This scholarship recognizes the most academically talented Utah high school students in school districts in the Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, or Wayne counties that have worked hard and have a 4.00. It also serves to encourage academically talented students to pursue a bachelor's degree at the state's education leader. This scholarship makes a degree from the U even more attainable for some of our most academically well-prepared students.

These scholarship funds can be applied to tuition and mandatory fees for up to 8 semesters, with an additional amount toward on-campus HRE housing costs for the first year only.

Students must apply for admission no later than the Early Action Admission Application deadline of December 1 to be considered for the Arches Scholarship.

To qualify for the scholarship, you must have an unweighted cumulative GPA of 4.00 (on a 4-point scale) from a public high school in school districts in the Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, or Wayne counties at the time of application and graduate from the same high school within school districts in the Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, or Wayne counties.

For continued eligibility, students will need to be enrolled full-time for all eight semesters and maintain at least a 3.5 GPA at the University of Utah.

No. In order to be eligible for the Arches Scholarship, you must have graduated from a public high school in a school district within school districts in the Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, or Wayne counties.

The Arches Scholarship is available to any first-time freshman, earning their first Bachelor's degree, Utah resident who has graduated from a Utah public school in school districts in the Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, or Wayne counties and had an unweighted cumulative GPA of 4.00 (on a 4-point scale) from a public high school in school districts in the Beaver, Box Elder, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, or Wayne counties at the time of application.

Scholarship recipients considering a deferment should confirm their enrollment by May 1, 2025 and request to defer their start date with the Office of Admissions at admissions.utah.edu/apply/deferment.

No, this scholarship is only available to students applying to start in the Summer and Fall terms.

No, this scholarship cannot be combined with any other university merit award from the University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid.