SDS Scholarship

Application Deadline: TBA in Spring 2025

The SDS Scholarship is for Honors students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 who will be enrolled full time in their 2nd, 3rd or 4th year at Idaho State University.  Applicants will be asked to describe ways in which they are involved in the Honors Program beyond fulfilling regular Honors attendance and program requirements.

Apply for the SDS Scholarship through Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).

Heithoff Scholarship

Application Deadline: TBA in Spring 2025

The Heithoff Scholarship is for second, third, and fourth year Honors students who:

• are a continuing, full-time, active status Honors student at Idaho State University.
• have a cumulative GPA between 2.90 and 3.90.
• are working a part-time job.
• are giving back to the community or Idaho State University through acts of kindness by volunteering, mentoring, or assisting others.
• are in need of additional financial support.

*Students with scholarships or grants yielding an aggregate amount in excess of 75% of the costs of ISU’s tuition and room and board are not eligible for this opportunity.

This scholarship is funded by the Heithoff Scholarship Endowment.

Apply for the Heithoff Scholarship through Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).

Bobette Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship

Application Deadline: TBA in Spring 2025

The Bobette Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship honors the life and legacy of Bobette (Bobbi) Wilhelm ‘02 (1979 – 2020).
Bobbi was an Idaho State University and University Honors Program alumna who believed in the transformative power of education and the importance of improving the world in which we live throughout every stage of life. Her personal experiences with housing and food insecurity taught her to see beyond stereotypes and recognize the inherent value of all people. In Bobbi’s own words, “we often make judgments about people who are in need, and most of the time those judgments are wrong. I want to challenge us all to look beyond a label and see a person.”

Recipients of the Bobette Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) will build on Bobbi’s legacy of service, purpose-driven leadership, and advancing equity across issues that communities face. As Bobbi’s life exemplified, these commitments cannot be actualized solely through academic preparation, but through proximity to people and the issues that call us to action. This scholarship supports students who are preparing themselves, like Bobbi did, to be part of the next generation of public-problem solvers.

The Bobbi Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship is for current full-time, continuing, active status Honors students who demonstrate the motivation and leadership potential to generate solutions to issue (e.g. economic, social, political, education, health, environmental, etc.) facing communities locally, nationally, and/or internationally.

Apply for the Bobette Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship through Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).

Research Funding Award

The Honors Research Funding Award accepts applications at any time. 

Application Deadline: There is no deadline. Research Awards may be applied for at any time.

This funding is awarded to Honors students who are in pursuit of an Honors Degree.  The scholarship can be used for expenses related to their Honors Degree research/project.  Expenses can include materials and supplies needed for the Honors Degree research/project (e.g., specialized equipment; books) or expenses related to presenting the Honors Degree research/project (e.g., fees for conference presentations and attendance; publishing fees).  Students must be in active UHP status (have a GPA of 3.2 or greater, and have fulfilled the credit progress, civic engagement, and BAHM requirements).

When applying for this award, please download and fill out the Research Award Budget Template.  Upload your budget form with your application in BOSS or email it to honors@isu.edu with "Research Award Budget" in the subject line.

Apply for the Research Funding Award through the Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).

Opportunity Scholarship

Application Deadline: TBA in Spring 2025

The Opportunity Scholarship is open to full-time Honors students with a 3.20 GPA or higher. This scholarship is intended to help students with expenses related to their education.  Applicants may request a specific scholarship amount of $250 or less to be used for a specific need and must provide a short bio that will be made available to donors to the University Honors Program. Donors will have the opportunity to select and sponsor individual Opportunity Scholarships online and during the UHP annual fundraiser, An Opportuni-Tea.

Apply for an Opportunity Award through the Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).

Lookout Credit Union Scholarship for Community Service

Application Deadline: TBA in Spring 2025

Lookout Credit Union Scholarship for Community Service is awarded to full-time continuing students with a minimum GPA of 3.2 who are official members of the Idaho State University Honors Program. A 1-3 page personal statement describing your commitment to serving the Southeast Idaho community is required. A reference letter from an unrelated member of the community who can describe your service and leadership is also required.

Apply for the Lookout Community Service Scholarship through Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).

Lookout Credit Union Scholarship for Excellence in Business

Application Deadline: TBA in Spring 2025

The Lookout Credit Union Scholarship for Excellence in Business is awarded to students who are officially in the Idaho State University Honors Program with a minimum GPA of 3.2 and who are majoring or minoring in Business. A 1-3 page personal statement describing your career goals in the field of Business and how you are working to achieve these goals is required. A reference letter from a faculty member in the College of Business speaking to your professional and academic strengths is required.

Apply for the Lookout Excellence in Business Scholarship through Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).

Idaho Central Credit Union Perseverance Scholarship

Application Deadline: TBA in Spring 2025

The Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU) Scholarship for Perseverance is awarded to full-time continuing students with a minimum GPA of 3.2 who are official members of the Idaho State University Honors Program. Applicants must submit a 1 page statement describing an adversity or challenge they are currently struggling with or have recently overcome, and how they have persevered to accomplish their academic goals in spite of the adversity/challenge.

Apply for the Lookout Excellence in Business Scholarship through Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).