Choosing a School
Opportunity Scholarship students must attend a Direct Payment School.
Choosing a School
Opportunity Scholarship students must attend a Direct Payment School.
Opportunity Scholarship Enrollment Options
Opportunity Scholarship students must attend a Direct Payment School. Direct Payment Schools are schools that receive a direct payment on behalf of Opportunity Scholarship or ESA+ recipients. To find out which schools accept direct payment, visit the list of Direct Payment Schools.
Full-time public school or home school is not an option for the Opportunity Scholarship.
How to Update Your School Choice
1. Log in to your MyPortal
Important communications and document requests will be in your MyPortal account.
2. Update Your School Choice
Until August 1, you can choose or update the school in the "School Choice" section of MyPortal. Send us an email if you need to update your student’s school choice between August 1 – October 1.
3. Enroll Your Student
Accepting an Opportunity Scholarship does not enroll your student in a school. Follow the enrollment process for your school of choice.
4. Don't Wait!
The deadline to select a school and enroll your student is October 1. Failure to choose a school by this date will result in cancellation of the student’s scholarship award.
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