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Scholarships

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The College of Engineering at Boise State University offers various scholarship opportunities to both graduate and undergraduate students. All scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement. Scholarships are awarded from two perspectives; auto-match and auto-apply. In addition, some scholarships require a demonstration of financial need, but FASFA is not required for all Boise State scholarships. We encourage students to complete a scholarship application regardless of whether or not they complete a FASFA. Follow the steps in the next section and explore all the scholarships the College of Engineering and Boise State offers.

STEPS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

STEP 1: APPLY FOR ADMISSIONS

Students must be admitted as degree-seeking to be considered for scholarships. By completing the admissions application and meeting the criteria listed further on this page, you will automatically be considered for one of the following scholarships without an additional application: True Blue Promise, Dean’s, or Presidential. A complete application includes the admissions application AND transcript(s).

Select the Become a Bronco link to begin the admissions process. If you have already been admitted, welcome!

Fall 2025 Resident Deadline: February 15
Spring 2024 Resident Deadline: November 1

Become A Bronco

STEP 2: COMPLETE BOISE STATE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Complete the application to maximize your Boise State University scholarship opportunities.

Scholarship recipients are notified through BroncoMail and all awards are made by May 1.

The Boise State Scholarship Application opens mid-November and most scholarship opportunities close by February 15.

Scholarship Application

STEP 3: COMPLETE FAFSA

The fall priority deadline is February 15 and the spring priority deadline is October 1 for both the FAFSA and Federal Student Aid Estimator.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open for the 2022-2023 academic year. The last day to submit the FAFSA for the 2022-2023 academic year is June 30, 2022, but the sooner you complete the FAFSA the sooner you will be evaluated for aid. By completing the FAFSA and Boise State Scholarship Application students can be considered for need-based scholarships and federal financial aid. If you don’t want to be considered for need-based scholarships or federal student aid, proceed to the next step.

Complete FAFSA

Engineering Scholarships

Bernasconi Family Scholarship for Engineering

  • Undergraduate pursuing an engineering major
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits)
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Demonstrate financial need. We can determine your financial need by the results of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Apply for Bernasconi Family Scholarship for Engineering

College of Engineering Scholarship

  • Pursuing a major in the College of Engineering
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits; 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA

Apply for College of Engineering Scholarship

Cyber Operations and Resilience (CORe) Scholarship

  • Enrolled in the Cyber Operations and Resilience (CORe) program
  • Plan to enroll either part-time (6 undergraduate credits;5 graduate credits) or full-time (12 undergraduate credits; 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 2.5 for undergraduates and 3.0 for graduates

Apply for Cyber Operations and Resilience (CORe) Scholarship

CAES Scholars Program

  • Undergraduate pursuing a engineering or computer science major
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Eligible to receive Federal Financial Aid
  • Demonstrate financial need

Apply for CAES Scholars Program

Dean & Theresa Klein FIRST Gracious Professionalism Engineering Scholarship

  • Pursuing an Engineering major
  • Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior
  • Full-time (12 undergraduate credits) enrollment
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Must have participated in First Robotics (www.usfirst.org) as a senior in high school. Qualifying programs include FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and FIRST Robotics Challenge (FRC) or as a mentor to a FIRST Lego League (FLL or Jr. FLL) team.

Apply for Dean & Theresa Klein FIRST Gracious Professionalism Engineering Scholarship

Edward W. Stimpson Leadership Scholarship

  • Junior or Senior pursuing an Engineering major
  • Full-time enrollment (12 undergraduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA

Apply for Edward W. Stimpson Leadership Scholarship

Eilene J. Porter Engineering Scholarship

  • Pursuing an Engineering major
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • 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 Eilene J. Porter Engineering Scholarship

Engineering Plus Scholarship

  • Pursuing an engineering plus major
  • Plan to enroll at part-time (6 undergraduate credits; 5 graduate credits) or full-time (12 undergraduate credits; 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA

Apply for Engineering Plus Scholarship

Engineering Scholarships

  • Pursuing an Engineering major
  • Plans to enrolled full-time (12 undergraduate credits, 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA

Apply for Engineering Scholarships

Gaige Engineering Scholarship

  • Freshman pursuing an Engineering major
  • Full-time enrollment (12 undergraduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA
  • Graduated from Meridian High School

