Families must respond by December 27, 2024. RALEIGH, NC (December 3, 2024) – On December 3, 2024, the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) made Opportunity Scholarship award offers to more than 54,000 new students for the 2024-2025 … Read more
Families must respond by May 17, 2024. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH, NC (April 29, 2024) – On April 26th, Opportunity Scholarship award offers were sent to the families of 2,294 new students in Award Tier 2 for … Read more
Families must take action to accept their scholarship by April 19, 2024. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH, NC (March 30, 2024) – Around 72,000 new Opportunity Scholarship applications were received during the priority application period that closed on March … Read more
Welcome Congratulations on being selected to receive an Opportunity Scholarship for the 2024-25 school year! See below for important information about your scholarship offer, deadlines, and responsibilities. You will have a deadline to accept or decline your student’s … Read more
Families interested in applying must do so no later than March 1st. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH, NC (February 23, 2024) – The priority application period for Opportunity Scholarships and ESA+ closes March 1, 2024. Families who still wish … Read more
The application period for the 2024-2025 school year closed on March 1, 2024. The application for the 2025-2026 school year will open in February 2025. Create a MyPortal Account as early as December MyPortal is the platform families … Read more
Changes will take effect for 2024-2025 school year RALEIGH, NC – On October 3, 2023, the North Carolina State Budget (House Bill 259) became law. The new law authorizes several changes to the State’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, which will begin … Read more
The Opportunity Scholarship program was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2013. Scholarships are awarded based on a family’s household income and can be used to pay the required tuition and fees to attend an eligible private school. Who Can Apply? … Read more
Renewals Beginning in late January, students who used scholarship funding the previous Fall 2023 semester will receive an offer to renew their scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year. If your student will receive scholarship funding for the Spring 2024 … Read more
*Please note: We are experiencing an unprecedented number of calls and emails about the ESA+ program and will respond as quickly as possible. In the meantime, please see the following information to learn more about the program and how … Read more
