In 2023, Utah passed the Utah Fits All Scholarship. Starting in fall of 2024, the state will send a portion of per-pupil funding directly to families to purchase education products and services for their students. Fund amounts can be up to $8,000 per student, per year, and are deposited into a scholarship account parents will access through an online portal. The scholarship covers private school tuition, tutoring, education programs, curriculum, and more!

It’s for every child, in every zip-code, from every financial background, with every learning style.

Here’s the law if you want to read it: H.B. 215 Funding for Teacher Salaries + Optional Education Opportunities

Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year:

A scholarship student is eligible for no more than:

• for a private school student, $8,000
• for a home-based student ages 5-11 as of September 1 of the scholarship year, $4,000
• for a home-based student ages 12-18 as of September 1 of the scholarship year, $6,000

“Private school” means a full-time, tuition-bearing educational institution where the student receives the majority of the student’s academic instruction.

Applicants must select either private or home-based as part of the application process.

Well, this is the exciting part, there are so many options! The Utah Fits All Scholarship is the most customizable education program out there!

The Utah Fits All Scholarship Program underwent several changes during the 2025 Utah Legislative Session, including updates to the expenses it covers. These changes are outlined below to assist you in navigating the new provisions in the law.

2025 Utah Fits All Expense Changes (H.B. 455 Section 53F-6-401)

“Educational supplements” means:

• materials, tools, and equipment that:
  • are directly related to and necessary for subjects aligned with the core standards the state board establishes pursuant to Section 53E-4-202;
  • are used for specific learning objectives or competencies;
  • support structured learning activities or lessons; and
  • are consumable or non-reusable in nature;
• supplemental learning materials that:
  • directly support or enhance the delivery of instruction in core academic subjects;
  • are tied to specific educational goals or outcomes; and
  • are not primarily for entertainment or general enrichment purposes;
• arts and music education materials that:
  • align with state core standards; and
  • are used in structured arts or music instruction; and
• other educational materials that the program manager determines are:
  • necessary for meeting specific learning objectives;
  • appropriate for the student’s age or grade level; and
  • primarily educational rather than recreational in nature.

“Educational supplements” does not include:

• entertainment materials;
• recreational equipment;
• food or nutritional items;
• furniture or household items;
• general office supplies not specific to an educational activity; or
• other items that do not have a clear, direct educational purpose aligned with academic instruction.

“Scholarship expense” does not include:

• chaperone expenses, except that a family with one or more scholarship students receiving the scholarship under Subsection 53F-6-402(2)(c)(i) may use scholarship funds for one chaperone expense or pass per family, regardless of how many scholarship students are in the family or household;
• season tickets or subscriptions to entertainment venues;
• ski passes or lift tickets;
• access to recreational facilities unless for physical education of the student;
• playground equipment;
• the purchase of any type of:
  • furniture; or
  • a musical instrument;
• apparel; and
• other non-educational expenses as the program manager determines.

20% Limitations

• A scholarship expense for extracurricular activities may not exceed 20% of the total scholarship amount.
• A scholarship expense for physical education requirements may not exceed an additional 20% of the total scholarship amount.
• A scholarship expense for arts and music is not an extracurricular activity.

2024 Utah Fits All Code (H.B. 455 Section 53F-6-401 2025 expense changes highlighted in red below)

“Scholarship expense” means an expense that a parent or scholarship student incurs in the education of the scholarship student for a service or goods that a qualifying provider provides, including:

• tuition and fees of a qualifying provider;
• fees and instructional materials at a technical college;
• tutoring services;
• fees for after-school or summer education programs;
• textbooks, curricula, or other instructional materials, including any supplemental materials or associated online instruction that a curriculum or a qualifying provider recommends;
• educational software and applications;
• supplies or other equipment related to a scholarship student’s educational needs;
• computer hardware or other technological devices that are intended primarily for a scholarship student’s educational needs, not to exceed once every three years for a scholarship student;
• fees for the following examinations, or for a preparation course for the following examinations, that the program manager approves:
  • a national norm-referenced or standardized assessment described in Section 53F-6-410, an advanced placement examination, or another similar assessment;
  • a state-recognized industry certification examination; and
  • an examination related to college or university admission;
• educational services for students with disabilities from a licensed or accredited practitioner or provider, including occupational, behavioral, physical, audiology, or speech-language therapies;
• contracted services that the program manager approves and that an LEA provider offers, including individual classes, after-school tutoring services, transportation, or fees or costs associated with participation in extracurricular activities;
• ride fees or fares for a fee-for-service transportation provider to transport the scholarship student to and from a qualifying provider, not to exceed $750 in a given school year;
• in accordance with Subsection (20)(c), expenses related to extracurricular activities, field trips, educational supplements, physical education experiences, and other educational experiences; or
• coursework or an educational supplement for arts and music that aligns with state core standards;
• a musical instrument rental, excluding purchase; or
• any other expense for a good or service that:
  • a parent or scholarship student incurs in the education of the scholarship student; and
  • the program manager approves