Apply for John Gaige Engineering Scholarship

Harriette and Tyler Lowrey Scholarship

  • Declared a major in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering
  • Enroll at least part-time (6 undergraduate credits, 5 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.3 GPA
  • Demonstrate financial need. We can determine your financial need by the results of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Apply for Harriette and Tyler Lowrey Scholarship

J.M. Moll and S. Knowlton Engineering Scholarship

  • Undergraduate pursuing a major in the College of Engineering
  • Plan to enroll at least part-time (6 undergraduate credits)
  • Preference given to socioeconomically disadvantaged students, first generation in family to attend college, and non-traditional students.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Demonstrate financial need. We can determine your financial need by the results of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Apply for J.M. Moll and S. Knowlton Engineering Scholarship

John and Judi Ferguson Scholarship

  • Preference to Idaho high school graduates
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits; 9 graduate credits)
  • Enrolled in the Department of Construction Management or Civil Engineering
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Demonstrate financial need. We can determine your financial need by the results of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Apply for John and Judi Ferguson Scholarship

Norm and Gladys Dahm Engineering Scholarship

  • Pursuing an Engineering major
  • Sophomore or Junior
  • Enrolled full-time (12 undergraduate credits, 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • 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 Norm and Gladys Dahm Scholarship for Engineering

Robert R. & Barbara Dargatz Engineering Scholarship

  • Junior or Senior students pursuing an Engineering major
  • Plans to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits, 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA
  • 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 Robert R. Barbara Dargatz Engineering Scholarship

Roger W. & Mary Pat Thompson Dean’s Scholarship

  • Pursuing an Engineering major in Construction Management or Civil Engineering
  • Plans to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits, 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 2.8 GPA
  • 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 Roger W. & Mary Pat Thompson Dean’s Scholarship

Roy Langston Memorial Scholarship in Engineering

  • Pursuing an Engineering major
  • Plan to enroll at least part-time (6 undergraduate credits, 5 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 2.8 GPA
  • 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 Roy Langston Memorial Scholarship in Engineering

Russ and Naomi Hopkins Scholarship

Declared a major within the College of Engineering

Apply for Russ and Naomi Hopkins Scholarship

Stellar Engineering Students Graduate Program Scholarship (SEnS GPS)

  • Plan to enroll at least half-time (5 graduate credits)
  • Must be a US Citizen, Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee.
  • Must be admitted to a graduate program in the College of Engineering (MS Program).
  • Students admitted to a Civil Engineering or Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering program will be given priority, but all MS level students are welcome to apply.
  • Students may apply to program as non-scholars during their first year in the accelerated masters program. Students may apply for scholarship funding during their second year in the accelerated masters program.
  • 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 Stellar Engineering Students Graduate Program Scholarship (SEnS GPS)

Thelma Brown Engineering Scholarship

  • Pursuing an Engineering major
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits, 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA

Apply for Thelma Brown Engineering Scholarship

Verelynn “Shad” Hewett Engineering Scholarship

  • Pursuing a major in the College of Engineering
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits; 9 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA

Apply for Verelynn “Shad” Hewett Engineering Scholarship

William E. & Anne M. Martin Engineering Scholarship

  • Pursuing a major in either English or Engineering
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits)
  • Minimum 3.6 GPA
  • Sophomore, Junior or Senior

Apply for William E. & Anne M. Martin Engineering Scholarship

John McKay Youngsman Engineering Scholarship

  • Pursuing either a Mechanical Engineering or Material Sciences and Engineering major
  • Plan to enroll either part-time (6 undergraduate credits; 5 graduate credits)
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA
  • Preference to non-traditional, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and first-generation in one’s family to attend college
  • Demonstrate financial need. We can determine your financial need by the results of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Apply for John McKay Youngsman Engineering Scholarship

Omnivision Technology Inc. Fund

  • Senior or Graduate
  • Record of academic excellence
  • Accepted into the Master of Science Program
  • Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits; 9 graduate credits)
  • Final undergraduate year/semester in an accelerated MS program or first year of an MS program
  • Pursuing a master’s in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, or materials science

Apply for Omnivision Technology Inc. Fund