Arizona State Tax-Credit Tuition Scholarship Information
Primary Organization we work with here at St. A’s
- Catholic Tuition Support Organization (CTSO) - We encourage all of our families to apply to FAIR to determine scholarship eligibility. CTSO offers all four types of scholarships; D/D has a separate application. Applications start Dec. 1, ($19-$24 fee) www.fairapp.com (school code:800, password:ctso800). Once in the application, select school code 805 for St. Augustine CHS)
- Institute for Better Education (IBE)-This fund is available to all students, all 4 types of scholarships are available. D/D has a separate application. They have a Recommended Fund Program. Family and friends can designate your student as the recipient of their donation. https://ibescholarships.org/
- Brophy Community Foundation - Only offers corporate types of scholarships. Opens February 1st with a deadline of May 1. Application fee is $35 (the fee will be waived until April 14th) https://brophyfoundation.org/apply (They use FACTS Grant and Aid Division-not your normal FACTS account.)
- Arizona Leadership Foundation (ALF)-Applications open April 15. Very strict guidelines and deadline of June 17. They only offer Corporate and D/D types. D/D has a separate application. Both applications are made online at https://arizonaleader.org/students-families/applications.
- Arizona Tuition Connection (ATC)-This organization deals mostly with donor-based designations, similar to IBE. They offer 3 of 4 types of awards and applications open at the end of May. If already in their system, they will send you a renewal form to fill out via email in May. Apply and learn about their donor program at https://www.arizonatuitionconnection.com/
- AAA-Open mid-March-NOW ALLOWS STACKING-Corporate type of scholarships only. This is their website to apply https://www.aaascholarships.org/parents/arizona/
- PAPPAS Kids Schoolhouse Foundation- https://pappaskidssf.org/pappas-kids-scholarship-foundation/ Applications open on February 20th and the deadline is May 10th.
- AOA-Academic Opportunity of Arizona https://www.academicopportunity.org/student-applications.html - open now for the 24/25 school year.
- APSTO-Arizona Private School Tuition Organization https://apsto.org/ opens at the end of May for the 24/25 school year.
- APESF- https://apesf.org/apply/. APESF offers all 4 types of scholarships.
The following 3 may not always have funds available for our school, but are worth a try.
- School Choice Arizona (SCA)-applications open mid-June with a deadline of May 31. https://schoolchoicearizona.org/application-intro
- Students First Foundation-Award scholarships 4 times a year and the first deadline is September 1st. https://www.sffaz.org/parent
- Arizona Tax Credit- applications open March 15th with a deadline of May15. https://aztxcr.org/
Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)
This is not an STO. These are funds that the state would have given to the public school your child would have attended if not here at St. A’s.
This option is great for families that do not qualify for income-based scholarships (Corporate Type) and can afford to pay the difference from what ESA offers and Tuition costs. Or for those families who do not apply for STO's and typically pay out of pocket for tuition. The average amount awarded is roughly $7,500 (Unless the student has an IEP, MET, 504 Plan or on the Autism Spectrum-Those amounts vary per student need.)
St. A’s Tuition for the 24/25 school year is $13,500.
Parents are not allowed to take ESA funds and STO funds together in the same school year.