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ACE applications for the 2025-26 school year are now closed. If you completed an application, award decisions will be sent in June. If you missed applying this year, please check back in with ACE in 2026 to apply for the 2026-27 school year.

New Award Amounts

Updated

Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, ACE has standardized private award amounts across most markets. See below for award amounts by state:

  • Arkansas private awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition. Arkansas tax-credit awards are $4,500 for students in grades K-8 and $5,500 for students in grades 9-12.
  • Colorado private awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition.
  • Kansas private and tax-credit awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition.
  • Louisiana tax-credit awards are $4,200 for students in grades K-8 and $4,500 for students in grades 9-12.
  • Missouri private awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition.
  • Mississippi private awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition.
  • Montana private and tax-credit awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition
  • New Mexico private awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition.
  • Texas private awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition.
  • Utah private awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition.
  • Wyoming private awards are $3,000 for students in grades K-8 and $4,000 for students in grades 9-12 and no greater than 50% of private school tuition.
  • Delmarva private award amounts for the Cornerstone Education Scholarship are $3,000, $4,000, or $5,000 depending on where the family falls within the Poverty Guidelines (see chart), and no greater than 75% of private school tuition, yet may vary dependent upon unique circumstances. 

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