Idaho Opportunity Scholarship
Please follow these two easy steps to ensure you have accurately applied for the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship:
- Fill out the FAFSA by or before March 1 (http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/)
- Complete the online Idaho Opportunity Scholarship Application no later than March 1, 2010
Renewal Form
Submit by March 1st
(for current recipients of the Opportunity Scholarship)
The demand for a well qualified, well educated workforce was just one of the driving forces behind the creation of Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter’s "Opportunity Scholarship." This scholarship is designed to be a last dollars mechanism; meaning that a student must apply for federal financial aid and have a self or family contribution element before they would be eligible for the Opportunity Scholarship.
Eligibility:
To qualify applicants must:
- Be an Idaho resident
- Be a graduate from an Idaho high school or its equivalent (GED from Idaho)
- Apply for Federal Financial Aid, FAFSA, prior to March 1 of each year at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
- Accept all federal grant aid that is made available
- Enroll as a full-time undergraduate student at an eligible Idaho college or university, and maintain satisfactory academic progress for financial aid purposes at their institution. See program rules for more details.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this application will be provided in alternate form upon request.
