We are pleased to share that our school is registered and prepared to receive funds from the newly approved Education Freedom Scholarship for the 2025–26 school year. This new initiative from the State of Tennessee supports school choice and empowers parents to make the best educational decisions for their children.  It is so exciting for us to see this further increase of the potential financial support for our parents in their sacrificial investment into their child(ren)’s Christian education.

If you are a GBA family who resides in the state of Tennessee, you may be eligible for this $7,295 scholarship per K-12 student to apply toward your tuition at GBA. 

Eligible Families should begin collecting the documentation using this student application checklist (click link for PDF) so that you will be ready when the application launches on May 15th at 1:00 pm (EST).  Completed applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and must have all documentation uploaded to be considered completed. 

IMPORTANT: This is separate from the Tennessee Education Savings Account (ESA) grant ($9347 in 2024-25), which is available only to qualifying Hamilton County residents. If you are approved for both programs (the ESA grant and the Freedom Scholarship), you can only enroll in one program.

   

For More Information, go to this website: https://www.tn.gov/education/efs.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP:

• Student is a resident of Tennessee who is entitled to attend a public school in any of the grades, kindergarten through twelve (K-12).
• Student is lawfully present in the United States.

SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• The department will award 20,000 scholarships as follows, in the order in which the department receives COMPLETED scholarship applications:

• 10,000 scholarships are available for eligible students who meet one (1) of the following criteria:

• A family’s annual household income does not exceed three hundred percent (300%) of the amount required for the student to qualify for free or reduced-price lunch as provided in the income eligibility guidelines published by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Services (see chart below).

Household Size / Maximum Family Household Income

2 - $113,442

3 - $143,301

4 - $173,160

5 - $203,019

6 - $232,878

7 - $262,737

OR

• The student is an eligible student if they are eligible for the ESA Grant program or the IEA Program as defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2602 or Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1402.



• 10,000 scholarships are available for eligible students, regardless of the eligible family’s income.