- Any items purchased with scholarship funds may not be used for resale or gifting purposes. Violation of this may result in termination from the program
- Paying for the parent or guardian’s time or expenses. Likewise, paying for items to be used by other family members
- Vacation or travel expenses including mileage, airfare, lodging, and travel meals
- Purchases from family relatives are not permitted. “Relative” is defined as father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law
- Amazon or Store Rewards: No reimbursement for rewards, gift cards, or earned discounts.
- Personal Purchases: Cannot be combined with reimbursable items on the same receipt. If combined, the receipt will be denied.
- Purchases of used items from a garage sale, Facebook Marketplace, classified ads, etc., are generally not eligible for reimbursement. Eligible items purchased from bona fide businesses like Goodwill, Deseret Industries or Savers that provide an itemized receipt may be eligible for reimbursement
- Basic life necessities of the scholarship student
- Farm equipment including tools (gas or power), car/truck batteries, solar panels, green houses, large/family sized hydroponic units, chicken coops, animal bedding, animal processing equipment
- Gardening equipment (small/single use or science experiment is allowed) including plants, potting soil, plant food, sand, etc.
- The purchase of or care for, including maintenance and equipment, of live animals
- Clothing is generally not eligible for reimbursement, unless a uniform is explicitly required by a qualifying school or for an approved educational or extracurricular activity.
- Footwear is not an eligible expenses
- Blades or knives, or items with blades or knives
- Cellphones and cell phone plans
- Family membership at any facility (individual student memberships are allowed)
- Food including culinary ingredients, except for pre-measured “do-it-yourself” kits
- Householdelectronic items including solar panels, digital routers, digital radios, radio scanning devices or base stations, surround sound systems, televisions, t-shirt screening machines, kitchen appliances, cookware, cooking utensils
- Household furniture other than student sized desks and bookshelves
- Household items including toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning products, disinfecting wipes, large storage containers, etc.
- Medical equipment including CPR training dummies, bandages, and other medical supplies
- Recreational items including in-ground or above-ground swimming pools, pool tables, table tennis tables, jacuzzis, bounce houses, large trampolines, inflatable slides, canoes, boats, campers, etc.
- Theme park admissions or annual passes
- Full size harps or pianos are not eligible
- Non-education related toys and games such as action figures, toy cars/trucks, doll houses, remote controlled vehicles, fantasy games, etc.
