Awarding Process
Awards are made in April. Awarded families are notified through MyPortal, so be sure to check back often.
Awarding Process
Awards are made in April. Awarded families are notified through MyPortal, so be sure to check back often.
Here’s How It Works
Once you’ve applied, here’s what happens next:
- Award Tiers
We will assign your student an Award Tier based on the household size and income you submitted on the application. Learn more about Award Tiers. - Lottery
SEAA conducts a lottery in March for all eligible applications submitted between February 2 and March 2. Students are awarded scholarships in order of Award Tier until funding is exhausted. - Awarding
If your student receives an award offer, you will have a deadline to accept or decline in MyPortal. This short video explains "How to accept or decline an award" in MyPortal.
You’ve Accepted Your Award. Now What?
If you’ve already accepted your award, congratulations! What happens next is that you must complete several requirements to use the scholarship.
Frequently asked questions
No. Scholarships are awarded per student, not per family.
No. Scholarship funding may be limited. A new student application submitted February 2 through March 2 will be entered into a random lottery. Renewal students are awarded first. New students are then awarded the Opportunity Scholarship in order of their assigned Award Tier until funding is exhausted.
Your student must be enrolled and attending a school that accepts Opportunity Scholarship funds by October 1 to use the scholarship in the fall semester.
MyPortal will display an award amount of $0 until schools complete Certification & Endorsement between August and October. This is when schools report final tuition and fee amounts, for each semester, including any applicable discounts or institutional aid. Your school can provide you with the tuition and fee amount, which you can compare
with your award tier to anticipate any remaining balance.
We send scholarship funding to Direct Payment Schools twice per year; once for the fall semester in August/September and once for the spring semester in January/February.