The PRIME Scholarship is awarded to students who earn the TRANSFORM certificate granted by the Utah State Board of Higher Education (USBE) after completing required concurrent enrollment (CE), career and technical education (CTE) coursework, or a youth apprenticeship in high school.

2025 applicants – please scroll down for more detailed information.

• Eligible Students:      
  • Recent Utah high school graduates
• Eligibility Requirements:
  • Be awarded the TRANSFORM certificate by the USBE
  • Complete a FAFSA
  • Meet all application deadlines
  • Enroll full-time at an eligible institution beginning the fall semester after high school graduation OR provide documentation that a deferral has been granted from an eligible institution beginning the fall semester after high school graduation
• TRANSFORM Certificate Information
  • Requirements for a TRANSFORM certificate are determined by USBE and are awarded by individual high schools. Please reach out to your high school counselor for more information about earning this certificate while in high school. USBE provides the following information to help students understand if they may be eligible for this scholarship.
  • Students must complete one of the following:
    • Complete five (CE) general education courses, each from a different general education category, as designated for concurrent enrollment by the Utah Board of Higher Education. (Categories: Written Communication, Quantitative Literacy, American Institutions, Fine Arts, Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences), OR
    • Complete at least six courses or 300 hours of a career and technical education (CTE) program at a Utah technical college, OR
    • Complete a youth apprenticeship.
• Eligible Uses:   
  • Cost of attendance
• Award:       
  • $500
• Award Duration:       
  • One-time award
• Eligible Institutions:      
  • Public, degree-granting institutions:
    • Salt Lake Community College
    • Snow College
    • Southern Utah University
    • University of Utah
    • Utah State University
    • Utah Tech University
    • Utah Valley University 
    • Weber State University
  • Public technical colleges
    • Bridgerland Technical College
    • Davis Technical College
    • Dixie Technical College
    • Mountainland Technical College
    • Ogden-Weber Technical College
    • Southwest Technical College
    • Tooele Technical College
    • Uintah Basin Technical College
  • Private, non-profit Utah institutions:
    • Brigham Young University (Provo campus)
    • Ensign College
    • Western Governors University
    • Westminster University
• Application Period:   
  • Students apply during their senior year of high school.

• 2025 High School Graduate Application Information
  • Part 1 of the application will be available from January 2, 2025 – March 21, 2025.
    • The application link will be available here.
  • All 2025 applicants will receive an application update via email by May 5, 2025. If you do receive that email after May 5, contact the scholarship office immediately.
    • All eligible applicants are required to complete part 2 of the application to accept and remain eligible for the scholarship. The email applicants receive in May will have more details.
  • Part 2 of the application will be available May 15, 2025 – July 1, 2025.
    • The application will be available here.
• Additional Information for the Class of 2025
  • 2025 recipients will receive a one-time award.
  • All eligible applicants must take additional action and submit part 2 of the application (described above) to accept the award and provide Fall 2025 enrollment or deferment plans to the scholarship office by July 1, 2025.
• Previous Recipients (2024 and Prior)
  • Returning from deferment
    • 2023 or 2024 recipients who deferred their award immediately after high school graduation must complete this Enrollment Form after their deferment ends so their funds can be sent to their institution.
• Additional Information: 
  • Contact us at scholarships@ushe.edu
• Resources:
  • Appeal Form
  • Student Information Release Form