Re-Write Idaho Statistics

About The Impact Scholars Program

Are you a student who has experienced foster care and/or homelessness? The Impact Scholars Program is here to support your success by offering you individualized support, connections to campus and community resources and access to scholarships.

The Impact Scholars Program aims to:

1. Engage Impact Scholars in academics, campus life and leadership development to help you take full advantage of college.
2. Support Impact Scholars with financial planning, academic assistance and mentorships to promote retention and well-being.
3. Equip Impact Scholars to achieve educational and career goals by creating opportunities for networking, civic engagement and scholarships.

Impact Scholars Eligibility

To qualify for the Impact Scholars Program, you must:

1. Be a current Boise State student or qualify for admission as a freshman or transfer student, as determined by Boise State Admissions.
2. Be an undergraduate, degree-seeking student with foster care experience.
3. Apply for financial aid by completing the FAFSA.

Apply for Impact Scholars Program

To apply for the the Impact Scholars Program, please complete the following process:

1. Review eligibility requirements above.
2. Complete the Impact Scholars Application. **NOTE: If you receive an error upon clicking on the form link, please clear your cache or open the form in an incognito window. We are aware of the issue and are working on it.
3. If you have not applied to Boise State yet, but would like to receive more information about the Impact Scholars program, please contact the coordinator: (208) 426-1527 or annamoreshead@boisestate.edu.

Give to the Impact Scholars Program

Are you a Boise State faculty, staff or alumni interested in mentoring our Impact Scholar students? Apply below.

Mentor Application

Interested in financially supporting Impact Scholars’ success? Make your donation to the Impact Scholars Scholarship fund online below.

Make a gift to the Impact Scholars Scholarship Fund.

About

A Need Realized: The Intercollegiate Knights Endowed Scholarship

The Intercollegiate Knights Alumni Chapter and the Boise State Alumni Association joined forces to create a scholarship specifically for students with foster care experience. Five to six scholarships are awarded per year in amounts starting at $500 up to $3,500.

We provide Mentors

Mentors are selected by the university to match majors and goals to give the scholarship recipient hands-on resources and ongoing support through their college journey.

From Foster Care to College Graduate

We are re-writing Idaho statistics. Our donors provide ongoing support for this scholarship. It is most rewarding to witness our scholarship recipients graduate with a degree, skills, confidence….and employment which benefits our community.

See past scholarship recipients and proud Boise State graduates.

Intercollegiate Knights Endowed Scholarship Eligibility

In order to be eligible for this scholarship students must meet the following criteria:

• Undergraduate or Graduate
• Foster care experience
• Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits; 9 graduate credits)
• Preference will be given to participants in the Impact Scholars program for former foster youth
• Demonstrate financial need per the federal financial aid rules. We can determine your financial need by the results of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Apply for Intercollegiate Knights Endowed Scholarship

To view these opportunities, visit Boise State’s Scholarship Application website. To apply, sign into the application using your Boise State login credentials and proceed through the general application questions. Once you’ve done that, apply for these specific opportunities for Impact Scholar students.

Give to Intercollegiate Knights Endowed Scholarship

Become a Bronco Mentor

Are you a Boise State faculty, staff or alumni interested in mentoring our Impact Scholar students? Apply below.

Mentor Application

Interested in financially supporting Impact Scholars’ success? Make your donation to the Intercollegiate Knights Endowed Scholarship fund online below.

Make a gift to the Intercollegiate Knights Endowed Scholarship.

Drive for Impact Golf Scramble

Our annual Drive for Impact Golf Scramble is just one of the ways we support the IK Scholarship. Contact Casandra Sipes at csipes@boisestate.edu for information on how to sponsor or play in the scramble.