Returning Student's Remaining 2024-2025 Balance
Odyssey will allow returning students to access 100% of the remainder of 2024-2025 parent funds from August 21st to October 21st. This will make up for the few weeks lost as a result of the program's transition. After October 21st, Odyssey will apply the standard rollover cap of 66% (up to $2,000), as outlined in statute. Funds will be withdrawn from the previous year's balance before this year's balance. After the rollover the funds will mix.
Reimbursements
The reimbursement portal will open August 21st to returning and newly awarded students. The portal can only be accessed after the student has opted in.
Returning students can submit reimbursements dated as far back as January 1st, 2025. Retroactive reimbursements will be evaluated individually and under Odyssey standards. Odyssey cannot honor preapprovals or agreements from the previous provider.
New students can submit reimbursements dated back to July 1st, 2025. New students cannot spend UFA funds for a time outside of the scholarship's yearly window.
Key reimbursement policy updates:
Reimbursements will be halted on May 31st, 2026 to allow all reimbursements to be processed and scholarship amounts to be finalized before the rollover.
2025-2026 UFA funds cannot be spent for services that occur after the scholarship year, June 30th, 2026.
Reimbursements will take up to four weeks to process.
Parents may not split one item between two or more scholarship students' funds.
Odyssey will not accept invoices or handwritten notes as proof of purchase.
Home-Based Scholarship Student Classes and Curriculum
If your individual class or curriculum provider of choice did not qualify to be an approved school, the student may still use UFA funds for those services. The provider can either upload offerings to the marketplace to be paid directly, or the parent of the student can submit for reimbursement.
UFA Application Deadline
If you have yet to submit your 2025-2026 application, the application will close on August 15th at 12:00pm MT. School selections must be completed by August 17th.