The GEAR UP Idaho Scholarship is available to students who participated in the early intervention component (7th-10th grade) of the GEAR UP program and will graduate in 2012, 2013 or 2014. Awards will range from $0 to the equivalent of that year’s maximum Pell grant award and is renewable for up to four years.
Eligibility:
To qualify for the scholarship, a student must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be less than 22 years old at time they first receive their scholarship award.
- Be a graduating senior of an Idaho high school participating in GEAR UP
- Enroll as a full-time undergraduate student at North Idaho College, Lewis-Clark State College, College of Southern Idaho, Eastern Idaho Technical College, University of Idaho, Boise State University, Idaho State University, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Northwest Nazarene University, The College of Idaho, or College of Western Idaho
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) prior to February 15.
- Apply for the GEAR UP scholarship in the same year as their graduation from high school.