Native American Scholarship

Boise State University is committed to increasing educational access to all populations, including Native American students. The University has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes with a commitment to work to maintain a tuition and fee model that increases access and opportunities for the Tribes as domestic sovereign entities.

As part of this commitment, members of Idaho’s five federally-recognized Native American tribes may be eligible for the Boise State University Native American Scholarship. This Scholarship recognizes the unique sovereign states of members of Idaho’s five federally-recognized Native American tribes and provides a reduced tuition rate of $60 per credit hour.

Note: Starting in Fall 2024, eligible students will only pay activity fees with no additional per-credit cost. The Native American Scholarship is available to eligible members of Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce, Shoshone-Paiute, Kootenai, and Coeur d’Alene Tribes. To be eligible students must be degree-seeking and eligible to enroll in Boise State courses. This Scholarship is for tuition only, other institutional, program and/or class fees still apply.

Also starting in Fall 2024, Boise State will offer a new non-resident scholarship for up to ten members of the original Boise Valley inhabitants. This includes registered members of the following tribes: Burns Paiute of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs of Oregon, Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone of Nevada, Shoshone-Paiute Tribe of Nevada.  Click here to apply for the non-resident scholarship.

For more information about the program, see Student Financial Services website or the Frequently Asked Questions below. If you have other questions contact Student Financials.