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Our goal is to make Christian Education affordable for your family

We're grateful to have played a part in helping thousands of families afford tuition, and hope that we can play a part in helping yours, too!

Application Requirements

  • We must have a current Scholarship Application on file for your student to be considered for an award — one application per student every school year.
  • Applications expire on May 31 of the school year shown on the application, regardless of when they are submitted.
  • Applications for the next school year open February 3.
  • Your student must be currently enrolled at one of our Partner Schools to receive a scholarship.
Start Your Application

'26-'27 Scholarship Applications are now available!

You can apply online through our Parent Portal where you can view your student’s scholarship award history, update your family information, and reduce the time it takes to apply next year! 

Expect the online application process to take about 20 minutes. You will need to write a narrative about your child and have income information available for all members of your household. 

Need help writing the ACSTO Student Narrative? This resource will get you started.

How to Write a Student Narrative

Paper Application

Apply by mail, fax, or email

If you prefer a paper copy, download the scholarship application and submit it by mail to PO Box 6580, Chandler, AZ 85246; fax: 480.820.2027; or email it to applications@acsto.org.

Overflow Scholarship Documentation

If your student meets one of these criteria, we can consider your student for an Overflow Scholarship once we receive the appropriate verification form or documentation. Verification forms can be found below. If your student has already received an Overflow Scholarship from ACSTO and remained continuously enrolled in private school since that award, you do not need to submit documentation again with future Scholarship Applications.

Overflow Qualification
Required Documentation
Public School Students (Arizona)
Public School Enrollment Verification Form (must be completed by a district or charter school)
Preschoolers with Disabilities
Copy of MET or IEP from an Arizona public school; the private school must provide services to accommodate the student's specified disabilities
Kindergartners
No documentation is required; the student must be five years old on or before December 31 of their Kindergarten year
Military Dependents
Copy of active military orders showing where the parent is stationed in Arizona
Homeschoolers in Arizona (not using ESA)
Homeschool Verification Form AND one of the following:
1. Affidavit of Intent to Homeschool
2. Homeschool withdrawal form
3. Proof of purchase of homeschool curriculum
Out of State Students
Out of State School Verification Form
Student Previously Participated in ESA Program
Copy of documentation from the Arizona Department of Education stating the ESA was not renewed or was closed
Student Previously Received Overflow or Corporate Scholarship*
Previous Scholarship Verification Form (must be completed by the awarding scholarship organization) OR Copy of award letter from the awarding school tuition organization

* To qualify with ACSTO as a previous Overflow or Corporate Scholarship recipient, the award must be from a previous school year AND the student must have remained continuously enrolled in private school since receiving the award. If the student receives an Overflow or Corporate Scholarship from another scholarship organization during the current school year, they will qualify for Overflow with ACSTO the following school year.

Overflow Verification Forms

If your child qualifies for an Overflow Scholarship, please submit the appropriate verification form or documentation along with your ACSTO Scholarship Application. 

How Scholarships Are Awarded

Who Decides

ACSTO uses a Selection Committee comprised of Arizona education leaders to make scholarship award decisions. The committee has complete discretion over the awards.

What’s Considered

The Selection Committee considers three criteria when making award decisions: family financial circumstances (required by state law), the narrative in the student’s application, and donor recommendations.

Maximize Your Opportunity

Be sure your friends and family know they can donate to ACSTO and recommend your student for a scholarship! By law, a recommendation does not guarantee a scholarship.

There is no limit on the amount a student can receive as a scholarship! In the event that the Selection Committee awards a student a scholarship greater than their current year’s tuition, ACSTO will hold the excess as a Multi-Year Scholarship for use in a future school year. A Scholarship Application must be submitted each school year and the student needs to remain enrolled in a Partner School to hold funds.

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