Applications for the 2012-2013 lottery are available now. Please read through the eligibility requirements below before applying.

All CSFP scholarships are PARTIAL, 4-year awards. Please see the income guidelines to find out what scholarship percentage you would qualify for.

  • All scholarships are awarded using a lottery that will be done in the 2nd week of March.
  • You may submit one application per family.
  • You may only apply for your biological children or children that you have legal guardianship or custody of.
  • We will accept the first 7,000 applications, preference is not given to early applications - however you may not apply after the deadline.
  • We will notify only those families selected by the lottery in March. If you would like to receive notification if you are not chosen you must send us a self-addressed stamped envelope. You my mail this to us at P.O. Box 22463, Philadelphia, PA 19110.
  • If selected, you may use the scholarship at the private or parochial (must be tuition-based) school of your choice. Please see our School Directory for a list of schools in the Philadelphia area.

To be eligible you must:

1)      be a resident of the city of Philadelphia

2)      be considered a "low-income" family, according to our income guidelines

3)      Have children entering Kindergarten through 8th grade

 

Please contact us if you have any questions.

 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP NOW!

 

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