EITC Scholarship Applications Now Available
Is Your Child Eligible to Apply for an EITC K-12 Scholarship?
- Residents of York County, Pennsylvania
- Enrolled in a K-12 tuition-based school in Pennsylvania for the 2021-22 school year
- Annual household income is no more than $92,160 plus $16,222 for each dependent child (for example, for a household with 1 child, the maximum household income cannot exceed $108,382*)
How to Apply – Application deadline is July 31, 2021
Option 1: Complete and submit the online application with income documentation by July 31.
Option 2: Download and complete the PDF application. Application and income documentation can be emailed to development@crispusattucks.org or mailed to the following address by July 31:
Attn: Development Department
Crispus Attucks York
613 S. George Street
York, PA 17401
Either application method MUST be accompanied by a copy of Pages 1 and 2 from the most recent, signed Federal Tax Return – Form 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ for ALL wage-earning adults residing in the household, or it will be considered incomplete.
- Please make sure the child(ren) for whom the scholarship is intended is listed as a dependent on one of the submitted Federal Tax Returns.
- If you are not required to file a Federal Tax Return and receive only non-taxable income, please submit documentation of your non-taxable income (SSI, Child Support, etc.). This is required for acceptance of this application.
*In calculating household income for the purpose of determining student eligibility, you must include ALL monies and property received of whatever nature and from whatever source, except for the following:
- Periodic payments for sickness and disability other than regular wages received during a period of sickness or disability.
- Disability, retirement, or other payments arising under workers’ compensation acts, occupational disease acts and similar legislation by any government.
- Payments commonly recognized as old age or retirement benefits paid to persons retired from service after reaching a specific age or after a stated period of employment.
- Payments commonly known as public assistance or unemployment compensation payments by a governmental agency.
- Payments to reimburse actual expenses.
- Payments made by employers or labor unions for programs covering hospitalization, sickness, disability or death, supplemental unemployment benefits, strike benefits, social security, and retirement.
- Compensation received by United States servicemen/women serving in a combat zone.
For more information about the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, please visit DCED’s website.