Florida
Your state may help pay for Sora Homeschool.
Florida families with a Personalized Education Program (PEP) or Family Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities (FES-UA) scholarship can use their funds for curriculum like Sora Homeschool. You pay first, then get reimbursed through Step Up For Students.
- Typical PEP award
- Around $8,000 per child, per year · varies by county and grade
- FES-UA award
- About $10,000 on average · more at higher support levels
- Who qualifies
- K–12, any income PEP: not enrolled full time in public or private school
- How you're paid
- Reimbursement through EMA, Step Up's system
How it works, step by step
If your child already has a PEP or FES-UA scholarship, it's four steps.
- Pay as usualPay for Sora Homeschool the way you normally do, and keep your proof of payment.
- Request your receiptAsk us for an itemized receipt for each child.
- Submit it in EMALog in to EMA, Step Up's reimbursement system, and submit your receipt under the Curriculum category.
- Get reimbursedStep Up For Students reviews the request and pays approved amounts back to you from your child's scholarship account.
Allow several weeks for review
You'll need
An active PEP or FES-UA scholarshipYour EMA loginItemized receipt from SoraProof of payment
What the scholarship covers
Sora Homeschool is $249 per month per child. Across a 10-month school year that's $2,490 — around a third of a typical PEP award.
Don't have a scholarship yet?
Scholarships are awarded through Step Up For Students, one school year at a time. You can sign up on their site to be told when the next applications open.
Getting your receipt from Sora
Itemized receipts are available on request. Each one lists your child's name, the dates covered, the amount paid, and the subjects included:
English language artsMathScienceSocial studies
Worth knowing
PEP is for students who aren't enrolled full time in a public or private school. PEP students follow a Student Learning Plan and take a nationally norm-referenced test each year.
A child on a PEP scholarship isn't registered with the school district as a home education student — the scholarship has its own rules instead.
Ready to start?
Sora Homeschool is a self-paced, project-based program for grades 3–8, at $249 per month per child.
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Checked October 2026. Award amounts are set each year in the state budget and rules can change — confirm current terms with Step Up For Students. Sora Homeschool doesn't decide what is approved for reimbursement and can't provide legal or tax advice about the program.