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Welcome to the official home of the Opportunity Scholarship and the Education Student Accounts (ESA+), which North Carolina families can use to help pay for their children's education. Questions? We can help.

Scholarship Updates

Opportunity Scholarship

The priority application period for 2026-2027 scholarships closed March 2. The Opportunity Scholarship application remains open for new students. Applications received after the priority period will be considered monthly in the order applications were submitted as funds are available.

Education Student Accounts (ESA+)

Program Announcement - 7/27/2026

On July 7, 2026, the North Carolina state budget was signed into law, providing additional scholarship funds for families who submitted an eligible ESA+ application during the 2026 priority application period but were not offered a scholarship.

NCSEAA extended additional 2026-27 ESA+ scholarship offers on July 27, 2026. Families must accept or decline scholarship offers in MyPortal by Monday, August 17, 2026.

NCSEAA was able to offer scholarships to most of the eligible students in the lottery priority order. These families have until August 17 to accept the offer. After that date, NCSEAA will determine if additional awards can be made.

Families who submitted an eligible application during the 2026 priority application period but did not receive an award should monitor MyPortal and check the program website for information on additional awards.

Please note: the ESA+ program is no longer accepting applications for new students for the 2026-27 school year.

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