empowers families to make school choices that are right for their educational needs. The Hope Scholarship program offers qualifying West Virginia’s K-12 students an opportunity to build an individual learning experience that works best for them instead of attending public school full-time. The scholarship allows K-12 students to receive financial assistance that can be used for tuition, homeschool curriculum, and other qualifying expenses.
The student must be a resident of the State of West Virginia and remain a resident while participating in the program.
The student must be enrolled or eligible to be enrolled in a West Virginia public school in grades K-12 at the time of application for a specific school year. Existing private school and traditional homeschool students who have not previously been eligible for the Hope Scholarship Program will be eligible to participate beginning in the 2026-2027 school year.
For incoming kindergarten students, the student must be at least five years old prior to July 1. Please see the FAQs for more details.
The student cannot have already successfully completed a secondary education program and must be under 21 years of age.
The Hope Scholarship Board is closed to new applications for the 2025–2026 school year. The last day to apply was February 28, 2026. If you are interested in participating in the Hope Scholarship Program, please apply for the 2026–2027 school year.
Existing Hope Scholarship students wishing to continue participation in the program for the 2026-2027 year will be able to complete the continued participation confirmation process from January 5, 2026 to June 15, 2026. Applications for new students will open on March 2, 2026. The Hope Scholarship Board will accept applications year-round, but the timing of submission of the original application for the program will determine the amount of the Hope Scholarship received for the student’s initial year of participation in the program. The application windows for 2026-2027 and the corresponding funding amounts are outlined in the chart below: