Idaho students looking for that free ride to college are in search of the perfect scholarship or group of scholarships to help them finish their university years on top.
There are a few different ways to do this and here is a little information to help get you going.
The Idaho Board of Education offers a number of scholarships that can be applied for online. Some of the more prominent ones include:
- Governor’s Cup Scholarship
- Promise Category A Scholarship
- Opportunity Scholarship
- Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
- Tschundy Family Scholarship
- Freedom Scholarship
- Public Safety Officer Scholarship
Keep in mind that these particular scholarships have to be applied for through the Idaho Board of Education.
Campus based programs for Idaho student scholarships include:
- Grow Your Own Teacher Scholarship
- Promise Category B Scholarship
- Minority/At Risk Scholarship
- LEAP Program
- Work Study
- Loan Forgiveness
If you are interested in any of these campus scholarships, contact Dana Kelly at Student Affairs at the Board of Education at 208-332-1574 to obtain application information.
Here is a short list of some of the more mid-range scholarships offered by the Board of Education and their award amounts:
- Freedom Scholarship $1000
- Idaho Governor’s Challenge Scholarship $3000
- Idaho Promise Category A Scholarship $3000
- Idaho Promise Category B Scholarship $500
- LEAP Program $5000
- Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship $1500
Please note that the Tschundy Family Scholarship is only available to students graduating from Emmett High School and attending a 4 year university of Idaho State University, Boise State University, Lewis-Clark State College or University of Idaho.
You can always contact your student adviser, high school counselor, college financial aid office or admissions office for help in your scholarship journey. Here is a list that might help you out when you speak with someone about applying for scholarships for college.
• Ivan Frazier Memorial Scholarships
• Iwo Jima Scholarships
• J.R. Simplot Scholarship
• James Haeger Scholarship
• James J. Camara Scholarship
• James Leese Memorial Scholarship
• Janet Billmeyer Hanson Scholarship
• Jay & Mary Donna Jensen Scholarship
• Jay Eggleston Scholarship
• Jean Adams Scholarship Fund
• Jeanette Low Memorial Scholarship
• Jeannette Rowe Memorial Scholarship
• Jerry J. & Elner C. Bellon Scholarship
• Jessie Moore Gagon Scholarship
• Jim & Arlene Lupher Scholarship
• Jim Poore Memorial Scholarship Fund (College)
• Joe & Pauline Kent Scholarship
• John B. Davis Art Scholarship
• John B. Kanarr Memorial Scholarships
• John J. & Irene T. Powers Scholarships
• John J. Chapman Scholarship
• John L. Bobell, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
• John Lynn Driscoll, Jr. Scholarship
• Joseph W. Carlson Scholarship
• Josephine Berryman Music Scholarship
• Judith Marie Bernat Scholarship
• Julie Vande Velde Leadership Scholarship
• June M. Wilson Scholarship
• June Trauernicht Memorial Scholarship
• Junius Larsen & Peter Kole Scholarship (non-traditional)
• Junius Larsen & Peter Kole Scholarship (single parent)
• Kasiska Health Sciences Scholarships
• Kathryn Grayson Scholarships
• Kenneth & Marion Ewer Scholarship
• Kenneth & Marion Ewer Scholarship
• Kenneth M. & Linda R. Jantz Scholarship
• Key Bank of Idaho Scholarship
• KeyBank, National Association Scholarship
• Kitaj-Sievers Memorial Scholarship
• Klime & Athina Kole Memorial Scholarship
• Knights of Columbus Scholarship
• Kristi Quong Memorial Scholarship
• Kruse Insurance Scholarship
• L.E. & T. Stephens Athletic Scholarship
• Lane Alan Broyles Scholarship
• Langroise Distinguished Scholars Scholarship
• Larry Eckenrode Memorial Scholarship
• Larry Wimer Memorial Scholarship
• Laura Moore Cunningham Scholarship
• Laurence E. Gale Memorial Scholarship
• Paul & Jo Easterbrook Scholarship Fund
• Paul & Marion Roberts Scholarship
• Paul Todd Memorial Scholarship
• Paula Rankin Memorial Scholarship
