Applying for Florida’s PEP scholarship

• Enlightium Academy families living in Florida may be eligible to have some or all of their student’s tuition reimbursed through Florida’s Personalized Education Program (PEP) scholarship. The Enlightium Academy team has been coordinating with Florida’s Department of Education representatives to pave the way for your family to take advantage of this offering. 
• All Florida families are encouraged to pursue this opportunity by applying as a Personalized Education Program student through Florida’s Step Up Program. This article will walk you through the steps to apply and submit for reimbursement upon approval. Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis. 
• The PEP scholarship application is open to all families whose students are in Kindergarten through 12th grade, are Florida residents, and are not planning to be enrolled in a full-time brick-and-mortar private or public school. This includes students enrolled in Online Christian Schools such as Enlightium Academy.

To take advantage of this opportunity, Enlightium Academy families can follow the steps in the video below or in this PDF.

Remember the following when completing your application: 

• At any time, you may select “Save as a Draft” to save your progress and come back later. All your saved drafts will be found on your dashboard, and you can select the saved draft(s) to continue the process.
• At any point before you submit your application, you can add an existing student via the “Add a Student” blue button, or you can remove a student via the trashcan icon next to the student’s name. You will only submit one application for your household for the FTCPEP scholarship.

Once you have completed your application:

1. Remember that it could take up to six weeks to receive your application status
2. To view your student’s scholarship status, follow these steps:
   1. Click on the “My Student” tab within your EMA account
   2. Click view next to your active student’s name
   3. Scroll down to see the Award ID under the “Scholarship Status” section.
3. You will only be able to access your student’s “Award ID” number after you have completed your student’s application and they have been awarded.

Click here to access the Step-Up for Students website, where you can file an application for the PEP Scholarship.