University of Idaho Scholarship 2027 - Go Idaho! & WUE

It depends which scheme you fall into. Idaho residents entering from high school get a guaranteed Go Idaho! amount by unweighted GPA: $7,500 a year at 3.9 to 4.0, $5,000 at 3.75 to 3.899, $4,000 at 3.4 to 3.749 and $1,000 from 3.0. Students from WUE states get a tuition rate worth nearly $16,000 a year, with $1,000 to $3,000 added on for a 3.0 GPA or better. Everyone else, including international students, can receive Invitation to Idaho at almost $16,000 a year.

No. Go Idaho!, the WUE tuition waiver, Invitation to Idaho and donor-funded awards are all considered automatically when you apply for admission. There is no scholarship form and no scholarship deadline. Two things do need separate action: the FAFSA, which unlocks need-based funds including extra Go Idaho! money, and ScholarshipUniverse, where you apply individually for additional merit and external awards.

3.0 unweighted is the threshold where the published award tables begin. Go Idaho! starts at 3.0 for $1,000 a year and climbs in four bands to $7,500 at 3.9. WUE merit top-ups also start at 3.0, and Invitation to Idaho requires an incoming GPA of 3.0 or higher. A WUE-state student below 3.0 still receives the base WUE rate. Renewal is a separate and lower bar: 2.5 cumulative at U of I.

University of Idaho's guaranteed funding programme for Idaho residents, combining general, non-departmental and departmental scholarships into one predictable annual figure. First-year students are funded for up to four years, transfer students for two to four depending on credits transferred, and the amount does not change if you switch majors. Some departmental awards fold into the Go Idaho! promise rather than adding to it, while others stack on top.

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, plus the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. WUE is open to first-time freshmen admitted directly from high school and to incoming transfer students pursuing a first bachelor's degree. One quirk to understand: it is a reduced non-resident tuition rate, not cash, so it appears on your offer letter but is never disbursed to you.

Yes, and this is where U of I is genuinely competitive. A student from a WUE state pays a reduced non-resident rate worth nearly $16,000 a year, rising to almost $19,000 with a 3.9 GPA. A student from a non-WUE state gets Invitation to Idaho at almost $16,000 a year, which comes to nearly $64,000 across four years. Both are automatic on the admission application and both renew for up to four years on a 2.5 U of I GPA.

Yes. International undergraduates are automatically considered for Invitation to Idaho on the same terms as students from non-WUE states, worth almost $16,000 a year with an incoming GPA of 3.0 or higher. Separately, U of I offers a renewable international scholarship covering up to half of tuition and fees, and that one does need its own application rather than arriving automatically.

Not a published one. U of I states that it admits students and awards scholarships and other financial aid on a rolling basis as applications are received, and the Fall 2027 application opened in August 2026. The practical date to work to is early December, because award notifications typically go out in late December or early January and money that has already been committed cannot be recommitted to a February applicant.

Yes, on conditions that are easier than the ones that got you the award. Go Idaho!, WUE and Invitation to Idaho all renew for up to four years provided you stay continuously enrolled full time with at least 12 U of I credits and hold a 2.5 cumulative U of I GPA. Idaho transfer students renew for two to three additional years depending on how many credits they brought with them. College of Law scholarships renew for up to three years on similar terms.