• Pete Rountree Memorial Scholarship
• Peter C. Kole College of Business Scholarship
• Peter C. Kole-Donald J. Sampson Scholarship
• Peter C. Kole-Richard Bowen Scholarship
• Peter C. Kole-William E. Stratton Scholarship
• Pharmacy Memorial Scholarships
• Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
• Pocatello Dental Group Scholarship
• Pocatello Music Club Scholarships
• Police Corps Dependent Children Scholarships
• Police Corps Scholarship
• Portneuf Medical Center Scholarships
• Practicum Scholarships
• Presidential Scholarship
• President’s Civic Leadership Scholarship
• Procter & Gamble Company Scholarship
• Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)
• Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship
• Pullen-Grey Pharmacy Scholarships
• Quality Assurance Division Abe Mittler Memorial Scholarship
• Quality Assurance Division Louis J. Bianco Memorial Scholarship
• R. David Missal Band Scholarship
• R.J. Moss Memorial Scholarships
• Radiographic Science Scholarship
• Ralph E. & Betty Smith Scholarship
• Ralph Marsh Law Enforcement Scholarship
• Ramona Strahan Henderson Scholarship
• Rampton Barlow Memorial Scholarship
• Ray G. & Effie G. Kaufman Scholarship
• Retired Teachers Association Scholarship
• Richard & Barbara Wells Scholarship
• Richard & Peggy Garvin Scholarship
• Richard L. & Donna J. Sagness Scholarship
• Richard W. Miner Memorial Scholarship (international)
• Richard W. Miner Memorial Scholarship (non-traditional)
• Robert “Dutch” Sherman Memorial Scholarship
• Robert & Irene Kimber Cosmetology Scholarship
• Robert D. Girse Memorial Scholarship
• Robert F. Molinelli Memorial Scholarship
• Robert L. & W.H. “Bill” Dixon Memorial Scholarship
• Robie Robison Visual Arts Scholarship
• Rodney D. Lind Scholarship
• Roger C. Sathre Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Roger Green Scholarship
• Rose Ainsworth Pyrah Nursing Scholarship
• Roy R. & Linda Sumida Scholarship
• College of Education Intern Scholarship
• College of Engineering Scholarship
• College of Technology-Student Services Scholarship
• Colonel Garth H. Holmes Scholarship
• Cooperative Studies Scholarships
• D. L. Evans Bank Scholarship
• Dale Carter Memorial Scholarship
• Darrin M. Wells Memorial Scholarship
• Daugherty Foundation Scholarship
• David F. McCune Memorial Scholarship
• Dean’s Scholarship
• Decade 50′s Fund Scholarship
• Della & Reuben Ward Scholarship
• Delta Chi Fraternity Scholarship
• Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarships
• Dianne W. Holmes Scholarship
• Dick Payne Scholarship
• Distinguished Teacher Scholarship
• District 6 Fellowship
• Don McCune Scholarship
• Donald L. & Helen Doering Nielson Fellowship Scholarship
• Donovan & Evelyn Grable Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Dora Dean Young Scholarship
• Dorothy Hargraves memorial Scholarship
• Douglas & Joy Heiner Scholarship
• Douglas County Community Scholarship
• Douglas E. Sprenger Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Douglas R. Pitman Scholarship
• Dr. John B. Gorman Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. Mervin L. Smith Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. Michihide D. Totoki Scholarships
• Dr. Robert & Janice Goettsch Scholarship
• Dr. Russell L. Heath Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. T.C. & Cheryl E. Mattocks Scholarship
• Dr. Weston B. Smedley Scholarship
• E. I. & J. Memorial Scholarship
• EAA Young Eagles Flight Scholarship Fund
• Earl C. Carlson Scholarship
• Earl Swanson Memorial Scholarship
• Eastern Idaho Council on Industry & Energy Scholarship
• Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Native American in Education Scholarship
• Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship
• Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary Pharmacy Scholarship
• Eastern Star Scholarships
• Edna Allen Scholarship
• Edna Jones Memorial Scholarship
• Edson Fichter Endowment in Wildlife Ecology Scholarship
