Most colleges and universities in Utah and Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg offer financial assistance to top students in the Deseret News-KSL 5 Television Sterling Scholar Awards program. Some are offered to winners only, while other institutions may offer scholarships to runners-up. Some financial assistance also is offered to finalists or even nominees in the program. Several are renewable based on the student's grade point average. Therefore, the awards vary. The following are participating educational institutions and their financial assistance for 2009 Sterling Scholars.

Bridgerland Applied Technology College, Logan — Full tuition waiver for enrollment in a full-time preparatory program beginning within one year of high school graduation to all winners. Runners-up will receive half-tuition waivers.

Brigham Young University, Provo — One-year (two-semesters) full LDS tuition scholarships to all winners valued at $4,080 and one-year (two-semesters) half LDS tuition scholarship to all runners-up valued at $2,040, contingent upon admission to BYU by the appropriate deadline and maintaining good academic standing. Should you qualify for an academic scholarship at BYU, you will receive whichever scholarship is of greater value.

Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg — Full-tuition scholarships offered to all winners for one year (two semesters) and half-tuition scholarships for one year (two semesters) to runners-up, contingent upon admission to BYU-Idaho by the appropriate deadline. Winners and runners-up may not receive more than full tuition from BYU-Idaho for any one semester.

College of Eastern Utah, Price — A two-year full-tuition waiver and student fees scholarship to all state and regional winners and runners-up, valued at $4,483. Also, a two-year full-tuition waiver valued at $3,800 to all Sterling Scholars in each category named from their high school. Tuition waivers contingent upon recipients maintaining 15 credit hours per semester and a 3.0 semester GPA.