Merit Scholarships

Merit Scholarships—Presidential Scholar, Trustee Scholar, Dean’s Scholar, William Judson Boone Scholarship, and the PEAK Scholarship—are based on a student’s grade point average at the time of admission. The amount of the merit scholarship remains the same throughout the student’s attendance at the College. The maximum merit scholarship, established at the time of admission, may be met by one or more endowed or funded scholarships donated by contributors to The College of Idaho. All or a portion of these funds may be renamed at any time during enrollment.

Merit scholarships are guaranteed through the student's fourth year of undergraduate enrollment provided the student meets the scholarship criteria, is enrolled full time (12 credits per semester) and maintains Satisfactory Academic Standing (SAP). Students transferring in credit hours from another school may receive a merit for less than three years. Students enrolled in fifth-year undergraduate courses may receive half the original merit scholarship amount, reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Each of the merit scholarships listed above recognizes academic excellence and is renewable through the fourth year as long as the student maintains Satisfactory Academic Progress and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.