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
Create a MyPortal Account as early as December MyPortal is the platform families use to apply for the Opportunity Scholarship. It is where you will receive important notifications about your application. Visit https://myportal.ncseaa.edu. See the “Creating an Account” section … 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
2020-21 School Year as of 04/13/2021 New Student Applicants* New Applicants by Nonpublic School New Applicants by Ethnicity and Race New Applicants by County *The Infographic above represents new student data. Renewal Students Total 2019-20 Recipients: 12,284 Renewals for 2020-21: 11,260 … Read more
2022-23 School Year New Applicants 21,348 Eligible New Applicants 17,013 New Scholarships Offered 17,012 New Scholarships Accepted 10,089 Total 22-23 Recipients 25,568 Amount of Scholarships $134,639,138 Participating Nonpublic Schools with recipients enrolled 544 . New Applicants by Non-Public School Recipients … Read more
2020-21 School Year as of 03/09/2021 New Student Applicants* New Applicants by Nonpublic School New Applicants by Ethnicity and Race New Applicants by County *The Infographic above represents new student data. Renewal Students Total 2019-20 Recipients: 12,284 Renewals for 2020-21: 11,260 … 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 … 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
