Scholarships for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Students
Calling ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Students!
The State of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has scholarships and grants for you.
Introducing ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. A grant for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students to train in high-demand careers.
Applications for the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH program are now open, through April 15, 2025. High school students are highly encouraged to apply early. Initial applications are due Nov. 30, 2024.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH is a grant program that provides students a one-time opportunity to have 80% of the tuition and fees at an eligible institution covered, up to a maximum amount of $8,000. With approximately 75 million dollars available for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH funding, it is possible for this program to offer between 9,000 and 10,000 awards per year!
Students can receive up to one-half of the initial grant award in the first year of a program. However, for programs that are less than 12 months in length, students can use the full awarded amount (80% of tuition and fees up to $8,000) in one year.
- ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH application opens: October 1
- Initial applications due: November 30
- Contingent Award letters sent by: December 31, March 31 and May 31
- ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH application closes: April 15
- Graduate from an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ High School or equivalent
- Be an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ resident
- Be enrolled in or have applied to an in-demand career program at University of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
- Begin enrollment by Fall Semester after graduation
- Complete a Career Pathway Plan or equivalent
- Review the approved list of eligible in-demand careers
For renewal, students must:
- Earn at least a 2.0 cumulative U of I GPA
- Complete at least 67% of all attempted credits from the census date (10th day of class) through the end of the term. *A 66.50% completion percentage will round up to the required 67%*
- Enroll for and complete coursework each semester towards the LAUNCH-eligible major that leads to your in-demand career
- Be in continuous good standing with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Workforce Development Council (i.e. if a repayment is required, funds need to be repaid first, before subsequent LAUNCH fund disbursements are made)
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH funds can help fund at U of I. The current list of approved careers has been provided by Next Steps. Here are the degrees that qualify:
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Science, Communications and Leadership
- Agricultural System Management
- Agriculture Commodity Risk Management
- Animal and Veterinary System
- Applied Finance
- Art
- Biochemistry
- Biological Engineering
- Biology
- Biotechnology and Plant Genomics
- Broadcasting and Digital Media
- Business Administration
- Business Economics
- Career and Technical Education
- Chemical Engineering
- Child Development
- Climate Change and Solutions
- Communication
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Conservation Biology
- Criminology
- Crop Science and Management
- Cybersecurity
- Early Childhood Education
- Earth and Spatial Sciences: Geography and Global Sustainability
- Earth and Spatial Sciences: Geological Sciences
- Earth and Spatial Sciences: Hydrology and Climate
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Elementary Education
- Enterprise Systems Integration
- Entomology
- Environmental Science
- Exercise, Sport and Health Sciences
- Finance
- Fire Ecology and Management
- Fire Safety
- Fisheries Science
- Food and Nutrition
- Food Science
- Forestry
- Forest and Sustainable Products
- Geographical Information Systems
- Geology
- Global Disease Ecology
- Horticulture and Urban Agriculture
- Industrial Technology
- Interior Architecture and Design
- Journalism
- Management and Human Resources
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Sciences
- Microbiology
- Music
- Music Education
- Music Performance: Instrumental
- Music Performance: Keyboard
- Music Performance: Vocal
- Natural Resources Enterprise Management
- Nutritional Science
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Organizational Sciences
- Physics
- Psychology
- Public Relations
- Rangeland Ecology and Management
- Recreation, Sport and Tourism Management
- Robotics Systems
- Sales Management
- Secondary Education
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Sustainable Food Systems
- Technical Program Management
- Technical Workforce Training
- Theatre Arts
- Water Science and Management
- Wildlife Sciences
The Financial Aid team is available to help with your ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH questions.
Phone: 208-885-6312
Toll-free: 1-888-884-3246
Fax: 208-885-5592
Email: finaid@uidaho.edu
For more specific LAUNCH questions, reach out to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Workforce Development Council:
Phone: 208-488-7575
Email: idaholaunch@wdc.idaho.gov
What's next?
Step 1: Apply to University of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
Step 2:
Step 3: Submit your FAFSA
Step 4: Become a Vandal!
Other Funding
Is the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ LAUNCH grant not for you? The may be what you're looking for.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Opportunity Scholarship
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Opportunity Scholarship is awarded to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ residents who have graduated, or will graduate, from an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ high school, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ home school or who pass a GED/HSE test in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. This scholarship is available to both new and renewal students.
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Opportunity Scholarship awards up to $3,500 per academic year and is renewable for up to four years.
- Application Opens: Oct. 1
- Initial applications due: Nov. 30
- Round 1 Contingent Offers* sent via email: Dec. 31
- Deadline to submit FAFSA: March 1
- Application closes: March 1
- Round 2 Contingent Offers* sent via email: March 31
- Official Offers sent via email: by mid-April
*Contingent offers are NOT final until the State Board of Education:
- Verifies your 2024-25 FAFSA submission and;
- Ranks all applications based on need (FAFSA) and merit (GPA).
- Have an unweighted, cumulative GPA of at least 2.7
- Be an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ resident
- Graduated or will graduate from an eligible ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ high school, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ home school, or its equivalent (GED/HSE from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ)
- Must attend during the upcoming academic year (fall semester)
- Must pursue a first bachelor’s degree
- Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1
- Must attend University of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