Scholarships/Financial Aid

Financial Aid

FAFSA
 (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) opens every year on October 1 for students planning on attending college the following fall.  The first step to apply for FAFSA is to get BOTH a student and parent FSA ID number.  The FSA ID box is at the top of the FAFSA website.  Once you have created a student and parent FSA ID, you can apply for FAFSA.  
Link here to FAFSA
 - Federal government application for financial aid.

Fafsa4caster - A tool that estimates your eligibility for federal aid.
Student aid- A resource center for learning about and acquiring all types of aid.
College Board CSS Profile- Financial aid for highly selective colleges- check with your schools of interest before applying.



Scholarships & Searches

BigFuture - https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship
Another great site for finding scholarships and other college-bound information. 

Boise Education Foundation- 
http://boiseschoolsfoundation.com/college-prep/other-scholarships/

College Greenlight - https://www.collegegreenlight.com
Connects first generation and underrepresented students to colleges, scholarships, and other college-bound information.

Fastweb - https://www.fastweb.com
Search for scholarships and learn about financial aid and student loan options. 

Idaho Career Information System (CIS)-
 idahocis.org
Log in as a Guest user.  Click on the "Education" tab and "Where can I get help paying for school?"  You can then search for scholarships through Financial Aid Sort, find information on Idaho scholarships, and learn other information related to paying for college.

Next Steps Idaho
 - https://nextsteps.idaho.gov/scholarships/
Students can sort the list of scholarships by GPA or award amount. 

Scholars App- https://scholarsapp.com/scholarships/in/idaho 
Searchable Idaho scholarships that have been vetted to prevent students from receiving spam, marketing, or requests for fees.

Scholarship Junkies - http://scholarshipjunkies.org
Scholarship Junkies helps students write powerful stories for any college application or scholarship.  Students can submit their writing and get edit assistance and feedback from former Gates Millennium, Quest, and POSSE winners for free.   There is also a scholarship search tool to help students find potential scholarships.

Student Scholarships - https://www.studentscholarships.org
Online site for national scholarship search.

State of Idaho Scholarships

Armed Forces/Safety Officer Scholarship -
Visit h
ttps://boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarships/armed-forces-public-safety-officer-dependent-scholarship/ for details.  No deadline.  Provides tuition waivers and up to $500 per semester to help with college expenses such as books. For dependents of military or police officers from Idaho who died while on active duty or directly related to their military or police work.

Governor's Cup Scholarship
 - offered through the State Board of Education.  Merit-based scholarship requiring community service.  Visit https://boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarships/idaho-governors-cup-scholarship/ for details. 

Idaho Scholarships Site- State Board of Education https://boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarships//

Idaho STARS Scholarships- 
Interested in seeking a degree in Early Childhood Education?  find out more at https://idahostars.org/Child-Care-Providers/Professional-Development/Scholarships

Opportunity Scholarship - offered through the State Board of Education.  Need-based scholarship, must apply for FAFSA and show proof of financial need.  Visit https://boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarships/idaho-opportunity-scholarship/ for details.


Idaho College/University Scholarship Pages

Boise Boise College - https://www.boisebible.edu/admissions/financialaid/

Boise State University - https://www.boisestate.edu/scholarships/

BYU Idaho - http://www.byui.edu/financial-aid/aid-available/byu-idaho-grants

College of Eastern Idaho- http://www.cei.edu/financial-aid

College of Idaho - https://www.collegeofidaho.edu/admission-aid/financial-aid/types/scholarships/institutional

College of Southern Idaho - https://www.csi.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/default.aspx

College of Western Idaho - http://cwi.edu/current-students/grants-scholarships

Idaho State University - https://www.isu.edu/scholarships/

Lewis-Clark State College - https://www.lcsc.edu/financialaid/scholarships-and-waivers

North Idaho College - https://www.nic.edu/websites/default.aspx?dpt=29&pageId=

Northwest Nazarene University - https://financialaid.nnu.edu/first-time-student/scholarships

University of Idaho - https://www.uidaho.edu/financial-aid/scholarships