GEAR UP Idaho Scholarship 3

  • Applications are open October 1.
  • For those who will graduate from an Idaho high school (see list) in 2024 or 2025 having participated in Gear Up between Fall 2019 – Spring 2025.
GEAR UP Idaho Scholarship

GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states to facilitate services and scholarships through the first year of college.

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Eligibility

To qualify for this scholarship, a student must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Applicants must have participated in an Idaho GEAR UP program during the grant years Fall 2019 – Spring 2025 at one of the following school districts:
Aberdeen High SchoolAberdeen Middle School
American Falls High SchoolBlack Canyon High School
Blackfoot High SchoolBonners Ferry High School
Boundary County Middle SchoolBuhl High School
Buhl Middle SchoolCanyon Ridge High School
Castleford SchoolClark County Jr/Sr High School
Culdesac Jr/Sr HighCuldesac Jr/Sr High
East Minico MSEmmett High School
Emmett Middle SchoolFalls City Academy
Gooding High SchoolGooding Middle School
Hansen Jr/Sr High SchoolHomedale High School
Homedale Middle SchoolJerome Middle School
Jerome High SchoolKellogg High School
Kellogg Middle SchoolLapwai Middle/Sr High School
Lapwai Middle/Sr High SchoolMarsing High School
Marsing Middle SchoolMeadows Valley School
Minico Senior High SchoolMount Harrison Jr/Sr High School
Mountain View Middle SchoolNez Perce School
Notus Jr/Sr High SchoolPriest River Jr High School
Priest River Lamanna High SchoolRobert Stuart Junior High
Weiser High SchoolWeiser Middle School
Wendell High SchoolWendell Middle School
West Minico MSWilliam Thomas Middle School
  • Applicants must possess a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
  • Applicants must be accepted and enroll in a program of undergraduate instruction at an eligible institution of higher education that is located within Idaho’s boundaries. Eligible institutions include any Idaho public, regionally accredited institution under the general supervision and governance of the Idaho State Board of Education and any private, non-profit, regionally accredited institution, as listed below:
North Idaho CollegeIdaho State University
Lewis-Clark State CollegeBYU Idaho
College of Southern IdahoNorthwest Nazarene University
College of Eastern Idaho CollegeCollege of Idaho
University of IdahoCollege of Western Idaho
Boise State University 
  • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to March 1 of the graduation year.
  • Eligible applicants may receive the scholarship for a maximum of four years (8 semesters) starting in the fall following their high school graduation. Any years not applied for will be forfeited.
  • GEAR UP Idaho Scholarship Overview

GEAR UP Scholarship Amounts

Awards will vary based on the number of applicants and funds available on an annual basis.

For further details on eligibility and program administration please see the Federal Statute.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this application will be provided in alternate form upon request.