The Idaho Legislature established the Minority
and "At-Risk" Student Scholarship to assist
talented students who are "at-risk" of failing
to obtain a college education because of their
cultural, economic or physical circumstances.
The awards range up to $3,000 a year for a
maximum of four years.
Minority and "At-Risk"
Scholarship Eligibility:
To qualify for the scholarship, a student
must meet the following criteria:
- Be a U.S. citizen and a resident of
Idaho
- Be a graduate of an Idaho high school
You must also meet three of the following
five criteria:
- Be a first-generation college student
- Be disabled
- Be a migrant farm worker or the
dependent of a migrant farm worker
- Have substantial financial need
- Be a member of an ethnic minority
historically underrepresented in higher
education in Idaho
For more information, contact the financial
aid office of the participating Idaho college or
university you plan to attend, or Dana Kelly,
(208) 332-1574.
Eligible Idaho colleges and universities
are:
- Albertson College of Idaho
- Boise State University
- Brigham Young University-Idaho
- Eastern Idaho Technical College
- Idaho State University
- Lewis-Clark State College
- University of Idaho
- College of Southern Idaho
- North Idaho College
- Northwest Nazarene University
