This article is intended for Louisiana parents to understand the eligibility requirements for the 2025-2026 phase of the program.
To qualify for the program, a student must be a Louisiana resident and meet at least one of the following qualifications:
- Student participated in the Louisiana Scholarship Program for the previous school year (2024-2025)
- Student is entering Kindergarten
- Student who attended a public school in the previous school year (2024-2025)
- Student's family earns up to 250% of the federal poverty line ($78,000 annually for a family of four).
Student eligibility is terminated when a participating student meets one of the following:
- Enrolls full-time in a public school
- Ceases to be a Louisiana resident
- Found to have fraudulent representation in the application for the account or in conjunction with payment of funds
- Graduates or withdraws from school
- Account inactive for two consecutive years