Scholarships in Colorado

Out of State Access Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student who is not a resident of Florida.

 

Connor Kelly Scholarship Award

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Fort Collins, CO high school who is mentally or physically disabled and will attend an accredited post-secondary institution in Colorado.

 

Jennifer Kelley Realty Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Northern Colorado who has volunteered with children with special needs and will attend an accredited post-secondary institution in Colorado. Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

Bradley D. Gendron Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a high school senior residing in Colorado with Type 1 diabetes who is seeking higher education at an accredited four-year college, university, technical, or trade school.

 

Colorado Ski Authority Annual Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be enrolled in a Colorado university, college, community college or junior college who is in good academic standing. Sponsor is looking for an applicant who exemplifies their spirit, combining creativity, intelligence, drive, and responsibility.

 

Provost Scholarship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: November 15 (Early Action admissions deadline)

Applicant must be an out-of-state resident with a minimum 3.75 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1400 (composite ACT score of 32).

 

Academic Council Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: November 15 (Early Action admissions deadline)

Applicant must be an out-of-state student with a minimum 3.0 GPA and combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (composite ACT score of 27).

 

Academic Achievement Scholarship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: November 15 (Early Action admissions deadline)

Applicant must be an out-of-state resident with a minimum 2.0 GPA and minimum SAT Reasoning score of 1150 (composite ACT score of 25).

 

Daniels Scholarship Program

Award: -, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must be a high school senior graduating from any high school in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming with financial need. Minimum composite ACT score of 17 (combined SAT Reasoning score of 830 with math score no lower than 400 in critical reading and 440 in math).

 

Squint and Juanita Moore Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a student from Montrose County, CO who has an interest in pursuing a career in archaeology and/or anthropology. Financial need is required.

 

Trumbo Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior of Montrose or Olathe High Schools who has been accepted to a four-year Colorado college or university. Applicant must be declaring a major in math, science, business, or engineering. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Ken Gale Chamber Scholarship

Award: $1,350, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior at Montrose County School, or a Montrose County School graduate attending Mesa State College, Montrose Campus. Applicant must be planning to attend a post-secondary institution in the fall of the year the scholarship is awarded. Community service and athletic involvement are required.

 

San Juan Coloradans for Nebraska Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior from Montrose County who plans to pursue a college or university education. Community service, good citizenship, and essay req required.

 

Ada White Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a graduate of Montrose High School who has been accepted at an accredited four-year college or university in the state of Colorado and plans to pursue a four-year degree. Financial need, academic ability, and involvement in activities and/or athletics must be demonstrated.

 

MillerCoors Colorado Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen of hispanic descent who is a junior or senior college student at a Colorado partnering university (list of partnering universities on sponsor's website). Minimum 3.0 GPA, full-time enrollment status, and two letters of recommendation required. Preference given to business, computer science, biochemistry, and engineering majors.

 

Brad's Deals Scholarship Competition

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and high school senior or undergraduate student who is 18 years of age or older. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay required. Not open to residents of Rhode Island or Tennessee.

 

CESDA Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 7

Applicant must be a Colorado resident who is a first generation student or member of an underrepresented ethnic or racial minority with financial need. Must be enrolled in a two or four year Colorado college with a minimum 2.8 GPA. Essay under 1,000 words required.

 

President's Non-Resident Scholarship

Award: $17,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who is not a resident of Utah. Applicant is automatically considered with application for admission.

 

Deans' Non-Resident Scholarship

Award: $9,500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who is not a resident of Utah. Applicant is automatically considered with application for admission.

 

Centurium Non-Resident Scholarship

Award: $5,500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who is not a resident of Utah. Applicant is automatically considered with application for admission.

 

Kit Faragher Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: May 16

Applicant must be a Colorado high school student who demonstrates a positive attitude and a drive towards accomplishment. Minimum 2.5 GPA, transcript, and essay required. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Bob Caviness Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 29

Applicant must be a graduating senior from an Aurora Public Schools' High School who participated in Robert F. Caviness Invitational for track. Must be U.S. citizen who is accepted into an accredited college, university, community college, or technical school. Minimum 2.5 GPA, copy of high school transcripts, two letters of recommendation, essay, and future resume required.

 

BLET Auxiliary Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicants must be the children of both a BLET Auxiliary and BLET member (living or deceased) and enrolled or accepted by an accredited university, college or institute of higher learning. If the applicant is a graduate student or returning to school as a sophomore, junior or senior, he or she must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based on academic record, leadership, character and personal achievement.

 

Colorado Student Grant

Award: -, Deadline: Open

Applicants must be Colorado residents who plan to enroll or are enrolled in eligible programs at eligible Colorado postsecondary institutions. Applicants must make satisfactory academic progress and have not defaulted in educational loans or grants. Awards are need-based and merit-based and are made by institutions to students.

 

Colorado Oratorical Contest

Award: $18,000, Deadline: January 29

Applicants must be high school students under the age of 20 who are U.S. citizens or legal residents and residents of the state. Students first give an oration within their state and winners compete at the national level. The oration must be related to the Constitution of the United States focusing on the duties and obligations citizens have to the government. It must be in English and be between eight and ten minutes. There is also an assigned topic which is posted on the website, and it should be between three and five minutes.

 

Colorado Masons Benevolent Fund Scholarships

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicants must be graduating seniors from a Colorado public high school planning to attend a Colorado postsecondary institution. Selection is based on leadership, maturity, need and scholastic ability without reference to race, creed, color, sex or Masonic relationship.

 

Colorado Women's Education Foundation

Award: -, Deadline: May 31

Applicants must be women who are 25 years of age or older, United States citizens and Colorado residents for at least 12 months prior to the application deadline. They must be enrolled in or attending an accredited Colorado college, university or vocational training institution.

 

Colorado State Thespians Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 10

Applicants must be high school seniors, have a minimum 2.75 GPA, plan to attend one of 30 participating universities, colleges or conservatories from across the nation and major in theatre. Students must perform an audition in acting, musical theatre or dance or prepare a portfolio of their expertise in technical theatre to present on the designated audition day in Denver, Colorado. Admission and additional scholarships may be offered by the colleges based on the audition.

 

Colorado Nurses Association Nightingale Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: October 31

Students must be Colorado residents who are Colorado Nurses Association or Colorado Student Nurses Association members. They must be second-year ASN students; third- or fourth-year BSN students; RNs enrolled at a school of nursing at any postsecondary level; currently practicing RNs enrolled in a doctoral nursing program or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students. Undergraduates must have a GPA of 3.25 or above, and graduate students must have a GPA of 3.5 or above. Applicants must have plans to practice nursing in the state of Colorado after graduation. Selection is based on stated career goals, GPA, financial need, participation in community and professional organizations and commitment to practicing nursing in Colorado.

 

CSCA Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: October 5; October 29

Applicants must apply to and audition for the CSCA All Colorado Spirit Team. One spirit leader will be selected as a scholarship recipient based on community involvement, number of years in a spirit program, academic achievement and letters of recommendation. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.