Reservations for a 2020-2021 Empower Illinois tax credit scholarship opened on January 15. Like last year, the application process will include two steps: a reservation and an application.
Parents who applied for a 2019 scholarship should have received an email from Empower Illinois reminding them to use the same email as last year to log into their EmpowerXChange portal to complete the application.

Details about applying can be found on their website under, "How Do I Apply."

2020-2021 Application

The 2020-2021 scholarship application will be available on Friday, January 17. Families who have completed their reservation by 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 16 will receive an email from Empower Illinois on Friday morning notifying them the application is live. If families complete their email after this date and time, they will receive their notification email the following week. Families can complete the application whenever they are able to ensure accuracy, but we encourage them to submit their application before January 27 for the best chance at receiving a scholarship.