In partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program, ADE/ESS is excited to be able to offer scholarships for Arizona youth and their families. Scholarships are available so that youths and young adults with disabilities and/or their family member/personal assistant can attend Arizona’s 2025 IDEA Conference: Access Cultivates Opportunity.

This year’s conference will be held from August 20–22, 2025, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix.

Who can apply for a scholarship:

• Youth/young adult between the ages of 14 and 22 who has a documented disability
• Family member of a student with an IEP or 504 Plan
• Direct care provider who attends with a student or family member

Scholarships will cover the conference registration fee for each recipient as well as lodging and mileage for eligible recipients. Additional, important information is listed in the application.

A limited number of scholarships are available. Please complete the Youth and Family Scholarship application by May 27, 2025.

Please download the Youth and Family Scholarship flyer to promote this opportunity.

For more information about the IDEA Conference, visit the IDEA Conference website. Questions about the conference, registration, or the scholarship can be sent to the IDEA Conference inbox.

Refer to the information below for links to the Arizona Department of Education's Exceptional Student Services general supervision policies and procedures.

• ESS Dispute Resolution
• ESS Early Childhood Special Education Transition Policies and Procedures
• ESS Finance Policies and Procedures
• ESS Programmatic Monitoring Policies and Procedures
• ESS Significant Disproportionality Policies and Procedures