preparatory Academy tuition
- If scholarship funds are depleted and NOT available to pay for K12Prep course(s), parents/guardians are responsible for direct payment of K12Prep course(s)
Students Currently Enrolled in K12Prep:
- Students currently enrolled AND are receiving a Florida Tax Credit Scholarship no further action is required
- If your child is currently enrolled in (even if you signed up for the course before you applied for and were awarded the scholarship) or awaiting placement in a K12 Preparatory Academy course, the scholarship rules requires you to enroll in K12 Preparatory Academyl courses as a private pay student
- All scholarship student accounts will update to Private pay by the Scholarship team
- Scholarship recipients enrolled in K12Prep courses are responsible for tuition and direct payment to K12Prep if scholarship funds are depleted
- Homeschool Student or Personalized Education Program (PEP) scholarship recipients must register as “Private School” student type in the Admissions and Registration process:
- Course fees for private pay students are $512 per half-credit (one-segment). (This includes 1 hr of live private tutoring per week). Additional fee may apply for additional private sessions.
- By law, charges will apply to courses the student is enrolled in and/or registered for at the time the scholarship becomes effective, including any courses started before but completed after the scholarship's effective date.
- You will receive an invoice for your child’s course fees along with a link to select an option for payment
You will receive and email from scholarshipinfo@k12prepacademy.com containing invoice details, information regarding courses and tuition, as well as a link to select one of the payment options:
Pay with Scholarship Funds: Funds must be available in scholarship account
- To check the status of available funds, log in to the account provided by your scholarship funding organization
- If scholarship funds are available, follow the instructions provided by your scholarship funding organization to submit an invoice for direct payment K12 Preparatory Academy
- Your child will be placed in course(s) once K12 Preparatory Academy can verify payment from the scholarship account
Pay in Full:
- Payment can be made to K12 Preparatory Academy directly if you would prefer not to use scholarship funds or if funds are depleted
- Payment can be made via check or credit card
- Your child will be placed in their course(s) once K12 Preparatory Academy can confirm receipt of payment
Set up a Payment Plan with K12 Preparatory Academy:
- Plan payments will automatically be charged to your credit card
- Students will be placed in courses(s) once the payment plan is approved
If you have any questions on the above payment options or how to use K12 Preparatory Academy as a School Choice Scholarship recipient, please contact our Scholarship Support team: scholarshipinfo@k12prepacademy.com.
Private School Administration Guidelines
- Private schools with students enrolled in K12 Preparatory Academy courses will receive an email with an invoice and instructions on how to authorize payment for all the registered scholarship students.This email will also be sent to the parent/guardian.
- Private schools have the option to accept and authorize payment for the invoice for up to five (5) students in a single entry
- Private schools can choose to authorize all their students' course requests for the year with a blanket authorization by reaching out to the FLVS scholarship team
- Private school providers may pay using credit card, check, or ACH. Please contact rmalivert@k12prepacademy.com for information on setting up ACH with K12 Preparatory Academy.
Private schools are encouraged to communicate their policy for taking K12 Preparatory Academy courses as a scholarship recipient with their students/families.
For additional information regarding scholarships and payment options, please contact scholarshipinfo@k12prepacademy.com .
- Refunds are reviewed and processed by request only, and on a case-by-case basis
- If your child withdraws from a course, please notify the Scholarship Support Team at scholarshipinfo@k12prepacademy.com so we can determine if the account is eligible for a refund
- Following activation in a course, the student has 14-days during which he or she may withdraw and receive a refund. If the student completes 20% or is active in the course beyond the 14 days and then withdraws, a refund will not be issued
- The refund will be issued to the entity or individual from whom the payment was received for the enrollment
