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           Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Step Up for Students is a part of the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarships program and provides CTC funds to students in K-12 who come from low income families. These scholarships are designed to permit these students and their families to exercise greater choice in their educational opportunities and to find the right educational institution to meet their individual needs.
Established in 2001, the CTC program encourages voluntary contributions from private corporate donors to fund a number of Scholarship Funding Organizations responsible for helping eligible students and their families to attend participating Florida private schools. In the 2007-2008 school year the CTC program awarded over $73.5 million in scholarships, and in February of 2009 CTC was serving over twenty-three thousand students enrolled in 988 participating Florida private schools.
The Step Up For Students CTC scholarship, based on family income, can provide up to $3,950 per student to attend a qualifying private school. This outstanding level of assistance for low-income families dramatically reduces the cost of private education for parents who seek to exercise greater choice in their students educational opportunities.
Eligibility and Application The Step Up for Students program is designed for families whose income level falls into the range described by the National Free and Reduced Lunch Program. Total income is determined by all income sources benefiting your household including earned income, social security benefits, child support, food stamps, special housing, pensions, disability payments, etc.
Students entering 2nd through 12th grade who attended a Florida public school for the entire previous school year, or who are entering Kindergarten or the 1st grade may qualify for Step Up for Students scholarships if the family household income falls within the ranges demonstrated in the chart below.
 Supporting documentation for all of the above criteria is required prior to receiving a CTC scholarship and must be mailed with the application submission. If you are interested in applying for a CTC scholarship you can start the application process online now at the official Step Up for Students website or call our Main Office for assistance in beginning the scholarship application process.
Please be sure to have the following documentation on hand and ready: A copy of your families most recent tax return, W-2's, SSI statements, child support documentation, disability payment information and other relevant income related materials. Families with new students must include a birth certificate with their application, whereas students entering grades 2-12 must include a public school report card showing attendance for at least the first three reporting periods of the previous school year.
To find out more about the Step Up for Students program you can visit their website, or call the NBCA Main Office today. |
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