• Education Incentive Award Forgiveness-Education Scholarship
• Education Incentive Forgiveness Program-Nursing Scholarship
• Education Incentive Loan Forgiveness
• Educational Talent Search Scholarships
• Edward M. & Ruth E. South Memorial Scholarship
• Edward W. Laird Scholarship
• Eleanor Loscalzo Pharmacy Scholarship
• Eleanor Loscalzo Scholarship
• Electro-Tech Scholarship
• Elizabeth W. Hoskyn Memorial Scholarship
• Elizabeth Wright Evans Scholarship
• Ellen Raether-Blackfoot Sr. Citizens Scholarship
• Ellis Lamborn Scholarship
• Elsie M. Altrusa Buck Scholarship
• Elsie Marsh LPN Scholarship
• Esther R. Sawyer Scholarship
• Ethel Redfield Memorial Scholarship
• Eugene Maughan Graduate Student Scholarship
• F.M. Bistline Political Science Memorial Scholarship
• F.W. “Bill” Bergeson Memorial Scholarship
• Family & Consumer Sciences Scholarship
• Fashion Group International of Portland Scholarship
• FIRST Scholarship in Engineering
• First Security Bank Athlete Academic Scholarship
• First Security Bank Scholarship
• FMC Math-Science Scholarship
• Follett Bookstore Scholarship
• Frances E. Satterwhite Memorial Scholarship
• Frank L. Savage Scholarship
• Frank McKinnon Memorial Scholarship
• Frank P. Cosgrove Pharmacy Scholarship
• Frank Seelye-Peter Kole Scholarships (non-traditional)
• Frank Seelye-Peter Kole Scholarships (single parent)
• Fredric E. Schwamb Scholarship
• Freedom Scholarship
• Frito-Lay, Inc. Scholarships
• Gate City Rotary Club Scholarship
• Geetha Raha Scholarship
• Gem Scholarship
• General Scholarship
• George F. & Betty T. Brockett Scholarship
• Gerber Endowment in Pediatric Nutrition Scholarship
• Givaudan Flavor Corporation Scholarships
• Gordon R. Klodt Memorial Scholarship
• Government Internship Scholarship
• Governor Frank Hunt Scholarships
• Governor’s Brunch for Scholars Scholarship
• Governor’s Challenge Scholarship
• Graphic Arts Scholarships
• Gregory Gile Memorial Scholarships
• Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc. Scholarships
• Guy Curtis Waid Memorial Scholarship
• Harold Alfred Wyatt Scholarship
• LDS Alumni Institute Scholarships
• LEAP Program
• Leland D. Beckman Foundation Scholarship
• Len B. Jordan & Grace Jordan Scholarship
• Lewis & Jeanette Hower Fund
• Lola & Duane Hagadone Idaho Scholarship Program
• Lori Rhett Memorial Scholarship
• Lucille H. Kingsbury Memorial Scholarship
• Luella M. Hopkins Briick Memorial Scholarship
• Luella M. Hopkins Memorial Scholarship
• M.R. Bones Memorial Scholarship
• M.T. & Jennie H. Deaton Scholarship
• Magic Valley Dairy Days Scholarship
• Mahmoud H. Fouad Memorial Scholarship
• Marian A. Toombs Scholarship
• Marky Hinson Scholarship
• Martin Naylor Memorial Scholarship
• Mary J. Michael Memorial Scholarship
• Mary Louise Todd Memorial Scholarship
• Mary Pat & Neil D. Humphrey Scholarship
• Mary Ward Kilbourne Scholarship
• McBirney Scholarship
• McCormick & Co. Endowment
• Meadows Memorial Scholarship
• Merrill Hoge Athletic Scholarship
• Michael Edward Araki-Kawaguchi Scholarship
• Michael J. Gilmore Memorial Scholarships
• Michael T. & Robyn K. Prime Scholarships
• Mike Crapo Math & Science Scholarship Fund
• Mildred C. Ames Endowed Scholarship
• Monsanto Employees Children Scholarship
• Mormon Tabernacle Choir Scholarships
• Music Scholarship
• Native American Scholarship
• Neal Atlee Broyles Jr. Scholarship
• NEHA-AAS Scholarship Awards
• Nellie McCaskill Scholarships
• Non-Traditional Student Scholarships
• Nora Johnson Memorial Fund
• Nuclear Engineering Internships
• O.R. & Mildred Craven Scholarship
• Outstanding Woman Geologist Award
• P.E.O. Chapter B.J. Memorial Scholarship
• P.E.O. Grant Scholarships
• P.E.O. Sargent Memorial Scholarships
• P.E.O. Scholar Scholarships
• Parker-Hannifin Scholarship
• Past Presidents Idaho State Pharmacy Association Scholarship
• Patricia Griffith Kwiat Scholarship
• Pattie Family Scholarship
• A.C. Gough-Sonnenkalb Scholarship
• A.D. & Irene S. Rounds Scholarships
• Agnes Just Reid Memorial Scholarship
