Our Opportunities

To view opportunities available through the CU Boulder Scholarship Application click on “Opportunities” and then select “Ours.” Most scholarships have a deadline between February 15 – March 6.

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If you have any questions about the scholarship application process, please email scholarships@colorado.edu.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$1,500.00	Gary G. Landin Scholarship, Colorado AIA, Enviromental Design The Gary G. Landin Scholarship is awarded to an ENVD student demonstrating exemplary academic merit. Students with financial need may also be... The Gary G. Landin Scholarship is awarded to an ENVD student... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,500.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000	Gentian Ascension Scholarship The Gentian Ascension Scholarship provides scholarship support to undergraduate juniors or seniors in the Department of English at the University... The Gentian Ascension Scholarship provides scholarship support to... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000	Deadline02/15/2019
$4,500.00	Gerald C. Bean Memorial Scholarship--CMCI The Gerald C. Bean Scholarship was created by Katherin Bean Howell to honor her father, Gerald Bean, a comptroller and treasurer for Speidel... The Gerald C. Bean Scholarship was created by Katherin Bean Howell to... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $4,500.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$4,900.00	Gladys Van Vranken Parce-CMCI The Gladys Van Vranken Parce Scholarship was created by family and friends of Gladys Van Vranken Parce, who was an active member of the Denver... The Gladys Van Vranken Parce Scholarship was created by family and... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $4,900.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	Grieder Scholarship The Grieder Scholarship in Education was established in 1993 by Calvin (Cal) and Florence (Flo) Grieder. Calvin was a professor of education at CU... The Grieder Scholarship in Education was established in 1993 by Calvin... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$500	Harold D. Kelling Undergraduate Essay Prize The Harold D. Kelling Undergraduate Essay Prize provides an annual award, in memory of Harold D. Kelling, for the best essay written for an English... The Harold D. Kelling Undergraduate Essay Prize provides an annual... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $500	Deadline02/15/2019
$6,200.00	Heidi L. Wagner Endowed Scholarship--CMCI The Heidi L Wagner Endowed Scholarship Fund was created by Heidi L. Wagner (_86) Vice President of Global Government Affairs for Alexion... The Heidi L Wagner Endowed Scholarship Fund was created by Heidi L.... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $6,200.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	Hideo Sasaki Scholarship in Interdisciplinary Design The Hideo Sasaki Scholarship in Interdisciplinary Design benefits an outstanding undergraduate student demonstrating financial need and academic... The Hideo Sasaki Scholarship in Interdisciplinary Design benefits an... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	Hubert L. "Hooks" Jones Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Endowed Scholarship This fund was established to honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American men who served our country with distinction... This fund was established to honor the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, a... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,500.00	J. Ember and Agnes P. Sterling Memorial Scholarship--CMCI The J. Ember and Agnes P. Sterling Memorial Scholarship is funded by Ruth Sterling Schmitt and Darwin Schmitt. J. Ember Sterling was editor and... The J. Ember and Agnes P. Sterling Memorial Scholarship is funded by... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,500.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	J. Winton Lemen Memorial Scholarship--CMCI The J. Winton Lemen Memorial Scholarship was founded by friends and family of J. Winton Lemen. J. Winton Lemen had a passion for photography. ... The J. Winton Lemen Memorial Scholarship was founded by friends and... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000.00	Jacqueline Frischknecht Endowed Scholarship CU Boulder alumna Jacqueline Frischknecht committed over 30 years of her life to education, from serving as a first-grade school librarian, a... CU Boulder alumna Jacqueline Frischknecht committed over 30 years of her... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000	James K. Folsom Scholarship in English This award provides support to English PhD students in their doctoral studies. The award is offered in memory of Professior James K. Folsom. One... This award provides support to English PhD students in their doctoral... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,200.00	John Leach Endowed Scholarship-CMCI The John Leach Endowed Scholarship was established by John F. Leach, a distinguished alumnus of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at... The John Leach Endowed Scholarship was established by John F. Leach, a... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,200.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$500	Jovanovich Imaginative Writing Competition The Jovanovich Imaginative Writing Competition provides an annual award for excellence in poetry, fiction, playwriting, or nonfiction prose to... The Jovanovich Imaginative Writing Competition provides an annual award... