SALT LAKE CITY — As high school students consider their next steps after graduation, funding college is a barrier for some. But the University of Utah is offering a scholarship that could change the game for those students and their families.

“Just gives them a whole new sense of what the future could offer,” said Salt Lake City School District Superintendent Elizabeth Grant.

The new scholarship, called " Utah Promise ," is for first-year students whose family household income and assets are less than $100,000 per year (as defined by FAFSA guidelines ). It is limited to Utah residents, and the applicant must also have an unweighted high school GPA of at least 3.5. The university's announcement said it's "designed to expand access to higher education across the state."

Alisha Dangerf

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