Georgia Promise Scholarship: Eligibility & Curriculum Funding

Check the attendance-zone and student-entry requirements

The regulations linked by GSFC, dated August 8, 2025, require a parent to have been a Georgia resident for at least one year, with an active-duty military exception. The student must satisfy the public-school attendance or kindergarten-entry route and live in an eligible public-school attendance zone. The attendance route uses two consecutive enrollment counts; military exceptions and other exclusions require checking the full rules.

Home study still has program participation requirements

Georgia Promise includes eligible home study, but an existing homeschool arrangement does not itself satisfy the program’s entry requirements. Confirm the current school list, student route, award and home-study obligations through the Georgia Education Savings Authority’s program administrator. Use its current application window rather than assuming every eligible family can apply at any time.

Identify the curriculum, software and equipment categories

The linked regulations include Authority-approved curriculum and required supplemental materials, qualifying courses and specified services. Vendors and service providers must follow their own application and approval process. Describe a digital handwriting course’s subject, student level, duration and price. Ask separately about any tablet or accessory; the curriculum category alone does not establish equipment approval.

Georgia Promise Scholarship

Georgia Promise supports eligible nonpublic education, including private school and home study, under rules administered by the Georgia Education Savings Authority.

Program sources reviewed September 23, 2026

Who can qualify

The regulations linked by GSFC require parent residency, qualifying public-school attendance or kindergarten eligibility, and residence in an eligible public-school attendance zone. They include military exceptions and other exclusions. Check the current student route and school list before applying.

Award and budget

The account award and availability must be confirmed for the current year. Do not assume every student in Georgia receives funding.

How home education fits

The official program description includes home study. Families must meet both the program requirements and the rules that apply to their home-study arrangement.

Curriculum and permitted expenses

The linked regulations permit Authority-approved curriculum and its required supplemental materials, qualifying courses, certified tutoring and other specified expenses. Vendors and service providers have a separate application/approval process. Confirm the exact software or equipment category rather than assuming all learning products qualify.

Applying and using funds

Start with the Georgia Student Finance Commission program page and its linked regulations and administrator. Confirm the current application window directly.

• GSFC: Georgia Promise Scholarship
• GSFC: program regulations, August 8, 2025
• Georgia Promise: administrator and applications

Federal scholarships starting in 2027

Georgia has made an advance election to participate in the Education Freedom Tax Credit (also called the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit) for 2027. The Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC/FSTC) is separate from the state options above. ECCA refers to its earlier legislative proposal.

IRS participation list, as of 2026-09-14: advance election recorded. An advance election does not establish an approved SGO list, an open student application or an awarded scholarship. Check the Education Freedom Tax Credit guide and how to find an SGO for the next steps.

Is Georgia Promise available to every homeschool student?

No. The program has residency, attendance-zone and student-entry requirements as well as other conditions. Home study is an eligible arrangement for participating students, not an exemption from the application criteria.

Is a Georgia Promise application an approved curriculum purchase?

No. Student eligibility, an awarded account, provider participation and the individual expense are separate checks. Confirm the exact course, subscription or equipment and payment instructions before ordering.

Can Georgia homeschool families use these options?

Home study is included in the official Promise description. Families should check the designated attendance-zone and student requirements in the current regulations, alongside Georgia’s separate home-study responsibilities. School eligibility and curriculum expense approval are different decisions.