Financial Aid
Opportunity Scholarship
The Opportunity Scholarship Program expands school choice in North Carolina through scholarship grants for eligible children in kindergarten through 12th grade. This program provides funding of up to $4,200 per year for eligible children who choose to attend a participating nonpublic school.
The Opportunity Scholarship application for 2018-19 has closed and will not reopen. Funds allocated from the General Assembly for 2018-19 have been used to award students based on the eligible applications already received. From applications received by the end of May, 2, 2018 eligible students are on the waitlist. Applications received in June and July will not be reviewed unless awards become possible.
- Current Opportunity Scholarship recipients with eligible applications who renew by Feb 1 will be guaranteed an Opportunity Scholarship.
- All new applicants who apply by Feb 1 will be entered in a lottery and have an equal chance of being selected for an Opportunity Scholarship.
- Any renewal applicants who do not apply by Feb 1 will not be guaranteed to receive an Opportunity Scholarship
The Opportunity Scholarship application for 2018-19 will open on February 1, 2018. You can apply from the following site: