Technology with West Virginia ESA and scholarship funds
What is covered, conditions and how to pay
- Status
- Covered with conditions. Covered through TheoPay, with a two-year replacement limit on many devices.
- Conditions
- Technology equipment needed for an educational program (computers, printers, smartboards, required software) and assistive technology, bought new through TheoPay from approved websites. Desktop and laptop computers, tablets and readers, monitors, portable DVD/CD players, printers, 3D printers and scanners, cameras and accessories, smartboards and headphones over $200 can be bought again only after two calendar years. Headsets, earbuds, styluses and keyboards are limited to one per order.
- Limits
- Two calendar years between purchases of the same device type. Headphones over $100 for students in grade 5 or lower, cameras and accessories over $500, 3D scanners over $500 and laminators over $300 are excluded. Self-Serve carts are limited to $75.
- Payment routes
- Hope portal Marketplace (services) or TheoPay (goods)
- Documentation
- TheoPay order (Fulfillment or Self-Serve).
- Not allowed
- Refurbished or used technology; virtual reality equipment; televisions; telephones; smartwatches and fitness trackers; game consoles and home theater equipment; home internet service; paper shredders.
- Example
- A laptop for schoolwork, two years after the last one
- Source
- The Hope Scholarship Parent Handbook, Qualifying Expenses, p. 15; Purchases, pp. 17–18 (version Updated: June 25, 2026 (PDF created 2026-06-26)). Checked 2026-10-19.
Providers in this category
Applies to every Hope Scholarship offer: Hope services are bought in the closed Marketplace of the Hope Scholarship portal and goods through TheoPay; both routes are open to every Hope account holder. Reimbursement is allowed only in the circumstances of the Board's Reimbursement Policy (adopted December 10, 2025), must be requested within 90 days of purchase, and purchases made before funds are in the student's account do not count.
| Price and units | Qualifying evidence statuses | |
|---|---|---|
| Home Science Tools | Not published by the provider | Confirmed: Home Science Tools, West Virginia |
| Learning A-Z | Not published by the provider | Confirmed: Learning A-Z, West VirginiaAvailable via another route: Learning A-Z, West Virginia |
How this table is compiled: sources and methodology.