• Agricultural Studies Scholarships
• Albert Burch Straham Memorial Scholarship
• Albert M. Johnson Scholarship
• Albertson’s Foundation, College of Health Professions Scholarship
• Allen Blomquist Scholarship
• Alois & Marie Goldmann Scholarship Fund
• Alpha Delta Kappa Scholarship
• Alpha Gamma Rho-Beta Phi Chapter of the University of Idaho
• Alumni, College of Technology Scholarship
• American Association of University Women Foundation Scholarship
• American Business Club Scholarships
• American Business Women’s Association Scholarship
• Andrei L. Isotoff Memorial Scholarship
• Anthropology Department Scholarship
• Ara G. & Shirley Paul Scholarship
• Art Pattison Scholarship
• Arthur Andersen Accounting Scholarship
• Arthur T. Schramm Memorial Scholarship
• Ashlee Shaver Memorial Scholarship
• ASISU Scholarship
• Atkinson-Hemingway Scholarship
• Aurora Perry Memorial Scholarship
• Babe Caccia Scholarship
• Barbara & Roger Michener Scholarship
• Barbara Tallmadge Nursing Scholarship
• Barry Goldwater Scholarship
• Barry O. Ticknor Memorial Scholarship
• Belma Truchot Colter Scholarship
• Benefactor Scholarship
• Bessie Elfring Memorial Scholarship
• Beverly B. Bistline Political Science Scholarship
• Biological Sciences Scholarship
• Bob Thompson Memorial Scholarship
• Boyd W. Hodson Memorial Scholarship
• BSU Bookstore Scholarship
• Burton J. Albertson Memorial Scholarship
• Byron M. Skaug Memorial Scholarship
• Capital Scholars Scholarship
• Carl Durfee Memorial Scholarship
• Carl K. Davis Scholarship
• Charles Kegel Memorial Scholarship
• Charles Nickel Scholarship Fund
• Chartwells Student Employee Scholarship
• Chemistry Department Scholarship
• Chris “Kit” Ore Memorial Scholarship
• Cliff & Sherlyn Olsen Scholarship
• College of Business Scholarships
• Harriet Martin Memorial Book Scholarship
• Harry S. Truman Scholarships
• Helen M. Farrer Memorial Scholarship
• Hokey Pokey Scholarship Fund
• Idaho Academy of Science Scholarship
• Idaho Attorney General Scholarship
• Idaho Federation of Music Clubs Scholarships
• Idaho Minority & “At-Risk” Student Scholarships
• Idaho Minority-At Risk Scholarship
• Idaho Promise Category A Scholarship (1)
• Idaho Promise Category A Scholarship (2)
• Idaho Promise Category B Scholarship
• Idaho Section-American Nuclear Society-Hary Charyulu Scholarship
• Idaho Society of CPA’s Scholarship Fund
• Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors Scholarship
• Idaho State Civic Symphony Scholarships
• Idaho State University Scholarship Program
• IFFT Leadership Scholarships
• IFT 50th Anniversary-Inspiration for Tomorrow Scholarship
• IFT Carbohydrate Division Alternate Scholarship
• IFT Carbohydrate Division Scholarship
• IFT Food Microbiology Division Graduate Scholarships
• IFT Food Microbiology Division Juniors-Seniors Scholarships
• IFT Food Packaging Division Scholarship
• IFT Freshmen Scholarships
• IFT Graduate Scholarship
• IFT Junior-Senior Scholarship
• IFT New York Section Graduate Scholarship
• IFT New York Section Junior-Senior Scholarships
• IFT Past Presidents
• IFT Quality Assurance Division, William A. Golomski Memorial Scholarship
• IFT Sensory Evaluation Division Silver Celebration Scholarships
• IFT Sophomore Scholarships
• IFT Student Association, George R. Foster Memorial Freshman Scholarship
• IHC-PRMC Scholarship
• Image de Idaho del Sudeste Scholarship (hispanic)
• Image de Idaho del Sudeste Scholarship (non-hispanic)
• Image de Idaho Scholarship
• INLA Scholarship
• Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (PhD)
• Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists Graduate Scholarships
• Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists-Irving J. Pflug
• Intermountain Gas Scholarship
• Irene Snyder Leadership Scholarship
• ISBA Wayne D. Cornils Memorial Scholarship
• ISU Federal Credit Union Scholarship
• ISU Marching Band Scholarship
• ISU Women’s Club (technology)
• ISU Women’s Club Scholarship (employee)
• ISU Women’s Club Scholarships (sophomore)