StudyDesk Scholarships
About the scholarships
The University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, funds international students through tuition reductions, not cash scholarships — and that is the most important thing to understand before applying. The headline award is Invitation to Idaho: a non-disbursable tuition reduction worth almost $16,000 a year (about $64,000 over four years), which cuts annual international tuition from $29,016 to $13,294. It is renewable for up to four years if you keep a 2.5 cumulative U of I GPA, and — crucially — it is automatic on admission: there is no separate application and no separate deadline.
The second award is the #YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarship: 50% of tuition, renewable up to four years, for first-year international undergraduates. Unlike Invitation to Idaho, it needs a separate application — a 500–1,000-word essay or a 2–5-minute video on leadership and promoting intercultural learning, submitted through the International Programs Office. You cannot combine the two: Invitation to Idaho cannot be held with #YouAreWelcomeHere or with WUE. Graduate students are funded through a different route entirely — departmental teaching and research assistantships that carry a tuition waiver plus a stipend, with amounts set by each department and not published centrally.
Eligibility
- For Invitation to Idaho: be a new undergraduate admitted as a first-year or first-time transfer, pursuing your first bachelor’s degree, enrolled 12–18 credits a semester full-time, with an incoming GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be a resident of a non-WUE state or an international student.
- For #YouAreWelcomeHere: be a first-year international applicant to an undergraduate programme who attended/graduated from a secondary school outside the USA, with an interest in intercultural learning and exchange.
- For graduate funding: be an admitted graduate student; assistantships are administered at department level, not as a central scholarship.
- Keep a 2.5 cumulative U of I GPA to renew Invitation to Idaho for up to four years.
- Note: Invitation to Idaho cannot be combined with #YouAreWelcomeHere or WUE — pick the award that fits you.
Benefits
- Invitation to Idaho: almost $16,000 a year (about $64,000 over four years) — international tuition falls from $29,016 to $13,294 a year. Non-disbursable tuition reduction, renewable up to four years at a 2.5 GPA.
- #YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarship: 50% of tuition, renewable up to four years, for first-year international undergraduates.
- Graduate assistantships (TA/RA): a tuition waiver plus a stipend, awarded by departments — amounts vary and are not published centrally.
- No separate scholarship form for Invitation to Idaho — it is automatic on admission.
Documents to prepare
- For Invitation to Idaho: nothing beyond the admission application — no separate documents.
- For #YouAreWelcomeHere: a 500–1,000-word essay OR a 2–5-minute video on leadership and promoting intercultural learning.
- For graduate funding: the admission application plus department requirements; transcripts and recommendation letters per Bright only (not independently confirmed — check the department page).
How to apply
- Apply for admission to the University of Idaho — Invitation to Idaho is automatic on admission, with no separate form.
- For #YouAreWelcomeHere, submit the separate essay or video application through the International Programs Office.
- For graduate funding, apply to the department and ask about TA/RA openings — assistantships are awarded at department level.
- Watch the graduate deadlines: the Fall priority deadline is 15 January (international), and international applications for Fall admission must reach Graduate Admissions by 1 May.
FAQs
There is no single deadline — the awards are rolling. Invitation to Idaho has no separate application or deadline at all. For graduate admission, the Fall priority deadline is 15 January (international) and international applications must reach Graduate Admissions by 1 May.
No. These are tuition reductions, not full funding. Invitation to Idaho cuts tuition from $29,016 to $13,294 a year, and #YouAreWelcomeHere covers 50% of tuition. Aggregator claims of a monthly stipend of USD 800–1,500, accommodation, airfare and health insurance are not corroborated by uidaho.edu.
Almost $16,000 a year — about $64,000 over four years. It is a non-disbursable tuition reduction, renewable up to four years if you keep a 2.5 cumulative U of I GPA.
Not for Invitation to Idaho — it is automatic on admission. #YouAreWelcomeHere needs a separate essay (500–1,000 words) or video (2–5 minutes) through the International Programs Office. Graduate assistantships are applied for through the department.
No — Invitation to Idaho cannot be combined with #YouAreWelcomeHere or WUE.
A 50%-of-tuition scholarship, renewable up to four years, for first-year international undergraduates who attended or graduated from a secondary school outside the USA and have an interest in intercultural learning and exchange.
Invitation to Idaho requires an incoming GPA of 3.0 or higher, and a 2.5 cumulative U of I GPA to renew it.
Verified 27 Oct 2026: uidaho.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/international-scholarship (official) and uidaho.edu/financial-aid/scholarships/out-of-state-scholarship (official) — Invitation to Idaho worth almost $16,000/year (~$64,000 over 4 years), cuts annual international tuition from $29,016 to $13,294, non-disbursable tuition reduction renewable up to 4 years at 2.5 cumulative U of I GPA, cannot combine with #YouAreWelcomeHere or WUE; incoming GPA 3.0+, new undergraduate first-year/first-time transfer, first bachelor's degree, 12-18 credits/semester full-time, non-WUE resident or international. catalog.uidaho.edu/student-services/admission/ (official) — graduate admission priority deadline for Fall 15 January (international); international applications for Fall admission must reach Graduate Admissions by 1 May. IDP #YouAreWelcomeHere page — 50% of tuition, renewable up to 4 years, first-year international undergraduates, secondary school outside the USA, intercultural learning interest. Bright Scholarship (queue URL), AfroCareer, IDP — #YouAreWelcomeHere essay 500-1,000 words or video 2-5 minutes on leadership and intercultural learning. CONFLICTS: Bright/abgram claim "partial to fully funded", monthly stipend USD 800-1,500, accommodation, return airfare, health insurance, visa-fee reimbursement — none corroborated by uidaho.edu; the article presents the awards as tuition reductions. Collegedunia's "apply by 1 February 2027" is the SFS cybersecurity programme only, not a general graduate deadline. "Global Vandal Scholarship" appears only on Collegedunia — not on uidaho.edu pages checked, omitted. #YouAreWelcomeHere has priority deadlines per term but no exact 2027 date was found on any source — stated as not published.
