Freshmen/Transfer Students
Boise State University offers many scholarships for outstanding freshmen and transfer students as they pursue academic excellence at Boise State. Several of the scholarships are renewable. We also offer non-resident tuition assistance programs for non-resident freshmen and transfer students. Students are considered for Boise State committee awards and nonresident tuition assistance programs if all admission materials are received by the Admissions Office no later than February 15th.
Boise State Committee Awards
Deadline: February 15th
To be eligible for these scholarships, freshmen/transfer students must meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00
- Admissions must receive all materials by February 15th
- If applicable, submit the Supplemental Scholarship Form or other departmental/college applications.
- File the FAFSA(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) by February 15th
- Be sure to review all scholarship applications on this web site.
The following scholarships are awarded by the Boise State Scholarship Committee. No application is necessary, students will be considered based on thier admission information which must be received by February 15th.
- Edna Allen Scholarship
- Atkinson/Hemingway Scholarship**
- Boldt-Ripke Family Scholarship
- Elsie M. Altrusa Buck Scholarship**
- John Lynn Driscoll Jr. Scholarship**
- Defresne Benefactor Scholarship
- Boise State University Bookstore Scholarship
- Laura Moore Cunningham**
- Dean's Scholarship**
- Norman Kimble Scholarship
- Decade 50's Fund
- George and Virginia Wade Scholarship
- Bessie Elfring Memorial Scholarship
- Helen M Farrer Memorial Scholarship
- Gem Scholarship
- Roger Green Scholarship
- Edna Jones Memorial Scholarship
- Ruth McBirney Scholarship
- Governor's Brunch for Scholars
- Aurora Perry Memorial Scholarship
- Presidential Scholarship**
- Kristi Quong Memorial**
- General Campaign for Students
- S. H. Weisenberger Memorial
- Muriel S. Whitehead Memorial
- Western Undergraduate Exchange Program
**indicates Idaho Residents only
Supplemental Application Scholarships
The following scholarships require submission of the Supplemental Scholarship Application
Click here for instructions on how to submit the Supplemental Scholarship Application
- General Boise State Scholarships
- All University Scholarship
- Austin Adams Memorial Scholarship**
- Barbara Parrish Memorial -Children of BSU Employees
- Barbara L. Wilson Scholarship - Extra Curricular Activities**
- Charlotte Edkins - PEO Scholarship
- Coors Veterans Scholarship
- Elmer Keith Award for Western Studies
- Gene Quintieri Memorial - Bowling Scholarship
- Heidi Toomey - Single Mother Scholarship
- H.M. "Hersh" Cummins - U.S. Navy Scholarship
- Idaho Attorney General Scholarship- Idaho FFA and/or Idaho 4-H**
- Idaho Education Access Fund**
- Idaho Minority/At Risk Scholarship**
- James Thompson - ECCO Scholarship
- Jamie Paul Confer Memorial - Cancer Survivor
- John Vallega Scholarship
- John W. Keys III - Bureau of Reclamation Stay in School Scholarship
- Pat Bullington/Women of BSU**
- Robert T. Nahas Educational Foundation**
- Reed Penning Memorial - Intermountain Gas
- Rosa Parks Academic Leadership Scholarship
- Shirley Johnson Memorial - Single Parent Scholarship
- Steve Schmidt Scholarship - Female Parent
- College of Arts & Sciences
- Ella Mae & Ron Winans - Community Service
- College of Business & Economics
- Albertson's Employee Alumni Scholarship
- American Product and Inventory Control Society
- Arthur Andersen/Hal Bunderson
- Association of Governmental Accountants
- Bassford Entrepreneur Management Scholarship**
- Bill R. McCracken Scholarship
- Cloud Family Scholarship
- COBE Alumni Chapter Scholarship
- David J. Isern Memorial Scholarship
- First Security Foundation Scholarship
- Hemmingway Foundation Scholarship
- Institute of Internal Auditors Scholarship
- Len B. and Grace Jordan Scholarship
- Patrick O'Keefe Scholarship
- Renda Sullivan Memorial Scholarship
- Wells Fargo Endowed Scholarship
- College of Engineering
- Don McCarter Civil Engineering Scholarship
- First Security Foundation Scholarship
- College of Social Science & Public Affairs
- First Generation Endowed Scholarship
- June K. Peterson - Sociology Scholarship
- Single Parent Scholarship
**indicates Idaho Residents only
State of Idaho Scholarships
Click here to view the State of Idaho Scholarships page
- Education Loan Forgiveness Program
- Governor's Cup Scholarship
- Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
- Tschudy Family Scholarship
- Grow Your Own Teacher Scholarship
- Minority/At Risk Scholarship
- Nursing Loan Forgiveness Program
- Promise Category A Scholarship
- Promise Category B Scholarship
- Public Safety Officer Scholarship
- Freedom Scholarship
- Opportunity Scholarship
Capital Scholars
The Capital Scholars program recognizes Idaho’s outstanding high school Juniors who not only rank in the top ten percent of their class but also score within the top ten percent of a national standardized test. 
The cut-off scores to qualify in the top 10 percent of the college entrance exams are: 27 or higher on the ACT, 1220 or higher on the critical reading and math sections of the SAT or 122 or higher on the critical reading and math sections of the PSAT. Students must have completed one of the aforementioned exams by January of their Junior year to qualify.
Selected honorees are invited, along with their parents or guardians, to an on campus program to recognize their achievements. During the program each Capital Scholar receives a renewable $1000 scholarship to Boise State University for up to five years of undergraduate studies. Students must attend the program and enroll at Boise State University the semester immediately following their high school graduation to accept the scholarship.
Students will be notified in mid March if they have been selected as Capital Scholars. For questions please contact Roxana Vidrio at roxanavidrioibarra@boisestate.edu or (208) 426-3960.