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $500	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000	Jovanovich Imaginative Writing Graduate Award The Creative Writing Program Announces the Jovanovich Imaginative Writing Awards Competition. The Jovanovich prize is an annual award for... The Creative Writing Program Announces the Jovanovich Imaginative... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,500.00	Judy Carol Crites Herron Scholarship David ‘Lee’ Herron, a distinguished education alumnus, created the Judy Carol Crites Herron Scholarship in 1989 in loving memory of his late wife,... David ‘Lee’ Herron, a distinguished education alumnus, created the Judy... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,500.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$6,150.00	Karsh and Hagan Advertising Scholarship--CMCI The Karsh and Hagan Advertising Scholarship was created by Phil Karsh and Tom Hagan with the intent of encouraging diversity among advertising... The Karsh and Hagan Advertising Scholarship was created by Phil Karsh... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $6,150.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$4,000.00	Katinka Ponce Clough Elementary Spanish Teaching Scholarship This scholarship, created in 2015, is named in honor of Silvia Katinka Ponce Gallegos de Clough, who had a passion for both Spanish language and... This scholarship, created in 2015, is named in honor of Silvia Katinka... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $4,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	Kenneth R Fuller Scholarship, AIA Colorado, Environmental Design The Kenneth R. Fuller Scholarship offered by the Architectural Education Foundation, AIA Colorado is available to a student graduating in the... The Kenneth R. Fuller Scholarship offered by the Architectural Education... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000.00	Knox Fowler Scholarship Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$7,000.00	Lehman Communications Corporation Scholarship--CMCI The Lehman Communications Corporation scholarship is made possible through the generosity of the Lehman Communications Corporation, former... The Lehman Communications Corporation scholarship is made possible... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $7,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$3,000.00	Lester C. Thomas Schlp-CMCI The Lester C. Thomas Scholarship was created with a bequest from the Diane H. Lester estate to recognize Lester C. Thomas. Students in the College... The Lester C. Thomas Scholarship was created with a bequest from the... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $3,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000.00	Lillian Gutierrez Scholarship In 1987, then-Congressman David Skaggs created an endowment in honor of Lillian Gutierrez with the purpose of supporting students in the teacher... In 1987, then-Congressman David Skaggs created an endowment in honor of... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	Lorrie Shepard Scholarship This scholarship was established by the CU Boulder community to honor Distinguished Professor and Dean Emerita Lorrie Shepard. In her 40+ years on... This scholarship was established by the CU Boulder community to honor... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000.00	Luke Dunivant Scholarship The Luke Dunivant Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2012 in loving memory of Luke Dunivant with the purpose of assisting graduate... The Luke Dunivant Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2012 in... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$7,750.00	Mabee Memorial Scholarship--CMCI The Mabee Memorial Scholarship was founded by family and friends of the late Zel Mabee. Mabee was a longtime professor in the Journalism & Mass... The Mabee Memorial Scholarship was founded by family and friends of the... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $7,750.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$0.00	Make a Teacher a Leader Scholarship This scholarship was established by Robert and Karen Herz in 2014 to support current teachers who are pursuing a Master’s degree at the School of... This scholarship was established by Robert and Karen Herz in 2014 to... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $0.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$3,000.00	Marcella G. Hertzog Scholarship--CMCI The Marcella G. Hertzog Memorial Scholarship is made possible through a bequest of Georgene Carlson, longtime secretary at Journalism & Mass... The Marcella G. Hertzog Memorial Scholarship is made possible through a... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $3,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$500.00	Marcia Miller Memorial Scholarship--Environmental Design The Marcia Miller Memorial Scholarship was created to provide assistance to a married ENVD student with demonstrated financial need in her or his... The Marcia Miller Memorial Scholarship was created to provide assistance... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $500.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000.00	Martha Reilly Smith Education Scholarship This scholarship was established by alumna Martha Reilly Smith and her husband Scott Smith in 2003 to provide support for Master’s students in the... This scholarship was established by alumna Martha Reilly Smith and her... