Boise State University offers merit-based scholarship programs for nonresident students.
Trang Doan Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 1, 2025
Scholarships ranging from $300 – $600 will be awarded to selected international students who display a commitment to involvement in campus life at Boise State University. We are looking for candidates who participate in campus events and activities, volunteer on campus or in the community, take on leadership positions, and/or participate in student organizations.
Trang Doan was an international student from Vietnam who was tragically killed in a car accident in 2004. Trang was an active student leader. She worked at the Women’s Center & Cultural Center (now the Gender Equity Center) for nearly two years and served as an officer in the International Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, and BARCADA, the Filipino student club. Trang’s dream was for the Cultural Center to be a vibrant, active place for students from all over the world to celebrate their differences and commonalities. A fund was created to provide a scholarship to one international student each year who demonstrates the values that Trang held so dear. Students who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply:
- Successfully completed at least one semester of full-time coursework at Boise State University
- Have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA
- Have a valid F-1 student visa and current I-20
- The Trang Doan Memorial Scholarship application deadline is May 1, 2025, for the 2025-2026 year.
Apply for the Trang Doan Memorial scholarship
Global Broncos Scholarships
Deadline: May 1, 2025
Continuing undergraduate international students who are not receiving full non-resident waivers are eligible to apply for the Global Broncos scholarships. These scholarships waive $2,000 – $8,500 of the non-resident portion of tuition and fees for continuing international students for up to one academic year. To be considered you must meet the following qualifications:
- You must have successfully completed (by the end of the Spring 2025 semester) at least one semester of full-time coursework at Boise State University (a minimum of 12 credits). Courses that are repeated within the same academic year do not count towards meeting the credit completion requirement.
- You must be on an F-1 student visa.
- You must have a minimum cumulative Boise State GPA of 3.00 or higher.
- You must be making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree at Boise State.
- Students must have declared an eligible major. Ineligible majors include Nursing, Pre-Nursing, Radiological Science, Pre-Radiological Science, Alternative Fee Programs, self-supported online programs, and fully online programs. These programs are subject to change.
- You must not have already been awarded a full non-resident tuition fee waiver for the 2025-2026 academic year.
- The Global Broncos continuing student application will be due May 1, 2025, at 5 pm.
Apply for the Global Bronco scholarship
Departmental Scholarships
The academic departments and colleges also offer scholarships. Each academic division is responsible for separate awards, and most do not have separate applications.
Graduate and Research Assistantships
Graduate students may apply for a graduate or research assistantship at the same time they apply for admission to the Graduate College. The deadline to apply for an assistantship is determined by the department. The application is available on the Graduate College website.
Assistantships include a stipend and a waiver of tuition and fees (including non-resident fees). Graduate and research assistantships are expected to provide 15 to 20 hours of service per week to the university, while scholarship recipients have no service requirements. For questions about graduate or research assistantships, please contact the department of your major.
Other Financial Resources
The Boise State University Financial Aid and Scholarships Office website has a list of free National Scholarship search programs for scholarship search assistance.
You can obtain information about scholarships or loans available to international students on many websites. Please be aware that Boise State University does not recommend any website that requires a fee for this service. This information should be free to students. The following websites are recommended and contain scholarship information:
Fast Web: This is a good place to search for scholarships. Enter the requested information to receive a listing of available scholarships.
College Board: This is another source of scholarship information for international students.
Nursing scholarships for international students. Scholarship information for Nursing majors.
Western Union (WU) Scholars: The Western Union Foundation Global Scholarship Program, also referred to as WU Scholars, is a program designed to support young people and their efforts to pursue post-secondary education. Selected scholarship recipients will receive USD $2,500 each to contribute toward tuition or school fees at an accredited post-secondary institution and will be selected based on criteria relating to the program’s three pillars: Perseverance, Aspiration, and Community.
For Students from Latin America
The Rowe Fund Student Loan Program helps citizens from Latin America and Caribbean OAS Member States finance their studies in universities across the United States by awarding interest free loans.
Severe Economic Hardship Work Permit
The severe economic hardship work permit is provided through an application to USCIS. You must have been in F-1 status for at least one academic year to be eligible to apply, and it is only available if you are experiencing unexpected and severe economic hardship.