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Academic Scholarships

BYU-Idaho offers Academic Scholarships to recognize the exceptional academic achievement of incoming freshmen, transfer students, and current students.

Highlights

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Awarded Automatically Based on Academic Achievement
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Enrollment in at Least 6 Credits
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Renewable Annually, After Winter Semester

New Freshman

4-Year Academic Scholarships are available to incoming freshmen. Incoming freshmen are high school graduates with no college credit or graduates with college credits earned while in high school.

Requirements: Submit high school transcripts and ACT or SAT scores by the transcript deadlines of the first semester.
Full Tuition
$2,472/semester
Half Tuition
$1,236/semester
Quarter Tuition
$618/semester
Qualifications See Academic Scholarship Matrix See Academic Scholarship Matrix See Academic Scholarship Matrix
Duration 4 years 4 years 4 years
Annual Renewal BYUI GPA 3.75–4.0 BYUI GPA 3.75–4.0 BYUI GPA 3.75–4.0
Full Tuition
$2,472 /semester
QualificationsSee Chart Below
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.75–4.0
Half Tuition
$1,236 /semester
QualificationsSee Chart Below
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.75–4.0
Quarter Tuition
$618 /semester
QualificationsSee Chart Below
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.75–4.0

Transfer Students

4-Year Academic Scholarships are available to students transferring to BYU-Idaho from another university. Transfer students are those who have earned 24+ post-high-school-graduation credits at another university.

Requirements: Submit college transcripts upon admittance into BYU-Idaho.
Full Tuition
$2,472/semester
Half Tuition
$1,236/semester
Quarter Tuition
$618/semester
Qualifications Cumulative transferred
GPA 3.95-4.0
Cumulative transferred
GPA 3.90-3.949
Cumulative transferred
GPA 3.75-3.899
Duration 4 years 4 years 4 years
Annual Renewal BYUI GPA 3.75-4.0 BYUI GPA 3.75-4.0 BYUI GPA 3.75–4.0
Full Tuition
$2,472 /semester
QualificationsCumulative transferred
GPA 3.95-4.0
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.95–4.0
Half Tuition
$1,236 /semester
QualificationsCumulative transferred
GPA 3.90-3.949
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.75–4.0
Quarter Tuition
$618 /semester
QualificationsCumulative transferred
GPA 3.75-3.899
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.75–4.0

Current BYU-Idaho Students

1-Year Academic Scholarships are available to current BYU-Idaho students who have not already received a 4-Year Academic Scholarship. Current BYU-Idaho students are those with at least 12 credit hours, and less than 140 credits after Winter semester and have not earned a bachelor's degree.

Requirements: Must meet BYU-Idaho Cumulative GPA requirements after the Winter semester.
Full Tuition
$2,472/semester
Half Tuition
$1,236/semester
Quarter Tuition
$618/semester
Qualifications Cumulative transferred
GPA 3.95-4.0
Cumulative transferred
GPA 3.90-3.949
Cumulative transferred
GPA 3.75-3.899
Duration 4 years 4 years 4 years
Annual Renewal BYUI GPA 3.95-4.0 BYUI GPA 3.90-3.949 BYUI GPA 3.75-3.899
Full Tuition
$2,472 /semester
QualificationsCumulative
GPA 3.95-4.0
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.95–4.0
Half Tuition
$1,236 /semester
QualificationsCumulative
GPA 3.90-3.949
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.75–4.0
Quarter Tuition
$618 /semester
QualificationsCumulative
GPA 3.75-3.899
Duration4 years
Annual RenewalBYUI GPA 3.75–4.0

Award Level Credit Requirements

BYU-Idaho scholarships are awarded by credit groups, not by individual credits. Each credit group has a fixed dollar amount. If you take more credits within a group, tuition increases, but the scholarship amount stays the same.

Full Tuition


up to $2,472 per semester
Award Qualifications
Enrolled in 12+ Credits
$2,472

Enrolled in 9-11 Credits
$1,854

Enrolled in 6-8 Credits
$1,236

Less Than 6 Credits
No Award

3/4 Tuition


up to $1,854 per semester
Award Qualifications
Enrolled in 12+ Credits
$1,854

Enrolled in 9-11 Credits
$1,391

Enrolled in 6-8 Credits
$927

Less Than 6 Credits
No Award

1/2 Tuition


up to $1,236 per semester
Award Qualifications
Enrolled in 12+ Credits
$1,236

Enrolled in 9-11 Credits
$927

Enrolled in 6-8 Credits
$618

Less Than 6 Credits
No Award

1/4 Tuition


up to $618 per semester
Award Qualifications
Enrolled in 12+ Credits
$618

Enrolled in 9-11 Credits
$464

Enrolled in 6-8 Credits
$309

Less Than 6 Credits
No Award

Academic Scholarship Matrix

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Application

No Application Required
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No Application Required

Academic scholarships are automatically applied.

Freshman and Transfer Students
Your scholarship eligibility is reviewed when you apply to BYU-Idaho. You may update transcripts and test scores as long as they are received and processed at least one week before your first semester begins. Official transcripts should be sent to transcriptsubmit@byui.edu.

Current BYU-Idaho Students
Scholarship renewal eligibility is reviewed once a year, after Winter semester grades are posted. Students who qualify are automatically awarded scholarships for the upcoming Fall, Winter, and Spring semesters.

Maintaining Your Scholarship

Scholarship Checklist
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    Maintain your GPA. Scholarships are awarded annually, based on grades being checked after the Winter semester. Make sure your grades are recorded correctly.
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    Must be enrolled in at least 6 credits per semester. Scholarship award amounts are prorated based on the total credits a student is enrolled in.
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    If you attend all three semesters, you will receive an award each semester.
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    If you change your credit load before FADD, your award will change too.

Note: Scholarship eligibility requirements, award amounts, and renewal criteria are subject to change without prior notice.

Frequently Asked Questions

November 25, 2025 09:11 AM
If you have over 12 BYU-Idaho credits at the end of Winter semester, you can increase your original scholarship for the upcoming academic year based on your BYU-Idaho cumulative GPA. Continuing Studen...
November 25, 2025 09:24 AM
If you have over 12 BYU-Idaho credits at the end of Winter semester, you can increase your original scholarship for the upcoming academic year based on your BYU-Idaho cumulative GPA. See the Continuin...
November 25, 2025 09:25 AM
No, if your BYU-Idaho cumulative GPA remains 3.75 or higher, your scholarship will not drop below your original award.
November 25, 2025 09:27 AM
You will lose your 4-Year Scholarship. But keep working hard, next year you could receive a Continuing Student Academic Scholarship based on your BYUI GPA. Your 4-Year Academic Scholarship will return...