# Student First Technologies Expands Scholarship Support

Student First Technologies (SFT) is offering states and public-school Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) its Theodore platform through either self-managed licensing or a broader implementation and program-operations model. SFT cites its work managing West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship, which served 14,486 students in 2025–2026, and says it is preparing with several SGOs for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program’s expected 2027 launch. The article identifies no solicitation, contract value, or procurement timetable, so this is an emerging market signal rather than a current bid opportunity.

- State procurement teams and SGOs evaluating scholarship-program administration can compare platform-only licensing with outsourced implementation and operations models.
- SFT’s reported West Virginia experience may be relevant to buyers assessing a provider’s ability to support program operations at scale; the cited program served 14,486 students in 2025–2026.
- Companies serving state education programs can assess whether their technology or operational capabilities complement SFT’s platform offering as SGOs prepare for the expected 2027 federal program launch. No specific solicitation or deadline is identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office
- Public school districts

### Vendors
- Student First Technologies (program manager)
- MojoTech (software development contractor)

### Key Quotes
> We don’t believe in forcing every program into the same technology or operating model. Our approach is to understand what each program is designed to accomplish, determine how the state wants to manage its operations, and configure our platform and services around those decisions.
> — Forrest Fowler, CEO of Student First Technologies

### Sources
- [Student First Technologies Builds on Experience to Strengthen State Education Choice Program Support - The Courier Journal](https://www.courier-journal.com/press-release/story/253312/student-first-technologies-builds-on-experience-to-strengthen-state-education-choice-program-support) - The Courier-Journal