Honors Scholarships

Incoming Students

The Honors College offers a limited number of one-year awards to incoming students. These awards are typically merit-based and range from $1000-$5000. Additionally, some scholarships consider financial need.

Scholarship Application Deadline

Incoming first-year and transfer students, as well as continuing Boise State students who are seeking new admission to the College, must apply to the Honors College by February 15 to be considered for general Honors scholarships. Scholarships administered by Boise State or other organizations will have other application processes and may have other deadlines.

Nonresident Students

To be considered for the Honors Nonresident Scholarship, nonresident students must apply by December 15. Nonresident students who apply after that date are still eligible for general Honors College scholarships if their materials are received by February 15.

Resident Students

All resident students must apply by February 15 to be considered for general Honors scholarships.

Recipient Profile

Students applying to Honors from high school are evaluated for scholarships based on our admission criteria: GPA, test scores, resume, and essay. The average profile for an incoming, first-year scholarship recipient is:

• GPA: 3.85 (unweighted) or higher
• Resume: Robust list of involvement from the past four years that shows depth (longstanding commitments) and/or breadth (a wide variety of commitments), leadership experience, and volunteer service. Each entry is detailed and gives a sense of the time committed to that activity. Students who have had extensive work histories instead of extra-curricular activities may indicate job history and the hours worked per week. Similarly, students with significant familial responsibilities may include them on their resume.
• Essay: Thoughtful consideration of the prompt, clear organization of ideas and transitions between thoughts, proofread, fulfills word count expectations.

Scholarship Application Process

1. Submit an Honors College application. All applicants who apply by the Honors scholarship deadline (February 15^th) and are admitted to the Honors College are automatically considered for Honors scholarships based on their application materials. Read more about our application process.
2. Complete a Boise State Scholarship Application profile. You cannot be considered for Honors College scholarships until you have completed a profile. This will also allow you to apply for other Boise State scholarships.
3. Wait for decisions. We typically announce our scholarship decisions for incoming students in late March. Students may view their financial aid offers (including any scholarships from the Honors College) by checking their Student Center.

Continuing Students

In addition to offering awards to incoming students, we prioritize many of our scholarships for students who have participated in the Honors College for at least a year. Our continuing student awards range from one-year awards of $1000 to renewable, full-tuition awards (amount is based on in-state tuition costs each year).

Scholarship Application Deadline

Continuing Boise State students who are already enrolled in the Honors College must apply for Honors scholarships by February 15. Scholarships administered by Boise State or other organizations will have other application processes and may have other deadlines.

Recipient Profile

We award scholarships to continuing students based on their academic merit and how they engage with the community around them. This engagement can take many forms; although we prioritize involvement with the Honors community, we also take into account students’ memberships in other campus or community organizations, leadership experiences, employment (particularly if a student is supporting family or self-funding their education), research projects, and volunteer service. Students who have had extensive work histories instead of extra-curricular activities should indicate job history and the hours per week worked. Similarly, students with significant familial responsibilities may include them on their resume.

Scholarship Application Process

Complete a Boise State Scholarship Application profile. You cannot be considered for Honors College scholarships until you have completed a profile. Please update your profile whenever you change your major.

Fill out the Honors College Scholarship Application form. This Google form will be emailed to your broncomail account in early-mid February (no later than February 15). Attach both a resume and a short answer response to this form and submit.

1. Create a resume of your activities over the past four years. Beyond reviewing your commitments, we are looking for factors like the number of hours a week you work and/or volunteer. Please follow our resume template.
2. Write a paragraph responding to this prompt: In 100-150 words, please tell us how receiving a scholarship from the Honors College would impact your ability to add or drop something from your weekly commitments. Be specific.

Wait for decisions. We typically announce our scholarship decisions for continuing students in April. Students may view their financial aid offers (including any scholarships from the Honors College) by checking their Student Center.

Honors Travel Awards

Beyond regular and study abroad scholarships, the Honors College also offers financial assistance for student costs related to traveling for educational purposes such as conducting research out of state or presenting work at conferences.

To receive assistance with your travel expenses, please submit an Honors Travel Request Form. You may submit a request prior to finalizing your travel plans; however, the Honors College must receive confirmation of your travel prior to dispersing funds.

Honors Travel Request Form