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Scholarships in Colorado

James M. Hunter Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 2

Applicant must be a graduate in Architecture by September of the year award granted, graduate in Environmental Design with proven intent for formal study in architecture, architect licensed by and residing in Colorado; or a faculty member in the College of Architecture and Planning. Award is for graduate study or travel in the continental U.S.

 

Dean's Scholarship for Undergraduate Business Students

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 2

Applicant must be a resident of Colorado and have a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA.

 

Colorado Scholars

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a resident of Colorado, have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at CU-Denver, with a minimum 3.5 GPA.

 

CU-IN-THE-CITY Incentive Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 2

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident status, be a resident of Colorado, demonstrate academic achievement, financial need and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. Award is based on the number of credit hours taken: $500 per semester for nine or more credit hours; $250 per semester for three to eight credit hours.

 

Global Tiger Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: August 1

Applicant must be a non-resident International undergraduate student, with high GPA and ACT scores, 575 or above for TOEFL score. Selection is based upon leadership potentials, two letters of recommendation from a teacher of school master requested.

 

National Scholars Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be a non-resident or international student with a minimum admissions index score of 129.

 

Blue & Gold Level 2 Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman who is a not a resident of West Virginia.

 

Accounting Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a Colorado high school senior who will major in accounting at a Colorado community college, college, or university with accredited accounting programs and with classes that are transferable to other Colorado institutions. Applicant's high school transcript must reflect a minimum 3.5 GPA. Selection is based primarily upon scholastic achievement.

 

Gordon Scheer Accounting Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be an accounting major attending an accredited Colorado college or university who has completed at least eight semester hours of accounting courses, including one intermediate course. Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Selection is based upon scholastic achievement.

 

Ethnic Diversity Accounting Scholarship (Undergraduate/Graduate)

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be African-American, Asian-American, Native American, or of Hispanic or Pacific Island descent, and must be an accounting major attending an accredited Colorado college or university who has completed at least eight semester hours of accounting courses, including one intermediate course. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon scholastic achievement and financial need.

 

General Accounting Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 30 (fall); November 30 (winter or spring)

Applicant must be an accounting major attending an accredited Colorado college or university who has completed at least eight semester hours of accounting courses, including one intermediate course. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon scholastic achievement and financial need.

 

Honors College National Scholarship

Award: $15,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must have out-of-state residency status and be eligible for admission to the Honors College.

 

Honors College Tuition Grant

Award: -, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must have out-of-state residency status and be a member of the Honors College receiving a Professional Assistantship.

 

Red Cedar Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must have out-of-state residency status and be the dependent or grandchild of an alumni/ae.

 

Merit Recognition Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must have out-of-state residency status who is a National Merit Scholar and has listed Michigan State University as a first choice with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

 

University Scholars Award

Award: $8,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a domestic non-resident student who is not invited to the Honors College. Minimum 3.5 GPA and minimum composite ACT test score of 24 (combined SAT Reasoning score of 1100) required.

 

Chancellor's Merit Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be able to fall into one of these categories: (a) a non-Indiana resident, ranking in the top quarter of their class, with a minimum 1650 composite SAT (composite ACT score of 24 with writing), or or have earned a SAT score of 1800 (27 ACT with writing); (b) a transfer student from another regionally accredited college or university with a minimum of 24 credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.0; (c) a transfer student from another regionally accredited college or university having completed 24 credit hours or more at more than one college with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above at each institution attended. Transfer students with fewer than 24 credits completed will be evaluated on their high school record and test scores. International students who are beginning at the university must have scored a minimum 600 on the TOEFL if the test was paper-based or a minimum of 87 if the TOEFL was Internet-based. International students must ask the Office of International Education to recommend them for scholarship consideration.

 

Opportunity Grant

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a non-Wisconsin resident entering in the fall semester. FAFSA required.

 

Incentive Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student who resides outside of Indiana and have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.

 

Alert Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must write an essay (650-800 words) about a personal encounter they or someone they know has had with drug and/or alcohol abuse, how it was dealt with, and, in their opinion, what was right or wrong about the way the incident or problem was handled. Criteria for the winning essay are the same as an essay written for a high school English class, ie: thought content, thesis statement, supporting argument, grammar, punctuation, etc. There is no deadline, essays must be submitted for consideration before graduation from senior year.

 

Out of State Reduced Tuition Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA or rank in the top fifth of his/her class, and must have a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1100 (composite ACT score of 24). Transfer applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Regional Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a full-time, matriculated freshmen who is a graduate from a high school outside of New York State.

 

Cook Scholarship

Award: $7,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must reside in a state other than New York and must graduate from a private or parochial school. Applicant must have a minimum "85" average and a minimum combined SAT I score of 1000.

 

Western Region Grant

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a resident of Louisiana, Minnesota, or any state west of the Mississippi River.

 

Bounder Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: None

Applicant must llive west of the Mississippi River or in the Deep South.

 

Scholar Recognition Award for Out-of-Sate Students

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Selection is based upon superior academic achievement.

 

President's Out of State Scholar Award

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an incoming non-New York state resident admitted as an undergraduate freshman in Group I or Group II of the SUNY admissions matrix. Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student, maintain residence outside of New York state, and live in a university residence hall. The Director of Admissions will choose the award recipients based on their admissions application, SAT scores, and high school grades.

 

President's International Scholar Award

Award: $3,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student, maintain a residence outside of New York and international student status, maintain normal academic progress, live in a university residence hall, and maintain a 3.0 GPA. The Director of International Education will choose the award recipients based on their admissions application and transcript.

 

Akron Advantage Blue Award

Award: $5,900, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an out-of-state student. Minimum 3.0 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1000 (composite ACT score of 21) required.

 

Akron Advantage Gold Award

Award: $9,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be an out-of-state resident who is a first-time, full-time freshman or transfer student who meets two of the following criteria: minimum 3.5 GPA (3.25 transfer GPA); rank in top 10% of secondary school class; or minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (composite ACT score of 27).