eLearning Academy provides four scholarship opportunities to assist parents with tuition. eLearning Academy cannot guarantee eligibility for or issuance of a scholarship, as they are awarded by outside entities (LA GATOR, ACE, Arete, eLearning Foundation).

2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

The Louisiana Scholarship Program will continue to be administered through the end of the 2024-2025 school year. The Louisiana Scholarship Program will sunset on June 30, 2025 and Louisiana Scholarship Program students and nonpublic schools will receive priority access to the LA GATOR Scholarship Program. The Louisiana Department of Education will contact current Louisiana Scholarship Program families on next steps for the 2025-2026 school year. Pending legislative appropriation, the LA GATOR Scholarship Program will begin serving Louisiana families and students in 2025. The LDOE will begin accepting online student applications no later than March 1, 2025, for the 2025-2026 school year.

ACE Scholarships was founded in 2000 to provide low-income parents with school choice for their families through partial scholarships to K-12 private schools. ACE serves children whose families qualify for the federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program. Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year opened Monday, February 3rd, 2025, and will close April 15th, 2025. ACE charges a $35 per family application fee. Scholarship recipients must reapply every academic year to qualify.

Eligibility:
1. Your child must be a resident of Louisiana.
2. Your child attended a Louisiana public school during the 2024-2025 school year OR Your child is attending kindergarten for the first time in the 2025-2026 school year OR Your child participated in the Louisiana Scholarship Program in the 2024-2025 school year OR Your child participated in the Tuition Donation Credit Program during the 2024-2025 school year through either Arete Scholars, Son of a Saint, Aspiring Scholars, San Damiano, or ACE Scholarships.

3. Your family income is less than the amount listed in the chart. You can view the chart by clicking here.

Arete Scholars provides privately funded K-12 scholarships to qualifying low-to-moderate-income families. The scholarships empower those parents who otherwise have no options to select a school that best meets their child’s unique gifts, talents, and learning needs. Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are closed. Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year opened February 25, 2025. Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis with priority given to current Arete, TDC, and Louisiana State Scholarship recipients. Scholarship recipients must reapply every academic year to qualify.

Eligibility
– Louisiana resident, AND
– Attended a public school in Louisiana on October 1 & February 1 of the 2024-25 school year, OR
– Entering kindergarten in 2025-26, OR
– Received a TDC or Louisiana Scholarship Program award in 2024-25, AND
– Family income less than the following maximum amounts (Learn more)

If your student does not qualify for or is not awarded assistance from any of the above opportunities, scholarships may be available through the eLearning Foundation when funds allow. Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year opened February 1, 2024 and closed July 15, 2024. Families must provide proof of income. Family income cannot exceed 250% of the current federal poverty level. eLearning Foundation will prioritize families with burdensome medical bills for children suffering from prolonged illnesses, even when income exceeds 250% of the current federal poverty level (see chart below).