(H.B. 455 Section 53F-6-402)

• A scholarship student or the scholarship student’s parent may not use a scholarship account for an expense that the student or parent does not incur in the education of the scholarship student, including:
  • a rehabilitation program that is not primarily designed for an educational purpose; or
  • a travel expense other than a transportation expense described in Section 53F-6-401.

According to statute, to be an eligible service provider, a private program or service shall provide to the program manager:

• a federal employer identification number.
• the provider’s address and contact information.
• a description of each program or service the provider proposes to offer directly to a scholarship student; and any other information as required by the program manager.
• shall comply with the anti discrimination provisions of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000d.
• may not act as a consultant, clearing house, or intermediary that connects a scholarship student with or otherwise facilitates the student’s engagement with a program or service that another entity provides.

There are still details of implementing the scholarship that are awaiting the new Program Manager. Odyssey must provide an online portal for the parent of a scholarship student to access the scholarship student’s account, ensuring that scholarship funds in the account are readily available to the student. 

Odyssey will also establish an approval process for providers to become qualified. Qualified providers selected by the parent are paid directly within the online portal from the student’s account through a funds transfer to ensure accountability. Additionally, parents can have eligible expenses pre-approved and/or reimbursed for services or goods purchased from a provider who has not previously gone through the approval process to be added to the list of qualified providers.

The law explains payment information this way:

The Program Manager shall contract with one or more private entities to develop and implement a commercially viable, cost-effective, and parent-friendly system to:

• establish scholarship accounts.
• maximize payment flexibility by allowing:
  • for payment of services to qualifying providers using scholarship funds by electronic or online funds transfer. 
  • pre-approval of a reimbursement to a parent for a good that is a scholarship expense.

The Program Manager may not: 

• approve a scholarship expense for a service that a qualifying provider provides unless the program manager determines that the scholarship student or the scholarship student’s parent incurred the expense in the education of the scholarship student, or
• reimburse a scholarship expense for a service or good that a provider that is not a qualifying provider provides unless the parent or scholarship student submits a receipt that shows the cost and type of service or good and the name of provider; and the program manager determines that the parent or scholarship student incurred the expense in the education of the scholarship student

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A service provider must:

• Submit an application to the program manager; and agree to not refund, rebate, or share scholarship funds with scholarship students or scholarship students’ parents in any manner except remittances or refunds to a scholarship account in accordance with this part and procedures that the program manager establishes.
• A private program or service approved under this section that changes ownership shall cease operation as an eligible service provider until:
  • the program or service submits a new application to the program manager.
  • the program manager approves the new application.
  • demonstrate that the private program or service continues to meet the eligibility requirements outlined in statute.

Yes. The program manager shall adopt policies that maximize the number of eligible service providers, including accepting new providers throughout the school year, while ensuring education programs or services provided through the program meet student needs and otherwise comply with statute.

The program manager shall, if the private program or service meets the eligibility requirements of this section:

• recognize the private program or service as an eligible service provider and approve a private program or service’s application to receive scholarship funds on behalf of a scholarship student.
• make available to the public a list of eligible service providers approved.

The following is clarified in statute. You are encouraged to review the various sections of the law for a fuller understanding here.

A qualifying provider:

• has a right to maximum freedom from unlawful governmental control in providing for the educational needs of a scholarship student who attends or engages with the qualifying provider.
• is not an agent of the state by virtue of the provider’s acceptance of payment from a scholarship account in accordance with this part.

Except as provided in Section 53F-6-403 regarding qualifying providers, or Section 53F-6-409 regarding eligible service providers, a program manager may not require a qualifying provider to alter the qualifying provider’s creed, practices, admissions policies, hiring practices, or curricula in order to accept scholarship funds.

Odyssey replaced ACE Scholarships as the new Program Manager on May 16, 2025. Odyssey will manage and administer all aspects of the program.

Contact Information

• To access the Odyssey homepage go HERE
• Odyssey’s dedicated Utah Fits All Customer Support is available 7 days a week — Support Hours: 8am to 8pm Monday through Friday, and 10am to 4pm weekends (MT)
  • • Submit a Utah request HERE
    • help.ut@withodyssey.com
    • 385-462-1338