Louisiana Scholarship Program

Scholarship Programs

Louisiana offers three scholarship programs that enable families to send their children to the nonpublic schools of their choice.

Louisiana Scholarship Program

Families will be notified of scholarship awards on April 25th, 2022 via email. Registration will take place between April 25th and May 20th, 2022. Families must register their children to claim their scholarship award by May 20th. 

There will be a family webinar on April 12th at 2:00pm to provide additional information about the scholarship program and registration. Please join at: https://ldoe.zoom.us/j/99437130222 or 312-626-6799, Meeting ID: 994 3713 0222

The Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP) is designed to provide students with additional opportunities to attend the school of their choice.

To be eligible for a scholarship, students must have a family income that does not exceed 250% of the federal poverty line and must either be entering kindergarten or be enrolled in a public school with a C, D, or F letter grade.

To learn more about the Louisiana Scholarship Program, including how to apply for a scholarship, please review the Scholarship Program FAQ.

How to apply

Applications for the Louisiana Scholarship Program for the 2022-23 school year have closed. If you have submitted an application, you will receive notice of the outcome of the application in late April or early May.

For more information, please see the Scholarship Program FAQs.


School Choice Program for Students with Exceptionalities

Students with disabilities living in Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Lafayette, Orleans, and St. Tammany Parishes are eligible to participate in the School Choice Program, which provides families with tuition assistance to attend participating schools that offer special needs programs. Tuition assistance is 50% of the state per pupil funding for the student's school district (approximately $2,500), and cannot exceed the cost of the private school tuition. Families are responsible for paying the difference if tuition exceeds that amount.

To learn more about the School Choice Program, including which schools participate and how to apply, please review the School Choice Program FAQ.


Tuition Donation Credit Program

The Tuition Donation Credit Program empowers Louisiana families with the financial resources to choose the school that best prepares their child for college and careers.

To be eligible for a scholarship, students must have a family income that does not exceed 250% of the federal poverty line and must be entering kindergarten, enrolled in a Louisiana public school, or enrolled in the Louisiana Scholarship Program. Students apply directly to School Tuition Organizations for scholarships. Once a student receives a scholarship, that student then applies directly to the nonpublic school of their choice for enrollment. Parents must pay any tuition and fees not covered by the scholarship.

For more information on the School Tuition Organizations participating in the Tuition Donation Credit Program, use the following links:

To learn more about the Tuition Donation Credit Program, please review the Tuition Donation Credit Program FAQ.