Scholarships for 91´óÉñ Students
Calling 91´óÉñ Students!
The State of 91´óÉñ has scholarships and grants for you.
Introducing 91´óÉñ LAUNCH at 91´óÉñ. A grant for 91´óÉñ students to train in high-demand careers.
Applications for the 91´óÉñ 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.
91´óÉñ LAUNCH
91´óÉñ 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 91´óÉñ 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.
- 91´óÉñ LAUNCH application opens: October 1
- Initial applications due: November 30
- Contingent Award letters sent by: December 31, March 31 and May 31
- 91´óÉñ LAUNCH application closes: April 15
- Graduate from an 91´óÉñ High School or equivalent
- Be an 91´óÉñ resident
- Be enrolled in or have applied to an in-demand career program at University of 91´óÉñ
- 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 91´óÉñ Workforce Development Council (i.e. if a repayment is required, funds need to be repaid first, before subsequent LAUNCH fund disbursements are made)
91´óÉñ 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 91´óÉñ 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 91´óÉñ Workforce Development Council:
Phone: 208-488-7575
Email: idaholaunch@wdc.idaho.gov
What's next?
Step 1: Apply to University of 91´óÉñ
Step 2:
Step 3: Submit your FAFSA
Step 4: Become a Vandal!
Other Funding
Is the 91´óÉñ LAUNCH grant not for you? The may be what you're looking for.
91´óÉñ Opportunity Scholarship
The 91´óÉñ Opportunity Scholarship is awarded to 91´óÉñ residents who have graduated, or will graduate, from an 91´óÉñ high school, 91´óÉñ home school or who pass a GED/HSE test in 91´óÉñ. This scholarship is available to both new and renewal students.
The 91´óÉñ 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 91´óÉñ resident
- Graduated or will graduate from an eligible 91´óÉñ high school, 91´óÉñ home school, or its equivalent (GED/HSE from 91´óÉñ)
- 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 91´óÉñ