Wyoming Steamboat Legacy Scholarship ESA
At Miacademy, we’ve been hard at work partnering with various state funding agencies across the country. Our goal is to make a quality education accessible for every student, and we’re accomplishing our goal one state at a time.
If you’re homeschooling in Wyoming, we have some exciting news to share with you!
Miacademy is now an approved purchase for the Wyoming Steamboat Education Savings Account (ESA)!
You can now access Miacademy’s accredited online homeschool curriculum with ESA funding provided by the Wyoming Department of Education.
What Is the Wyoming ESA?
The Wyoming Steamboat Legacy Scholarship ESA, launched in 2025, offers families $7,000 per student for personalized education outside of public schools. Open to all Wyoming students, the program fund educational expenses such as:
- Tuition and fees for qualified private schools, from pre-K to secondary schooling
- Educational therapies and tutoring services
- Curriculum and educational materials, including online learning programs that meet the Wyoming educational standards
- Technology, such as computers and educational software
- College courses and technical school tuition, fees, and materials
- Testing fees
- After-school and summer education programs
- Transportation fees
- School uniforms
For an exhaustive list of eligible expenses and applicable details, please visit Page 9 of the Wyoming ESA Provider Handbook.
Who Qualifies for the ESA in Wyoming?
There are two separate eligibility groups, depending on the age of the student — one for pre-K and one for K-12.
K-12 Wyoming ESA Eligibility Requirements
To participate in the program, K-12 students must meet all of the following criteria annually.
For K-12 eligibility, the student must:
- Be 5 years of age on or before August 1 of the year they would enroll in kindergarten
- Not have graduated from high school OR received a GED or equivalent
- Be younger than 21 as of August 1 of the school year
- Be unenrolled from public school
- Be a resident of Wyoming
Pre-K Wyoming ESA Eligibility Requirements
For pre-K students, the ESA is a one-year program, with the goal of helping pre-K students build necessary skills for kindergarten.
For pre-K eligibility, the student must:
- Be at least 4 years old on or before August 1 of the year they would enroll in pre-K
- Be a resident of Wyoming
- Have a household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level. Income eligibility is based on adjusted gross income before taxes and deductions.
- You can view the full pre-K income requirement chart on Page 7 of the ESA Family Handbook.
How Do I Get Miacademy With the ESA in Wyoming?
To sign up for the Wyoming ESA, you may begin your application here. Applications will close on June 15, 2025.
If you have multiple children to apply for (including pre-K and K-12), you may use one application for all students.
To apply, you will need:
- Student’s birth certificate or passport
- Proof of residency in the form of two Wyoming utility bills, vehicle registration, proof of home ownership, or a rental agreement
- Pre-K ONLY — proof of income
- A completed and signed parent contract (within the application)
Applications are reviewed based on submission of the completed application and supporting documents (listed above).
After you are accepted in the ESA program, but before receiving ESA funds, you will need to formally withdraw your child from their public school and notify the school district of their intent to join the ESA program. This written notice must be given to the school within 15 days of the signed parent contract, and proof of withdrawal — such as a formal letter or ESA acceptance email — is required.
The award is paid in quarterly installments beginning Jul 1, 2025.
From there, you may place your order via the ESA account on the Odyssey website.
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