CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Larry Pack, who serves as Chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, is encouraging more families to apply for the Hope Scholarship Program before the application deadline for full-funding closes one week from today on Monday, June 15 for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Applications are available online at www.HopeScholarshipWV.gov.
“Every child deserves a shot at a bright future – and that’s what the Hope Scholarship offers. We’ve already seen exponential growth in applications since expanding eligibility to all West Virginia children in grades K-12 for this upcoming school year,” Treasurer Pack said. “My team is excited to welcome new students to the program because at the end of the day, this is all about empowering parents and students to find the education that fits their unique needs. We encourage West Virginia families to submit their applications by June 15 so they can receive the full award amount.”
Treasurer Pack announced in March that existing private school and traditional homeschool students who have not previously been eligible for the Hope Scholarship Program are now eligible to apply to participate in the State’s Education Savings Account program that provides funding to students exercising school choice in lieu of attending public school full-time.
So far, 25,675 students have started applications for full funding of the Hope Scholarship Program for the 2026-2027 academic year. Of the 25,675 applications, 13,298 are returning Hope Scholarship recipients who submitted their Continuing Participation Confirmations and 12,377 are new students who applied for the program. There are currently 14,549 active participants (applications in Approved status) for 2025-2026.
A student application submitted within the following dates will receive the associated level of Hope Scholarship funding:
- March 2-June 15: 100% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.
- June 16-Sept. 15: 75% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.
- Sept. 16-Nov. 30: 50% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.
- Dec. 1-Feb. 28: 25% of Hope Scholarship annual award amount.
Current Hope Scholarship students who wish to renew their participation in the program during the 2026-2027 school year have until June 15 to submit their Continuing Participation Confirmations.
The Hope Scholarship award amount varies each school year depending on the amount of state aid funding per pupil provided to county boards of education for public school students. The scholarship amount for the 2026-2027 school year is $5,435.62. Scholarship funds will now be distributed on a quarterly basis.
Families who participated in the Hope Scholarship Program during the 2025-2026 school year are encouraged to complete the Hope Scholarship Parent Satisfaction Survey that was emailed to them last month by June 30, 2026.
