Idaho Opportunity Scholarship

Recognizing the need for a well-educated workforce, Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and the Idaho Legislature established the Opportunity Scholarship to remove barriers to higher education and prepare college/university graduates to enter the workforce.

The Opportunity Scholarship awards eligible applicants up to $3,500 per academic year and is renewable for up to four years.

The scholarship funds are available per academic year. Recipients must renew each year by March 1 and are eligible to receive the scholarship for a maximum of four years.

Eligibility:
To qualify for the scholarship, a student must meet all of the following criteria:
- Have an unweighted, cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above
- Be an Idaho resident
- Graduated or will graduate from an Idaho high school or its
equivalent or Idaho home school (GED/HSE from Idaho)
- Complete the State Board of Education scholarship
application by March 1
- FAFSA Complete the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid by March 1
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress for financial aid
purposes. (See program rules for more details.)
- Must attend one of these eligible Idaho colleges or
universities
- Boise State University
- Brigham Young University – Idaho
- College of Idaho
- Idaho State University
- Lewis-Clark State College
- Northwest Nazarene University
- University of Idaho
- Western Governors University
- College of Eastern Idaho
- College of Western Idaho
- College of Southern Idaho
- North Idaho College