North Carolina · Opportunity Scholarship

Private schools and learning programs in North Carolina

Who is on the NC Opportunity Scholarship list, what it pays, and what each school costs after the award where tuition is published. Every fact links its source.

The North Carolina award

NC Opportunity Scholarship

What it pays (2026-27)

Which tier is your household?

$7,942 a year at most, never more than required tuition and fees. For a household of 4 (2025 income): up to $61,050; other household sizes are in the guidelines. NCSEAA income guidelines (every household size), checked

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around 1 February 2027 to around 1 March 2027

Projected for 2027-28: no official date yet

How we estimate this

G.S. 115C-562.2: applications available no later than February 1, awards to those who applied by March 1; 2026 priority period ran Feb 2 - Mar 2 (NCSEAA release); NCSEAA's how-to-apply page (first Monday in February) could not be read live

ncleg.gov, checked

On the official list here

630 of the 1,107 listings shown by name (home-based programs are listed without one)

How to apply for NC Opportunity Scholarship 2027-28

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Verified on 2026-10-22

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