Scholarship Applications for the upcoming school year become available on February 3.
ACSTO only requires one application per student, per school year—not per deadline. We make Original and Overflow Scholarship awards four times during the school year.
Once we receive an application, we consider it in each qualifying award cycle through the current school year. Applications expire on May 31 of the school year shown on the application, regardless of when they are received.
Award Year Timeline
Summer Award
July 15 - Application Deadline (if you haven't already applied for the current school year)
July 15 - Donation Deadline
1st Week of August - Original and Overflow Scholarship decisions made
August 15 - Original and Overflow Scholarship awards sent to schools & posted on Parent Portal
Fall Award
October 15 - Application Deadline (if you haven't already applied for the current school year)
October 15 - Donation Deadline
1st Week of November - Original and Overflow Scholarship decisions made
November 15 - Original and Overflow Scholarship awards sent to schools & posted on Parent Portal
Winter Award
January 31 - Application Deadline (if you haven't already applied for the current school year)
January 31 - Donation Deadline
February 3 - New applications available for upcoming school year
3rd Week of February - Original and Overflow Scholarship decisions made
February 28 - Original and Overflow Scholarship awards sent to schools & posted on Parent Portal
Spring Award
March 31 - Application Deadline
If you haven't already applied, the Spring Award is our last award cycle for the current school year. The upcoming school year's application is also currently available. If you have submitted applications for both the current and the upcoming school years by March 31, your child can be considered for scholarships for both years during our Spring Award Cycle. Your student must also be enrolled at a Partner School.
Tax Day - Donation Deadline (Tax day is also the official donation deadline for a donor to claim a credit on their previous year's taxes.)
1st Week of May - Original and Overflow Scholarship decisions made
May 15 - Original and Overflow Scholarship awards sent to schools & posted on Parent Portal
Starting Private School Next Year?
Now is the perfect time to begin this program! If your child will be attending K-12th grade at one of our Partner Schools for the first time next Fall, you may apply for a scholarship during the Spring prior to when your child starts at the private school. Submit an application to ACSTO between February 3 and March 31, and any scholarships awarded to your child in the Spring Award Cycle can be sent to the school as tuition becomes due for the upcoming school year. Donors can donate to ACSTO and recommend your child for a scholarship up to one year before your child begins K-12th grade.
