2026-27 School Year ESTF Eligibility
Income limits for the Education Scholarship Trust Fund program increase for the school year 2026-27 and all years after. Learn what these income limits are so you can plan ahead for your child! For 2026-27 and every year after, households at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Line can apply for the ESTF program […]
How Traditional Public and Public Charter Students Can Use ESTF
The school choice environment in South Carolina is evolving rapidly. Just a few short years ago, families were forced to attend their residentially zoned traditional public school, drive their children to a local public charter school (if they were able), or pay for private school tuition out of their own pocket – effectively trapping lower income […]
Educating at Home: Personalized Learning with the Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program
As South Carolina parents are considering education options for their children and submitting their applications to participate in the Education Scholarship Trust Fund program, one question we have received is about how the ESTF program works with South Carolina’s 3 existing homeschooling options. There is a lot of misinformation going around on this topic, so […]
K-12 Scholarships for South Carolina’s Military Families
Children of active duty Armed Forces members stationed in South Carolina have a brand new, amazing opportunity. A new state law signed at the beginning of May 2025 gives military families priority application status for $7,600+ scholarships that can be used for K-12 education expenses, including private school tuition, tutoring, disability therapies, school supplies, curriculum, […]
What type of expenses are eligible?
Tuition and fees of an education service provider Textbooks, curriculum, or other instructional materials including, but not limited to, any supplemental materials or associated online instruction required by either a curriculum or an education service provider Tutoring services approved by the Department of Education Computer hardware or other technological devices that are used primarily for […]
How to Upload an Invoice on ClassWallet
If you are an approved recipient of the Education Scholarship Trust Fund program, you will be set up with an account on ClassWallet, an online portal through which to manage your ESTF scholarship and make payments to approved education service providers. Once the new ESTF bill is signed into law, you may wish to make […]