Once your student is awarded, there are a few steps that must happen before scholarship funds can be used to pay your student's school.
This guide explains what happens after your student is awarded, when you need to take action, and how tuition payment works through Odyssey.
Before You Begin
Your student must first be found Eligible and submitted to the Florida Department of Education (FL DOE). FL DOE will confirm your student's eligibility and approved award amount.
Enrollment and tuition may also be confirmed during this time. You and your school will need to complete those steps before you can send a tuition payment.
Step 1: Look for "Approved - Awaiting Opt-In"
Once FL DOE confirms your student's eligibility, Odyssey will update their status to Approved - Awaiting Opt-In.
When you see Approved - Awaiting Opt-In, your student is ready for you to confirm their participation.
Step 2: Opt In to the Program
From your Odyssey dashboard, select Confirm Participation to begin the opt-in process.
A Confirm Student Participation window will open. Review the student information and follow the prompts to confirm that you want your student to participate and agree to the program requirements.
A confirmation window will appear. Review the information and confirm that you want your student to participate and agree to the program rules.
If you have more than one approved student, make sure you complete the opt-in process for each student.
Once you confirm participation, your student's status will update:
Approved - Awaiting Opt-In → Approved
Step 3: Check Your Student's Wallet for Funding
Your student's funding is generally added around the same time they are approved, but it may take a few additional days to appear.
Florida students receive their award in quarterly allotments.
To see if funds are available, open your student's wallet and look for their available balance.
Important: Your student's school cannot see their wallet balance. Only you can confirm whether funds are available.
Step 4: Pay Tuition to Your Student's School
Once your student is Approved and funds are available in their wallet, you're ready to pay tuition as long as:
- You have confirmed your student's enrollment and tuition.
- Your student's school has confirmed their enrollment and tuition.
From your Odyssey account, follow the prompts to submit the tuition payment to your student's school.
For step-by-step instructions, see the Detailed Walkthrough: Dashboard, Wallet, and Tuition Payments.
Step 5: Your School Receives the Payment
After you submit the tuition payment, the funds are sent to the school's Stripe account, which was set up when the school registered with Odyssey.
No additional action is needed from you to send the payment to the school.
What's Next?
Once your student is awarded, the process is:
FL DOE confirms eligibility → Student becomes Approved - Awaiting Opt-In → You confirm participation → Student becomes Approved → Funds are available in the wallet → You submit the tuition payment → School receives payment
Remember that approval, funding, and enrollment or tuition confirmation may happen around the same time. You don't have to wait to complete enrollment or tuition confirmation while your student is awaiting approval or funding.