General Scholarship/Grant Information

The BYU-Idaho Student Financial Aid Office offers various awards to students who have need or who demonstrate outstanding achievements in academics, leadership, service, talent, or major. Some awards combine merit with need. These awards are provided through sacred resources of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and offerings of generous donors to the University. They represent an investment in students' education and are given to enhance students' physical, spiritual, and intellectual growth.  

General Requirements

University Scholarship recipients are required to attend full-time, enroll in and complete at least 14 credits* per semester and have less than 130 cumulative credits, and maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, scholarship recipients can receive more than one award, however, typically totals may not exceed full LDS tuition.

University Grant recpients are encouraged to attend full time, enroll in and complete at least 12 credits per semester and maintain a minimum of 2.0 cumulative GPA.

NOTE:  A student who completely withdraws or drops credits may have to repay the funds back to the university. Students must be aware of the Withdrawing/Reducing Credits policy. 

*Students in their last semester prior to receiving a bachelor degree who  have less than 130 cumulative semester credits may qualify for awards if they need less than 14 semester credits to graduate and can produce an enrollment form from the Registrar's Office verifying graduation.