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Phone: 208-885-5369

Email: foridaho@uidaho.edu

Sheila Hennessey

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Vandal Promise Scholarships – Creating More Opportunities for Student Success

Click the image to hear from three Vandal Promise scholars who are attending U of I, thanks to gifts from generous donors.

The Vandal Promise

Education is the path to a better life, but many qualified students are priced out of their dreams.

Each year, hundreds of students admitted to U of I don't enroll due to their financial situation. For them, unmet financial need is a barrier to attending college.

Here’s what the financial barrier looks like for one Idaho family:

Mary is a new freshman with a 3.5 GPA. Her family of 4 has 2 students in college with an income of $41,286.

Total Cost of Attendance $21,820
Family contribution (parents) $1,400
Pell Grant maximum $3,620
Federal SEOG grant $300
Student loan maximum $5,500
Summer and school-year work $4,000
Scholarship $2,000
Unmet need (per year) $5,000

Like Mary, many students need only $5,000 more in financial support to attend U of I and go on to a lifetime of career success.

Your investment $5,000 a year for five years in a Vandal Promise scholarship makes it possible for academically successful, but financially challenged students to pursue their dreams.

The benefits are immediate. 29 new freshmen received the Vandal Promise scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year, thanks to donors like you.

A gift to the Vandal Promise today makes it possible for a student to learn, explore and change the world for the better.

Learn more about the Vandal Promise:
Jeff Pilcher, senior director of development
208-301-2379 or jpilcher@uidaho.edu

Contact Us

Phone: 208-885-5369

Email: foridaho@uidaho.edu

Sheila Hennessey

Phone: 208-885-1086

Email: shennessey@uidaho.edu

Sharon Morgan

Phone: 208-885-5760

Email: morgans@uidaho.edu