Eligibility Requirements

1. Honorably separated U.S. military veteran from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Reserves or National Guard.
2. Has a service-connected injury caused or aggravated by military service after September 11, 2001; as a result of that injury, has a documented disability that impacts function of one or more major life activities.
3. Meets the requirements for admission to the University of Idaho as a degree-seeking student.
4. Enrolls as a full-time undergraduate, graduate or law student at the University of Idaho. (Note: The scholarship committee may make an exception for part-time enrollment should the disability and other circumstances, in the committee’s judgment, preclude full-time enrollment.)
5. The spouse of a veteran who meets requirements 1 and 2 may be eligible; the spouse also must meet requirements 3 and 4. In partnership, a veteran and spouse may both be eligible to receive funding and other services provided by the program as each pursues a University of Idaho degree.
6. Priority will be given to Idaho residents (as defined by the University of Idaho Catalog) and to those veterans whose injury and resulting disability are the result of action in a combat zone.

Veterans’ spouses may apply jointly or individually for the Operation Education Scholarship.