FAFSA deadline extended for ID opportunity scholarship applicants

Feb. 5, 2024 - Students applying for the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship now have until March 31, 2024, to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), rather than March 1. The FAFSA is required to be eligible for the Opportunity Scholarship.

The Office of the State Board of Education extended the Opportunity Scholarship FAFSA deadline because of ongoing problems students are having with the U.S. Department of Education’s new shorter version of the FAFSA.

However, students must still submit their Idaho Opportunity Scholarship application to the State Board office by March 1, 2024, to be eligible for the scholarship.

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