Scholarship FAQs
 How many
private schools participate in the ASCT scholarship program?
 Families have
selected more than 115 private schools throughout Arizona in which
to place their children.
How are ASCT
scholarship recipients selected?
Families must
complete eligibility applications on-line or that are Faxed to them. If
they a) meet the income and funding requirements, b) have children eligible
from K-12 and c) have identified the school of their choice, they will be
receive and award letter as a potential ASCT scholarship recipient.
Is funding
available for all eligible children who receive scholarship award letters?
Funding is
available on a first come, first served basis until all resources are
committed. When all funding has been committed, eligible scholarship
recipients are placed on a waiting list until new funding is available.
How many
scholarships does the ASCT award annually?
The number of
scholarships that are awarded depends on the number of qualified applicants and
dollars available. We average about 600 scholarships per year.
Is a charter
school considered to be a public school or a private school?*
A charter
school is defined in ARS §15-101 as a public school. Therefore, a charter
school is eligible for the credit for contributions made or fees paid to a
public school to support extracurricular activities or character education.
What is an
enrolled student?*
An enrolled
student is a student included by the school in its average daily membership count (ADM). Preschool
students, except handicapped students, and adult education students should not be included.
A school
tuition organization cannot limit availability to only students of one school.
Does that mean that the organization must actually make grants to more than one
school?
No. A school
tuition organization should have a list of qualifying schools for which they
would grant scholarships. They do not have to actually allocate funds to more
than one school in any given year, but they must be willing to make grants to
more than one school.
* Arizona Department of Revenue Pub 707 Revised September 2006
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