Award Calculations
Idaho Opportunity Scholarship award amounts are calculated after taking into account all other grant and scholarship aid that a student has received; including federal, state, and private awards. Potential scholarship award amounts range from $0 – $3,500. If a student’s total scholarship and grant awards are equal to or greater than your institution’s cost of attendance or the state-set cost of attendance of $26,822; your Opportunity Scholarship award amount will be rendered at $0. An Idaho Opportunity Scholarship award will never exceed the amount of a student’s actual tuition and fees.
How to Accept
Students must accept or decline their award by the date listed on their award notification. A failure to respond will be interpreted as an explicit refusal of the funds.
A student’s login email will be the same address that the award notification was sent to. If necessary, use the Forgot Your Password? feature to gain access.
***FIRST-ROUND OFFERS***
At this time, all offers are concluded for the 2024-25 year. Check back in case we are able to open up more offers after fall begins.
*If current recipients forfeit an already accepted scholarship offer, a few students may be offered an Idaho Opportunity Scholarship award in early Fall, 2024. The number of students this will affect is minimal.
Now What?
Initial offers, including award amounts, are not final until all of the below items have been confirmed by your institution and the Idaho State Board of Education.
- Academic Eligibility: A student who has not yet graduated from a state board-recognized accredited Idaho high school or its equivalent must have an unweighted GPA of 2.7 or better on a 4.0 scale. A student enrolled in an eligible Idaho postsecondary institution must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
- Educational Goals: Recipients must be undergraduate students who have not previously completed a bachelor’s degree.
- Enrollment Status: You agree to stay on schedule in order to maintain progress towards on-time degree completion: two years for an associate’s degree and four years for a bachelor’s degree; to be reviewed each year by board staff.
- Residency Requirements: Opportunity Scholarship recipients must be residents of the state of Idaho and graduates of an eligible Idaho high school, home school, or its equivalent.
- Financial Eligibility and FAFSA Completion Requirements: The Idaho Opportunity Scholarship is a need-based award. Financial eligibility is determined, in part, by your Student Aid Index (SAI) calculated from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA must have been submitted by March 1st. Your SAI will be verified by your postsecondary institution.
After each award round, the list of official awardees will be sent to each Idaho college and university. Some institutions may take longer to distribute awards than others. Please check your institution’s financial aid award portal or contact your institution’s financial aid office for updates.
Ongoing Expectations
Please note that by accepting this offer, students are indicating that they understand and agree to the requirements associated with this scholarship. Continuing Eligibility appears on page six, section 302; 01-04. Review rules HERE.