Need-Based Scholarships | Financial Aid | BYU-Idaho

# Need-Based Scholarships

Need-Based Scholarships, also known as The BYU-Idaho Scholarship, are available to assist hard-working students facing financial barriers while pursuing their educational goals. ****Starting with 2025-2026 only your 2025-2026 FAFSA is needed, no application is required.****

## About Need-Based Scholarships

The BYU-Idaho Scholarship is awarded based on your financial need. It helps with tuition costs for the award year's Fall, Winter, and Spring semesters.

## How do I apply?

### 2024-2025

- Applications were available October 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024.

****Exceptions:****

- ****Recently Returned Missionaries:**** You can complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA before the FADD of your first semester back. No further application is needed. 
 - Awarding based on available funds.
- ****What if I'm a new student?**** If you're admitted to BYU-Idaho after March 1st, complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA before the FADD of your first semester. No further application is needed. 
 - Awarding based on available funds.

### 2025-2026

- Awarding for need-based scholarships is ****based on available funds****.
- Priority consideration will be given to students who complete the FAFSA by March 1, 2025.
- No other application is necessary.

****Exceptions:****

- ****Recently Returned Missionaries:**** You can complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA before the FADD (Financial Aid Determination Date) of your first semester back. No further application is needed.
- ****What if I'm a new student?**** If you're admitted to BYU-Idaho after March 1, 2025 complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA before the FADD of your first semester. No further application is needed.

## How do we decide who gets the scholarship?

- We evaluate your financial need based on information from your FAFSA.
- Awards are given based on available funds.

## Do you qualify for this scholarship?

- You must be a BYU-Idaho campus student without an earned bachelor's degree.
- You're no longer eligible for the next year if you have earned 120 or more credits by the end of Winter semester. All credits on your official transcript count, including Advanced Placement, language exam credits, and transfer credits.
- Students will be awarded based on the credits they are enrolled in by Full Semester FADD (23rd day of the full semester)
- Students who register after the Full Semester FADD for second block classes will not be awarded scholarships.

## How much money could you receive?

Award amounts are based on LDS member tuition rates and your enrolled credit level:

****2025-2026 Award Amounts****

| Enrolled Credits | Full Tuition | Three-Quarter Tuition | Half Tuition | Quarter Tuition |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12+ credits | $2,472 | $1,854 | $1,236 | $618 |
| 9-11 credits | $1,854 | $1,391 | $927 | $464 |
| 6-8 credits | $1,236 | $927 | $618 | $309 |
| Less Than 6 credits | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |

- Your award amount depends on how many credits you're taking on the Financial Aid Determination Date (FADD). 
 - If you change your credit load before FADD, your award will change too.
- Credits don't need to be Program Applicable (apply to your major).
- Only courses taken for credit are included in your credit count for this scholarship. 
 - Audited courses do not qualify.

## Can you combine this scholarship with other scholarships?

To increase your financial support, your Academic Scholarship can be combined ("stacked") with other BYU-Idaho scholarships but the total can't be more than full LDS tuition. These include:

- Merit Scholarship
- Academic Scholarship
- Talent Scholarships
- Returned Missionary Scholarship (this scholarship can be awarded over full tuition)

For example, if you receive a Half Tuition Academic Scholarship, you could also apply for and receive a Talent Scholarship from the Music department, increasing your total award, but not going over tuition costs.

## How can I check my scholarship status?

Email Notifications will be sent as awards are processed.

****If you have questions about whether you qualify, your award amounts, stacking awards or any other concerns, please email****scholarships@byui.edu.

## When will I receive my scholarship?

- The scholarship is added to your student account the first 3-5 days of the semester.
- It's applied first to tuition charges.
- Be sure to sign up for eRefund so any remaining funds can go directly to your bank account.

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