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Financial Aid Options — Scholarships
You’ll be glad to know that a limited amount of scholarship help is available to students based on a variety of criteria. Some students are awarded scholarships based on special skills, good grades, merit, and some are awarded based on particular fields of study.
When you begin searching for a scholarship, be wary of scholarship search services that want to charge you for a scholarship search. This information is usually available without charge. An excellent and free place to search for all types of scholarships by using a keyword is through UtahMentor, a web site sponsored by UHEAA.
2008 Regents' Scholarship
In 2008, the Utah State Legislature created the Regents' Scholarship Program to reward students who take a college rigorous course of study and save for college while in high school. There are three elements to the scholarship:
- The Base Scholarship of up to $1000 is awarded to any student who completes a prescribed core course of study (based on the Utah Scholars program) with a 3.0 or better GPA.
- The Exemplary Academic Achievement Scholarship is worth up to 75% of tuition for two years of college if a student completes the core course of study (based on the Utah Scholars program) with a 3.5 GPA and a 26 or higher ACT score.
- The third component is a match of up to $100 per year for students who have contributed to their Utah Educational Savings Plan account during the ages of 14, 15, 16 and 17.
The Regents’ Scholarship may be used at any public college or university in the Utah System of Higher Education, as well as at Brigham Young University, LDS Business College, Westminster College, and Western Governors University.
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
This program offers assistance for undergraduates, graduates, and professional students in 15 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Click here for more details.
New Century Scholarship Program
The Utah State Legislature created the New Century Scholarship in 1999 to provide scholarship opportunities to Utah students who complete the requirements, with a 3.0 gpa, of an associate’s degree or the approved math and science curriculum by
September 1 of the year they graduate from high school. Click here for more details. For an application, click here.
Centennial Scholarship
The Centennial Scholarship is for students who graduate early from high school. They may be eligible to receive $250.00 for every quarter he/she graduates early, from their identified regular summer graduation date, to be applied at the Utah Post-Secondary Institutions identified on the application. Students can to fill out the application and determine individual eligibility. Click here for more details.
Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loan (TIL), (formerly Utah Career Teaching Scholarship)
The TIL is a state program made available to encourage outstanding Utah resident students to pursue a college major in a teacher certification subject area. TIL recipients must attend a Utah college or university. The loan is forgiven for students who teach a specified number of years after graduation. Click here for more details.
For additional scholarship opportunities, you should also contact the financial aid offices at the schools you are considering attending or currently attend. Other good sources of information are your high school counselor, your parents' employers, local organizations such as professional and civic organizations, labor unions, religious organizations, and reference material in libraries. Several students attend college and pay full tuition costs without exploring scholarship opportunities. With a variety of opportunities out there, you could be making a mistake by overlooking them.
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