• Students must be residents of Georgia.
• Must be of age 4 by September 1st.
• Students of Pre-K, Kindergarten, or first grade are automatically eligible for scholarships.
• Students attending a public school or being homeschooled are automatically eligible for scholarships.
• Students who have received a scholarship through a particular program are automatically eligible for the program.
• Students who have never been to a public school before or entering the second grade or any higher grade level, must enroll in a Georgia public school and attend it for at least six weeks before they apply for the scholarship.
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However, the last requirement might not enforced on students who:

• Go attend a low-performing school.
• Don’t have to attend a public school if they have faced physical violence or dangerous threats of harm in the past.
• Have received homeschooling the year before.
• Have received a scholarship before.