You will need the following information/documents to complete your student’s online application:

• Your child’s birth certificate issued by a state or county – not hospital.
• Proof of West Virginia residency

  Demonstrated by one of the following criteria that matches the physical address used on the application:

  • Current tax records;

  • Proof of West Virginia home ownership, such as a mortgage document or homeowner’s insurance;

  • A valid West Virginia vehicle registration card;

  • A valid West Virginia driver’s license or issued identification when presented with a second form of accepted proof of residency;

  • Current public assistance through the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources;

  • Two West Virginia utility bills no more than 60 days old from two different companies, not including termination notices. The following are considered utilities: water, gas, electric, telephone, cellular phone, garbage, internet and cable; or

  • Optional Plaid residency verification: Plaid is a residency verification and authentication process in lieu of the manual submission of proof of residency documentation from the list above. Account holders have the option to scan a picture of their valid driver’s license or other state-issued verification card. Plaid authenticates the identification document using various databases available to confirm residency of the Account Holder.

• Your child’s grade level for the year for which you are applying for the scholarship
• Your child’s WVEIS ID#

  Assigned by a West Virginia public school. This can be found on your child’s report card or school lunch bill. If you are not sure of your child’s WVEIS ID# or you do not believe they already have one, please complete the WVEIS ID# Request Form to request one from your local county board of education. The completed form should be emailed to your county of residence board of education office.

• A Notice of Intent Form

  All Hope Scholarship participants must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) form to the county board of education of their county of residence. You can find the contact information for the county superintendent at the following: WV School Directory (state.wv.us) and the email address to submit the NOI at the following: Hope County Board Emails.pdf (hopescholarshipwv.com)

  • The Hope Scholarship NOI for students in grades K-12 should be submitted to the county board of education AFTER the student’s Hope Scholarship application reflects a status of “Eligible” in the Hope Scholarship online portal. Please be sure to indicate the correct school year for when the student will begin participating in the Hope Scholarship Program on the student’s NOI, as submission of the NOI also serves as a notice to withdrawal the student from public school at the appropriate time if the student is actively enrolled in public school.

  
  See our Hope Scholarship FAQs for additional information regarding Program requirements at www.hopescholarshipwv@wvsto.gov