SON OF A SAINT SCHOLARS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Residency

Prior School

• Participated in the Tuition Donation Credit Program during the 2025-26 school year;
• Attended a public school in Louisiana on October 1 & February 1 of the 2025-26 school year; or,
• Entering Kindergarten for the first time.

Income

Add $14,200 for each additional family member.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

• Open enrollment will begin January 27, 2026 at 9 am CST. Please check www.sonofasaint.org for any updates or changes to the deadline. Funds are limited and you are not guaranteed a scholarship, even if you meet the requirements.
• The non-refundable application fee is $60 and payable by Credit Card or E-check. The cost of the application fee covers processing. All application fees are received by TADS. None of the monies ever reside, pass through, or are deposited by Son of a Saint Scholars.
• Upon completion of your online application you will receive instructions that provide guidance on how to submit residential and income eligibility documentation to TADS. Documents sent directly to Son of a Saint Scholars will not be accepted.
• Applications are only considered complete when ALL required documentation is submitted. An incomplete or incorrect application cannot be processed.
• Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis with priority given to current Son of a Saint recipients. Your priority status is not set until all documents have been submitted.
• Son of a Saint will begin notifying families in June on the status of their application.
• Once funds for the 2026-27 school year have been exhausted, applicants will be placed on a waiting list and awarded only if additional funds become available for that school term. PLEASE NOTE: Being placed on a waiting list does not guarantee a scholarship.
• Unused scholarships will expire August 31, 2026.
• Any tuition or fees that exceed the individual scholarship award will be the responsibility of the applicant.
• While this application asks what nonpublic school applicants plan on attending, receiving a scholarship from Son of a Saint Scholars does not guarantee enrollment in a particular nonpublic school. Scholarship recipients must contact the private school and go through their admissions process.
• If you are awarded a scholarship and are accepted into a private school, you will be contacted before the start of school and are required to confirm your school choice to ensure payment. Son of a Saint Scholars sends scholarship money directly to the school of your choice only when your child(ren) have been accepted and are enrolled. If you change your school selection, please contact Son of a Saint Scholars at scholars@sonofasaint.org.
• Son of a Saint Scholars sends quarterly payments directly to the school. Checks are made payable to the applicant and you must restrictively endorse the check over to the school. If you refuse to sign a check, or do not sign in a timely manner, your scholarship may be rescinded.
• All K–12 students participating in the TDC Program are required to be administered annually one of the following:
  • Any English language arts and mathematics examination required under the school and district accountability system at the prescribed grade level; or
  • A nationally norm-referenced test or assessment approved by the state board.

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT:
 By submitting this application, you hereby agree to allow Son of a Saint Scholars or its designated agent(s) (hereafter collectively referred to as “Son of a Saint”) to verify any and all information that you have provided in the application and any related documents, and agree to cooperate so that the information may be fully verified. Son of a Saint may use any or all of the following means to verify the information that you have provided, including but not limited to: contacting current or previous employers, checking publicly available records such as county tax records, requesting your child’s previous school records, requesting copies of tax returns, requesting criminal background checks, etc.

By submitting this application, you agree to cooperate fully in our efforts to verify the information you have provided, which may require you to sign additional forms, as needed, to provide Son of a Saint access to all necessary records. You do also hereby agree to provide to Son of a Saint, upon request, additional student records, including but not limited to standardized testing results and report cards, and do also consent to your school releasing such records directly to Son of a Saint. Failure to cooperate fully may result in your application being denied.

Any information collected by Son of a Saint shall remain confidential. However, Son of a Saint reserves the right to report any and all information collected in aggregate form to allow third party researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of the tax credit program. In the event Son of a Saint provides any information for research purposes, the identity of the individuals to whom the information pertains will remain confidential and will not be reported.

By submitting this application to Son of a Saint Scholars, you are granting permission for the School Tuition Organization and the Louisiana Department of Education to utilize, and to disclose to third parties, any information provided by you in this application to verify eligibility for the program and if a scholarship is awarded, to continue to utilize, and to disclose to third parties, this information as it relates to the award granted.