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) or career and technical education (CTE) coursework in high school.

• 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 at an eligible institution full-time beginning the fall semester after high school graduation OR provide documentation that a deferral has been granted from the institution
• TRANSFORM Certificate Information
  • Students must:
    • 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)
    • Complete at least 6 courses or 300 hours of a career and technical education (CTE) program at a Utah technical college TRANSFORM certificate requirements are determined by USBE and awarded through USBE and individual high schools. Please reach out to your high school counselor for more information about earning this certificate while in high school.
• Eligible Uses:   
  • Cost of attendance
• Award:       
  • $500, subject to available funding
• 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. The class of 2024 will have a two-part application process.
• 2024 high school graduate application information
  • Part 1 of the application opens – January 2, 2024
    • Priority deadline – January 19, 2024
    • Final deadline – March 20, 2024
  • Part 2 of the application will be available May 15, 2024 – June 15, 2024.
    • Students will receive an email no later than May 1, 2024 that will include more details.
    • If you do not have an email by May 1, reach out the scholarship office immediately.
• Additional Information: 
  • Contact us at scholarships@ushe.edu
• Resources:
  • Appeal Form
  • Student Information Release Form