Idaho Promise Scholarship
Idaho State University is the only four-year public institution in the state that matches this Scholarship!
The Robert R. Lee Promise Category B Scholarship is a state-sponsored scholarship program designed to encourage Idaho students to do well in school, graduate, and continue their education beyond secondary school at an Idaho college or university. State funding for the Robert R. Lee Promise Category B scholarship was originally appropriated during the 2001 legislative session to fund an inaugural class of eligible students entering college for the first time in the 2001-02 academic year. The legislature has once again appropriated funding for the class of eligible students entering college for the 2008-09 academic year at $500 ($250 per semester).
Who is eligible?
Idaho residents (must have U.S. citizenship or Permanent Resident status) who graduate from an Idaho high school or its equivalent and who are entering college as a degree seeking student for the first time in the 2008-09 academic year. Students must have earned a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) of at least a 3.00 OR an ACT composite score of 20 or better. Students also must be under the age of 22 prior to July 1 of the year of the award and attend an eligible Idaho college or university full-time (12 credits each semester).
Students who meet all the above criteria except the high school GPA and ACT minimum can come into compliance and begin receiving the Idaho Promise/ISU Matching award after completing one full-time semester (12 credits) with a 2.5 college GPA. Please contact the Scholarship Office immediately following your first full-time semester at ISU and ask to be considered.
How much is the scholarship?
The Robert R. Lee Promise Category B Scholarship is $500 per year ($250 per semester) and is renewable for a second year if all scholarship criteria are met (successful completion of 12 credits each semester with a cumulative college GPA of 2.5) and funding is appropriated. Remember, ISU matches the Robert R. Lee Promise Category B Scholarship! That means a student who meets the above criteria will receive $1,000 to attend Idaho State for the 2008-09 academic year.
How does one apply?
The Application for Admission to ISU is your application for Robert R. Lee Promise Category B Scholarship consideration. There is no deadline for this award.
How do I accept the scholarship if offered?
After a student receives an award letter, he/she needs to complete and return a reply form to the ISU Scholarship Office.
The 2008-09 academic year reply form is located at http://www.isu.edu/scholar/forms/prom.pdf.
Questions?
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact the ISU Scholarship Office at (208) 282-3315. More information is also available from the Office of the State Board of Education at http://www.boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarships/promiseb.asp.