New Hampshire Education Tax Credit Scholarship: parent guide
New Hampshire's Education Tax Credit Scholarship is a separate scholarship route from EFA. Check CSF's current applicant and renewal instructions rather than using the EFA application by default.
By ParentSurf / Sources reviewed
About this guide
An independent guide to Education Tax Credit Scholarship Program, not an official application or an eligibility decision. Rules, application windows and available funds can change. Confirm your circumstances with the program before changing enrollment or committing money.
Before you start
Review the tax-credit scholarship income rules
CSF describes an income-qualified scholarship with its own education options and award process. Compare those requirements with EFA, especially the household-income criteria and the kind of schooling you are planning.
Your next steps
Check whether your application category is open
Read the tax-credit scholarship page for current availability. The 2026-27 instructions include invited renewals; an invitation for existing families is not confirmation that applications are open to every new family.
Prepare the requested household evidence
Follow CSF's current checklist and supply the household and income information requested. Use the tax-credit scholarship instructions, and ask CSF about any overlap with other awards before submitting.
Coordinate school choice and the award
Use CSF's school resources to explore options, then arrange admission separately. Confirm the scholarship decision, permitted use and payment instructions before assuming a school charge will be covered.
Preparation checklist
Use this to get organized. The current official application or handbook controls the full requirements.
- Current tax-credit scholarship application or renewal invitation
- Household size and income evidence requested by CSF
- Intended school or education arrangement and award correspondence
Submit identity, financial, student and medical records only through the verified official process. Do not upload application documents to ParentSurf or include them in a public review.
Important distinctions
- Tax-credit scholarships and Education Freedom Accounts have different requirements.
- A school's appearance in a resource list does not guarantee admission or scholarship funding.
Official resources & further reading
State agencies and their program administrators are the source of application requirements. Older editions are labeled; check the program site for newer guidance.
- NH Education Tax Credit Scholarships
Children's Scholarship Fund New Hampshire
- Compare CSF New Hampshire scholarship applications
Children's Scholarship Fund New Hampshire
- School resources for tax-credit scholarship families
Children's Scholarship Fund New Hampshire