PEP award amounts for 2026–27, by county and grade.

• Two things set the amount: your student’s grade level and your county of residence. Step Up’s chart has three grade bands: K-3, 4-8, and 9-12.
• Who sets it: the Florida Legislature, every year, in the state budget. Step Up publishes the chart.
• Once assigned, it stays put for the year, even if you move or the grade changes (see below).
• EMA may show last year’s figure for now. Step Up says EMA will keep displaying the 2025–26 amounts while it updates its systems.
• It arrives in four parts, not as one lump sum. See PEP payment dates.

Step Up’s PEP Family Handbook says scholarship funding amounts are “determined by the Florida Legislature annually,” and that a student’s amount “is based on two factors”: the student’s grade level and the student’s county of residence.

The chart itself adds a note on the county part: “District refers to the student’s county of residence as listed in their 2026–27 scholarship application.” So the county that counts is the one on your application, not where you happen to be living later in the year.

The handbook also says a parent or guardian may submit a grade level change request at any time; however, “after the Florida Department of Education assigns the Scholarship Amount, any subsequent changes to grade level or county of residence will not result in any change to the Scholarship Amount.”

Where the money comes from, and whether income matters, is covered in who funds PEP and whether it’s income based.

These are the figures from Step Up’s 2026-27 Scholarship Amounts chart, copied exactly. The chart prints them without a dollar sign; they are the annual amounts per student. The same chart covers the Florida Tax Credit (FTC) and FES-EO private school scholarships, and its title lists PEP alongside them.

In the chart, Monroe lists the highest amounts (12,217 for K-3) and Volusia the lowest (8,238 for K-3; 7,463 for 9-12). Step Up’s chart uses “Dade” for Miami-Dade and “De Soto” for DeSoto.

Check before you plan around it: Step Up’s chart is the official source. Its FAQ links the current amounts from the question “What is the scholarship amount for my county?” If Step Up republishes the chart, the new figures win over this page.

Step Up’s Legislative Updates page, in its PEP section, says: “At this time, EMA will continue to display the 2025–26 scholarship amounts while we update our systems.”

So if the amount you see in EMA doesn’t match the chart above, that note is the likely reason. Step Up doesn’t give a date for when EMA will switch over. If you’re unsure which amount applies to your student, ask Step Up directly.

The handbook says that after Step Up confirms eligibility, the scholarship funds are “divided into four equal quarterly amounts.” Step Up receives funds on these dates:

The handbook says funds are credited to student accounts within two weeks. For what can hold a deposit back, see PEP payment dates for 2026–27. Money that isn’t spent in a year has its own rules; see whether PEP funds roll over.

The chart on this page is for FTC, FES-EO, and PEP. Step Up publishes a separate chart for the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities (FES-UA), and its FAQ says those amounts vary based on a student’s grade level, county of residence, and level of need. For how the two programs differ, see PEP vs FES-UA.