Indiana Choice Scholarship
The Indiana Choice Scholarship, commonly referred to as the voucher program, provides scholarships to eligible Indiana students to offset tuition costs at participating schools. Nearly half of our students receive a Choice Scholarship. Affording a Catholic Education may be easier than you think!
Eligibility Tracks
After satisfying the age, residency, and household income requirements listed above, there are eight different tracks that enable a student to be eligible to participate in the Choice Scholarship Program. The eight tracks are outlined below. A student must satisfy the requirements of only one of the eight tracks to be eligible. A complete explanation of each of the eight eligibility tracks can be found in the documents explaining each track posted at doe.in.gov/choice, in the Student Eligibility section.
The student must have received a scholarship award from an approved Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) in a previous school year, including a school year that does not immediately precede the school year for which the student is applying for a Choice Scholarship.
The student must have a sibling who received either a Choice Scholarship or a scholarship from an approved
Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) in a preceding school year, including a school year that does
not immediately precede the school year for which the student is applying for a Choice Scholarship.
The student must have a disability that requires special education services, an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) pursuant to IC 20-35 or a Service Plan (SP) pursuant to 511 IAC 7-34 has been developed for the student.
The student must have received a Choice Scholarship in a preceding school year, including a school year that does not immediately precede the school year for which the student is applying for a Choice Scholarship.
The student must have received and used an Early Education Grant under IC 12-17.2-7.2 to attend Pre-K at an eligible Choice Scholarship school and must be applying for a Choice Scholarship at the same Choice Scholarship school they attended Pre-K with an Early Education Grant.
The student must have been enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 in a public school, including a charter school, in Indiana for at least two semesters immediately preceding the first semester for which the individual receives a Choice Scholarship.
The student must be required to attend a specific public school based on their residence that has been assigned an “F” grade. (This track does not require prior attendance at the school.)
A student must be placed in foster care, as defined in IC 31-9-2-47.7. The child’s placement must be supported by a letter from a Department of Child Services(DCS) caseworker that is signed and dated during the 2021 calendar year. Foster children are automatically income-eligible for the Choice Scholarship Program and do not require household size and income. Supporting documentation of foster care must be provided at the time of application.