Metro guide
The Boise metro area covers Ada County and Canyon County in Idaho, with principal cities including Boise, Meridian and Nampa. We haven’t confirmed a scholarship limited to this metro yet, so this guide leads with local foundations, statewide awards and state aid.
The IRS lists 1 community foundation with at least $1 million in assets based in the area’s principal cities; the largest is Idaho Community Foundation Inc in Boise ($261 million in assets). Community foundations hold hundreds of small donor-funded scholarships, often limited to graduates of specific high schools or residents of one county, and many use a single shared application each winter.
Statewide, 2 more open awards are limited to Idaho residents, and state aid includes Idaho Opportunity Scholarship. Federal Pell Grants stack on top for students who file the FAFSA.
Where local money hides: ask your school counselor for the local scholarship bulletin (many high schools keep one), check employer and union awards from your parents’ workplaces, and look at service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions) and credit unions near you. These awards rarely appear on national sites, which is why their applicant pools are small.
None confirmed right now. See the foundations and statewide awards below.
Up to $3,500 per year
Official page ↗Students pursuing an associate degree at a nonprofit, regionally accredited public college in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Nevada or Utah who meet the financial-need and GPA criteria.
Idaho students; review statewide and regional (East, North, South Central, Southwest Idaho) funds, including vocational and STEM awards.
Full Idaho guide → · All community foundations
We haven’t confirmed one that’s open right now, but the IRS lists 1 community foundations in the area’s principal cities, and most run local scholarships.
Donors set up funds with rules such as a specific high school, county, major or need. The foundation advertises them together, usually with one online application each winter or spring, and matches applicants to every fund they qualify for.
Idaho Opportunity Scholarship. Most require the FAFSA.