School choice deadlines
Application windows, deadlines and funding dates for 21 ESA, scholarship and tax credit programs, from each program's own site.
Updated daily. Each date links to its source.
Open now
Open for 2026-27. Source
Open for 2026-27. Source
West Virginia Hope Scholarship
Open now until November 30. Source
Open for 2026-27 (prorated through February). Source
Coming up
October 2026
Sep 16, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026
ApplicationsHope Scholarship window at 50% funding
West Virginia Hope Scholarship · Hope Scholarship program page
Oct 15, 2026
DeadlineTennessee ESA second-semester applications close (4 p.m. CT)
Tennessee EFS and ESA · Education Savings Account program page
Oct 15, 2026
FundingTennessee EFS second-quarter funding
Tennessee EFS and ESA · Education Freedom Scholarship program page
Oct 19, 2026
Program dateTennessee EFS marketplace opens
Tennessee EFS and ESA · Education Freedom Scholarship program page
November 2026
Nov 1, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026
ApplicationsMontana ESA application window
Nov 27, 2026
DeadlineMississippi ESA reimbursement requests due (paid December 17)
Mississippi ESA · Education Scholarship Account program page
December 2026
Dec 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027
ApplicationsHope Scholarship window at 25% funding
West Virginia Hope Scholarship · Hope Scholarship program page
January 2027
Jan 15, 2027
FundingTennessee EFS third-quarter funding
Tennessee EFS and ESA · Education Freedom Scholarship program page
February 2027
Feb 1, 2027
ApplicationsNorth Carolina Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ 2027-28 applications open
North Carolina ESA+ and Opportunity Scholarship · Education Student Accounts (ESA+)
Feb 26, 2027
DeadlineMississippi ESA reimbursement requests due (paid March 30)
Mississippi ESA · Education Scholarship Account program page
March 2027
March 2027
ApplicationsArkansas EFA 2027-28 applications open
Arkansas EFA · Arkansas EFA FAQs (Arkansas DESE, updated October 1, 2026) · the program gives the month, not the day
Mar 1, 2027
DeadlineNorth Carolina ESA+ 2027-28 application closes
North Carolina ESA+ and Opportunity Scholarship · Education Student Accounts (ESA+)
May 2027
May 1, 2027 to Jun 1, 2027
ApplicationsMontana ESA application window
May 31, 2027
DeadlineMississippi ESA reimbursement requests due (paid June 29)
Mississippi ESA · Education Scholarship Account program page
Application dates not announced yet
These programs haven't published their next application dates. Here's where each one stands.
- Alabama CHOOSE ActClosed for 2026-27 · Source
- Georgia Promise Scholarship2026 window closed April 15 · Source
- Idaho Parental Choice Tax CreditApply through My School Choice · Source
- Indiana INESAEnrollment opens March 1 · Source
- Iowa Students First2026-27 applications opened April 16, 2026 · Source
- Louisiana GATOR2026-27 window closed March 16 · Source
- Mississippi ESACurrent families don't reapply · Source
- Missouri MOScholarsThrough Missouri's scholarship organizations · Source
- Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax CreditClaimed through the Oklahoma Tax Commission · Source
- South Carolina ESTFFull for 2026-27; waitlist for 2027-28 · Source
- Tennessee EFS and ESAClosed for 2026-27 (ESA second-semester window ended October 15) · Source
- Texas TEFAClosed for 2026-27; interest list for 2027-28 · Source
- Utah UFAClosed for 2026-27 · Source
- Wyoming ESAApply in Odyssey · Source
Questions
Where do these dates come from?
Each date comes from the program's own website or its administrator's help center, linked next to it. When a program gives only a month, we say so.
Why don't some programs have dates?
Many programs haven't announced their 2027-28 application dates yet. Those are listed under "Application dates not announced yet" with what we know, and they'll appear on the calendar when the program publishes them.
How do I add these to my calendar?
Use "Subscribe in your calendar" to follow every program, or pick a state and download that state's file. A subscribed calendar picks up new dates automatically.
Not sure which program fits? Try the program finder, or compare amounts by state.