The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA), formerly known as McKay and Gardiner Scholarships, is designed to offer families of students with unique abilities, as young as 3 years of age, access to additional education options. Families may choose to enroll their student in another public school, or they may choose to take the opportunity to receive a personal education savings account (ESA) for their student.

Families should visit the Step Up for Students website to complete the FES-UA application. If funds are not currently available, it’s still encouraged to submit an application, as you may be added to a waitlist if one is being accepted.

Finding a School

GuidEd provides free guidance to help families discover schools that support your education choice. Schedule an appointment and a choice navigator will contact you.