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Details for Go Idaho!, Invitation to Idaho and WUE are online at: go.uidaho.edu/uofi-scholarships
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There are several ways to pay for a college education:
Self-help includes college savings accounts, summer employment and parental/family support.
Financial aid includes funding from the federal government, state governments, and colleges and universities.
■ Grants and scholarships: money that does not need to be repaid
■ Work-study: money that is earned through employment at the college or university
■ Loans: money that must be repaid
How do I apply for financial aid?
To receive consideration for financial aid and scholarships, simply submit your complete application for admission (including fee, transcripts and test scores) at go.uidaho.edu/submit-app as well as your FAFSA at studentaid.gov/fafsa
There are two primary types of financial aid you might qualify to receive:
Merit-based aid: Eligibility for all meritbased scholarship programs is determined by your academic record, which may include GPA and/or test scores. Most scholarships are based on merit.
Need-based aid: Eligibility for needbased financial aid — including grants, scholarships, work-study and loans — is determined by submitting a 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Learn more about types of loans including Direct Stafford, Parent Plus, Private and more at go.uidaho.edu/uofi-loans
How am I considered for need-based financial aid?
Once you are admitted and your FAFSA has been received, the financial aid office will find the best financial aid programs available to you.
Review your Vandal Email and MyUI notifications.
You will see the financial aid awards you qualify for on your award letter. For new students, award letters are sent out beginning mid-January and continue as students become admitted. New students receive a digital award letter via VandalMail and a physical award letter at their address on record. To ensure your awards are processed and your notifications are sent out on time:
1. Complete your admission application and your FAFSA.
2. Review MyUI for any missing documents we need and submit them as soon as possible.
3. Review your notifications and log onto MyUI to accept your financial aid.
The Go Idaho! program recognizes firstyear Idaho students with up to four years of guaranteed scholarship funding levels based on their accredited high school unweighted GPA. Qualified students receive a combination of university scholarships that meet the guaranteed funding levels listed below. These award levels may be renewed for three additional years by maintaining a minimum 2.5 U of I GPA.
For help with accepting aid or missing documents, please see: go.uidaho.edu/accept-aid
The Transfer Idaho! program recognizes Idaho transfer students with two to four years of guaranteed scholarship funding levels, based on their transfer GPA and number of transfer credits. Qualified students receive a combination of university scholarships that meet the guaranteed funding levels listed below. These award levels may be renewed for one to three years based on the number of transfer credits and maintaining at minimum a 2.5 U of GPA.
Non-Resident
The Invitation to Idaho award recognizes non-resident students (who do not qualify for WUE). The value of the Invitation to Idaho for the 2025-26 year is nearly $16,000 per year. That’s almost $64,000 in value over the course of four years! There is no separate application for Invitation to Idaho. The Invitation to Idaho waiver is automatically awarded to first-time students from non-WUE states with a minimum of a 3.0 unweighted GPA from an accredited high school. Transfer students are also eligible for Invitation to Idaho with a minimum 3.0 cumulative college GPA.
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
students pay 150% of Idaho in-state tuition and are not charged out-of-state tuition. WUE value for the 2025-26 academic year is nearly $16,000.
That’s almost $64,000 in value over the course of four years! There is not a separate application for WUE; just apply for admission to be considered. The WUE tuition and fee rate are awarded automatically to first-time U of students who are from qualifying states.
Qualifying States included in the WUE: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
