Florida Hope Scholarship

Program Type: The Hope Scholarship offers a voucher/ESA for students experiencing bullying or violence in their current public school.

What It Supports:

• Private school tuition (scholarship amount varies by school tuition)
• Transportation to another public school ($750)

Who It Serves: K–12 public school students who reported bullying, harassment, violence, battery, kidnapping, physical attack, robbery, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or threat/intimidation incidents

Funding Amount: Varies by school tuition or $750 for public school transportation

Application Requirements:

• Incident must be reported to school personnel
• Hope Scholarship application must be initiated within 15 days of reporting the incident
• Documentation from school required

Rapid Access: Designed to provide quick assistance once incident is reported and documented by the school

Year-Round Availability: Applications can be submitted year-round for eligible students experiencing bullying or violence under the Hope Scholarship

Application Process: For private school scholarships, apply through Step Up For Students (877-735-7837) after reporting incident to school

Funding Source: State funding