Utah: Utah Fits All Scholarship Program

Utah Fits All Scholarship Program students receive $8,000 for their educational expenses in 2024-2025. Accounts are funded at 84% of what would be spent on a student at a public school.

• Income Limit: None. Priority given to previous ESA holders, siblings of ESA holders, families under 200% x Federal Poverty Level, and families with income between 200% and 555% of the Federal Poverty Level.
• Prior Year Public School Requirement: None
• Testing Mandates: None. Parents may request testing through the program manager.
• Special Needs Pathway: None

Students must be residents of the state of Utah, and eligible to participate in public school in kindergarten through grade 12 to access the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program.

Odyssey is the administrator for Utah Fits All Scholarship. See the following steps to understand how to complete the application. For a detailed step-by-step walkthrough visit here. An overview of the steps can be viewed below.

1. Receive an Email with Registration Link

1. Odyssey will send you an email with the registration link on July 31st
2. Ensure you can receive emails from help.ut@withodyssey.com

2. Create a Parent Account or Login

1. Navigate to the application website and create a parent account by providing the required information.

3. Start the Application. You will need the following documents and information.

1. Student Identification Document (e.g., Birth Certificate, Government ID, School ID, any other document that can be used to verify the student’s identity)
2. Residency Documentation
3. Income Documentation

4. Attestations: Review each individual statement in the application and check the box next to each to affirm your understanding of the agreement.
5. If needed, you will be asked to provide residency and/or income verification documents.
6. Selecting a School: If your status is Eligible or Under Review, you’ll be able to select the school your student will attend. Selecting a school or homeschool is a requirement to receive funding.

Utah Fits All Scholarship accounts may be used for a wide range of education expenses including:

• Tuition and fees of a qualifying provider
• Tutoring services
• Testing fees
• Special needs services and therapies
• Individual classes and activities
• Educational materials and curriculum costs
• Educational applications with software
• Classes, courses, and extracurricular opportunities
• Contracted services
• Individual classes and extracurricular activities from a local education agency (public school)

Families may utilize up to $750 per student per school year of ESA funds for transportation services to and from a local approved provider.

Accounts do not allow for carryover, and remaining funds will be recaptured at the end of each school year to be disbursed the following year.

Additional Program Guidelines

• Enrollment Cap: None
• Account Value: $8,000
• Budget Cap: $82.5 million (2024–25)

Participant and Family Guidelines

• Education Requirements: Statement in application by parents that the qualifying provider selected for the student’s enrollment or engagement is capable of providing education services for the student.
• Parent Supplemented Funds/Scholarships: Allowed
• Disbursement/Payment Frequency: TBD
• Reimbursement Allowed: Yes
• Miscellaneous:

• To maintain eligibility, submit the results of an optional assessment or a portfolio describing the student’s educational opportunities and achievements under the program.
• Only use funds for qualified expenses under Utah Code 53F-6-401.
• Annual reapplication
• Assumes financial responsibility for the education of the student, including expenses incurred beyond those paid for by the ESA.

Education Provider Guidelines

• Accreditation/Approval: Program manager approves qualifying providers’ applications
• Employment Standards: There is a background check and ongoing monitoring requirement for the program manager and its employees, not for qualifying providers
• Nondiscrimination: Qualifying providers must comply with federal anti-discrimination provisions
• Calendar/Curriculum/Attendance: N/A
• Financial: The program manager must contract for an annual audit
• Miscellaneous: Service provider that changes ownership ceases eligibility until new owner submits new application to program manager

Scholarship Organization Guidelines

• Scholarship to Contribution Ratio: 84%
• State Reporting: The Program manager annual report requires contributions, numbers of people on waitlist, # disbursed, strategies to reach families under 200% FRL
• Financial: Program manager must contract for audit of scholarships
• Priority: Priority order is renewing students, then renewing plus <200% FRL, siblings of renewing students, then 200% to 555% FRL
• Miscellaneous: N/A

(Last updated December 11, 2024)

Utah Code 53F-6-401 through 53-F-6-414

(Last updated July 15, 2024)