Idaho Opportunity Scholarship

The details

Statute: Idaho Code 33-4303; rules: IDAPA 08.01.13. Eligibility: Idaho resident; graduated or will graduate from an Idaho high school, Idaho home school or Idaho GED/HSE (GED holders need ACT 20+ or SAT 1010+ per IDAPA); unweighted cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 (current college students: 2.7 college GPA); pursuing a certificate, first associate degree or first bachelor's degree; FAFSA filed by March 1. Selection ranks eligible applicants 70% on financial need (Student Aid Index from the FAFSA) and 30% on academics, with priority to renewing recipients; awards depend on available funding. Award: up to $3,500 per academic year, renewable for up to four years (up to $14,000 total); it is a last-dollar award (educational cost minus an assigned student responsibility, federal grants and other aid) and cannot exceed tuition and fees (or, at an Idaho private college, the average public four-year tuition), so many awards are below $3,500. Renewal: renewal application by March 1, 2.7 cumulative GPA, satisfactory academic progress and on-time progress toward an associate (2 years) or bachelor's (4 years). Eligible colleges listed by the state: Boise State, BYU-Idaho, College of Eastern Idaho, College of Southern Idaho, College of Western Idaho, Idaho State, Lewis-Clark State, North Idaho College, Northwest Nazarene, The College of Idaho, University of Idaho, Western Governors University. Students can receive the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship or the Idaho LAUNCH grant, but not both.

More money from Idaho

• Idaho LAUNCH (high school seniors)80% of tuition and fees, up to $8,000 total (no more than $4,000 in the first year for programs 12+ months long)
• Idaho LAUNCH for Adults80% of tuition and fees, up to $3,500
• Idaho Opportunity Scholarship for Adult LearnersUp to $3,500 per academic year, renewable for up to four years; prorated for part-time (50% at 6-8 credits, 75% at 9-11 credits)
• Advanced Opportunities Early Graduation ScholarshipAbout $1,800-$2,400 per year of high school skipped (35% of the statewide per-pupil funding amount for each year skipped)
• Idaho Dental Education Program (IDEP)State financial support toward dental school (amount not stated)

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