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Families participating in the Iowa Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) Program can contact Odyssey Support for help with their accounts, applications, and program-related questions.

How to Contact Odyssey Support for the Iowa Students First ESA

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Iowa Students First ESA: Step-by-Step Application Instructions

Odyssey may ask families to provide documentation verifying Iowa residency for the Iowa Students First ESA program.

How Does Odyssey Verify My Residency for the Iowa Students First ESA?

This article is intended for approved parents/guardians to understand the steps they need to take after approval to ensure their student’s continued eligibility for 2026-27 Students First ESA funds.

My Student Is Approved — What Are the Next Steps?

Families interested in the Iowa Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) Program can apply online through Odyssey during the program's application window.

How to Apply for the Iowa Students First ESA

Find information about how to apply, required documents, application status, verification, and what to expect during the application process.

Applying for the Program

What Is the Iowa Students First ESA Program?

This article is for Iowa families to understand the important dates and deadlines for the 2026–27 Students First ESA Program.

Key Dates for the Iowa Students First ESA

Who Is Eligible for the Iowa Students First ESA?

Iowa ESA Age Requirements

This article helps Iowa families understand how to apply for the Students First ESA Program.

How Does the Program Work if My Child Lives in a Split Household?

This article helps Iowa parents and guardians understand the enrollment requirements for the Students First ESA Program.

Does My Student Need to Be Enrolled Full Time?

Find important program rules, requirements, deadlines, and other information families should know while participating in the program.

Program Rules & Important Information

How to Use Your Iowa Students First ESA Funds

Iowa’s Students First ESA Program: Eligible and Ineligible Expenses

This article helps Iowa parents and guardians understand whether Students First ESA funds can be used for preschool tuition.

Can I Use ESA Funds to Pay for Preschool Tuition?

Learn what you can purchase with program funds, including eligible educational expenses, requirements, and any applicable restrictions.

What You Can Use Funds For

School Information for the Iowa Students First ESA

This article helps Iowa parents and guardians understand what happens to their student’s ESA funds if they change schools during the school year.

What Happens to ESA Funds if My Student Changes Schools Mid-Semester?

Find information about participating schools, enrollment, tuition and fees, and using program funds to pay for eligible school expenses.

Schools & Tuition

This article is intended for families who have leftover funding from the prior 2025-2026 ESA year and wish to use it in the 2026-2027 year.

When Will My Past Funding Become Available On My New Application?

This article is intended for Iowa parents/guardians applying for the 2026/27 Students First ESA.

How Does Funding Roll Over?

When Can I Begin Using the ESA Funds?

This article helps Iowa parents and guardians understand how Students First ESA funds are treated for tax purposes.

Will ESA Funds Need to be Reported as Taxable Income?

This article helps Iowa parents and guardians understand how much funding eligible students receive and how ESA funds are used.

How Much Funding Will Eligible Students Receive for the Iowa Students First ESA Program?

Learn about funding amounts, when funds become available, how to view your balance, and other important information about your program funds.

Funding & Your Account

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For Schools

This tutorial helps participating Iowa schools register their account for the Students First ESA Program.

Iowa School Registration Instructions and Video Tutorial

Learn how to become a participating school, access and manage your Odyssey account, and set up and manage payouts.

School Setup, Account Management & Payouts

This article is for Iowa schools inquiring about when they will receive the ESA funds for the eligible students at their school.

When is Tuition Released to Schools

This article helps Iowa schools understand which additional fees can be paid with Students First ESA funds and how to make those fees available to families.

What Extra Fees Can Be Paid With ESA Funds?

Learn how to manage student enrollments, set and confirm tuition and fees, and understand enrollment and tuition statuses.

Enrollment & Tuition

Review the approved Marketplace categories and subcategories for Iowa Students First ESA vendors and service providers.

Iowa Students First ESA Marketplace Offering Categories

What Does the "Sent to State" Status Mean?

Interested in offering educational products or services through the Iowa Students First ESA Marketplace? You can apply to become an Odyssey vendor or service provider.

How to Apply to Become an Iowa Students First ESA Vendor

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