
HOPE Scholarship Eligibility Updates for the 2026-2027 School Year
The eligibility rules for the West Virginia Hope Scholarship Program have been updated for 2026-2027. Eligibility now expands to any student eligible to be enrolled in a West Virginia public school, including current nonpublic school students without prior public-school enrollment. Please read the important announcement below from the Hope Scholarship newsletter regarding new applicants for the 2026-2027 school year:
"Students who are newly eligible to apply for the Hope Scholarship in the 2026-2027 school year under the expanded eligibility rules are encouraged to act now to request a West Virginia Education Information System (WVEIS) ID number from their county board of education, if they don’t already have one. The WVEIS ID# is a required field on the Hope Scholarship application. All new applicants must have their WVEIS ID# from the county board of education before they can successfully complete their Hope Scholarship application in the online portal when the 2026-2027 new application window opens on March 2, 2026." (Source: Hope Scholarship Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 15| Special Edition-November 2025)
Below, you will find a link to a WVEIS ID Request form that can be submitted to your county's board office. All new applicants - both those applying under the expanded eligibility as well as incoming Kindergarten students for 2026-2027 - must apply for a WVEIS ID to apply for the HOPE Scholarship.

In 2021, the West Virginia Legislature passed legislation creating the Hope Scholarship, which gives qualified West Virginia families financial support for true educational choice. Buckhannon Christian Academy of Buckhannon, West Virginia is an Education Service Provider for scholarship.
Qualified West Virginia families can apply for the scholarship money. Scholarship applications must be submitted to the Hope Scholarship Website for consideration and approval. We are including resources here to assist you in that process.
Please know that Buckhannon Christian Academy has an admissions procedure described here on our website that is to be followed for all applicants.
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Additional information about the HOPE Scholarship can be found at the link below.

