West Virginia students eligible to be enrolled in kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year.

West Virginia students enrolled full-time and attending a West Virginia public elementary or secondary school for at least 45 consecutive calendar days during the current instructional term at the time of application for the Hope Scholarship Program. The student must remain enrolled and attending the public-school program until a decision is reached on the Hope Scholarship application.

West Virginia students enrolled full-time in a West Virginia public elementary or secondary school for the entire instructional term of the academic year preceding the academic year for which the student is applying to participate in the Hope Scholarship Program.

Eligibility for the 2026-2027 school year has expanded to include all students who are eligible to be enrolled in a West Virginia public school. 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 2026.