Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer

Idaho's Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship, set in Idaho Code Title 33, Chapter 43, waives tuition and fees and adds up to $750 a semester for books, plus on-campus housing and subsistence, for Idaho undergraduates who are the children or spouses of fallen or disabled service members and public safety officers. It covers families of Idaho residents who were prisoners of war, missing in action, killed, or totally and permanently disabled in the line of duty, including service members stationed in Idaho and deployed from the state to an armed conflict, and Idaho firefighters, peace officers, paramedics and EMTs killed or disabled on duty since 1975. Applicants must graduate from an Idaho high school, home school or Idaho GED and attend an eligible Idaho college. For military disability, the determination must come from the Social Security Administration (or VA individual unemployability), and for public safety officers from PERSI, dated within five years. Students apply through the Scholarship Idaho general application, and the program is open year-round.

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How hard is the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship to win?

A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first. The provider does not publish applicant or winner counts, so Solyo shows no odds figure for this award.

Odds: not published by the provider
Paperwork: ~4 hrs to file

What drives the odds here

Odds on a scholarship are mostly a question of how many students can enter. Each rule below changes the size of that field.

Fewer rivalsOpen only to Idaho residents
Fewer rivalsRequires a military or national-service connection
Fewer rivalsRequires a specific life circumstance
Fewer rivalsOpen to a single grade level only

How Solyo estimates this: We model the applicant field from how narrow the eligibility rules are, then divide the awards available by that field. Requirements such as essays and recommendation letters improve a serious applicant’s odds, because most browsers never complete them. These are estimates derived from each award's published structure, not reported acceptance rates, which almost no scholarship provider discloses. Treat them as a way to rank where the hours go, not as a guarantee.

Who can apply for the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship?

These are the eligibility rules Solyo verified against the official award page, translated into plain English. Your student must meet each one.

Must be a resident of Idaho
Must attend a college in Idaho (the award does not travel out of state)
Open to high school seniors
For students who lost a parent in military service or active-duty military or veteran families
For parent first responder line of duty death

Confirm these before applying

Parent or spouse must be an Idaho service member or public safety officer who was a POW, MIA, killed, or totally disabled in the line of duty
Must graduate from an Idaho high school, home school or Idaho GED

Good to know

Disability proof must come from SSA (military) or PERSI (public safety), dated within five years

What the application takes

No essay, recommendation letters, or transcript are required. This is one of the lighter applications in the directory.

Deadline and application cycle

The next projected deadline is June 30, 2027 (estimated). The last verified deadline has passed; the next cycle is projected from this award's usual June 30 deadline. Confirm the exact date on the official site.

Applications close: June 30, 2027 (estimated)

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Common questions about the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship

How much is the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship worth?

The Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship awards tuition and fees, up to $750 a semester for books, plus on-campus housing and meals and is renewable in later years.

When is the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship deadline?

The next projected deadline is June 30, 2027 (estimated). The last verified deadline has passed; the next cycle is projected from this award's usual June 30 deadline. Confirm the exact date on the official site.

Who is eligible for the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship?

Key requirements: Must be a resident of Idaho; Must attend a college in Idaho (the award does not travel out of state); Open to high school seniors; For students who lost a parent in military service or active-duty military or veteran families. 1 more criteria are listed on this page.

Does the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship require an essay?

No essay is required. The application is light on requirements. Expect to spend about 4 hours on it.

How hard is it to win the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship?

A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first. The provider does not publish applicant or winner counts, so Solyo shows no odds figure for this award. What is known: open only to Idaho residents and requires a military or national-service connection. Plan on about 4 hrs of work.

Is the Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship free to apply?

Yes. The Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship is free to apply. Legitimate scholarships never charge an application fee, and Solyo verifies every listed award against its official page.

Idaho Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer Dependent Scholarship