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$5,000.00	Mary Kay Brown Scholarship This scholarship was established in 2008 by Mary Kay (Benyon) Brown, a Denver Public Schools music teacher for over 30 years. She created this... This scholarship was established in 2008 by Mary Kay (Benyon) Brown, a... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $5,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	Nate Duran Memorial Scholarship Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	New Teacher Scholarship This scholarship was established by Beth Anderson and Kevin Smith to provide scholarships to teacher education candidates in the School of... This scholarship was established by Beth Anderson and Kevin Smith to... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$9,000.00	Nonie Lann Scholarship--CMCI The Nonie Lann Scholarship is made possible by alumna Nonie Lann who lives in California. This scholarship is open to juniors enrolled in the... The Nonie Lann Scholarship is made possible by alumna Nonie Lann who... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $9,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$6,000	Norlin Rising Junior Scholars (for second-year college students) The Norlin Rising Junior Two Year Scholars Program is for students who show strong academic commitment, exceptional creativity, intellectual... The Norlin Rising Junior Two Year Scholars Program is for students who... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $6,000	Deadline02/15/2019
$6,000	Norlin Scholars (for high school seniors) The Norlin Scholars Program is for students who show strong academic commitment, exceptional creativity, intellectual curiosity and a desire to... The Norlin Scholars Program is for students who show strong academic... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $6,000	Deadline02/15/2019
$400.00	North American Journalist Scholarship--CMCI The North American Journalism Scholarship was founded by the North American Snowsport Journalists Association. This scholarship is designed to... The North American Journalism Scholarship was founded by the North... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $400.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000.00	Paul Voakes Endowed Scholarship Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000.00	Peaks Strategies Communications Scholarship Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000.00	Pearl McPherson Spencer Scholarship The Pearl McPherson Spencer Scholarship was established in 2003 by her daughter, Thelma Spencer, in honor of her mother’s love of education. Pearl... The Pearl McPherson Spencer Scholarship was established in 2003 by her... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,500	PhD & MA Dissertation Underutilized Monetary Benefit (DUMB) Grant The DUMB Grant provides funds to PhD and MA program students to enable them to continue researching and writing their dissertation or thesis. The... The DUMB Grant provides funds to PhD and MA program students to enable... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,500	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,000	PhD & MA Windfall Archival Research (WAR) Grant The WAR Grant provides funds to PhD and MA program students to conduct research for their dissertation or thesis. The grant can be used for things... The WAR Grant provides funds to PhD and MA program students to conduct... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,000	Deadline02/15/2019
$6,000	PhD and MFA Summer University Recognition Fellowship (SURF) Grant PhD and MFA Summer University Recognition Fellowship (SURF) Grant The SURF Grant provides funds to PhD and MFA program students over the summer to... PhD and MFA Summer University Recognition Fellowship (SURF) Grant The... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $6,000	Deadline02/15/2019
$3,600.00	Philip John Coffey Scholarship--CMCI The Philip John Coffey Scholarship is made possible through the Philip John Coffey estate. The scholarship is awared to provide financial aid to... The Philip John Coffey Scholarship is made possible through the Philip... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $3,600.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$2,200.00	Pierce Endowed Scholarship-CMCI The Miller Dandridge Pierce Scholarship was established in recognition of Miller Pierce, a graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass... The Miller Dandridge Pierce Scholarship was established in recognition... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $2,200.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,000.00	Presidents Leadership Class (PLC) Scholarship The Presidents Leadership Class (PLC) program and scholarship is for entering freshmen with a strong academic record, leadership initiative, depth... The Presidents Leadership Class (PLC) program and scholarship is for... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,000.00	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,500.00	Professor Janette Kettmann Klingner Doctoral Fellowship This fellowship honors Janette Kettmann Klingner, a beloved longtime Professor of Bilingual/Special Education. Klingner devoted her distinguished... This fellowship honors Janette Kettmann Klingner, a beloved longtime... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,500.00	Deadline02/15/2019
Varies (covers study abroad fees in excess of regular tuition and fees)	Program for Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) Writing Abroad Scholarship in the College of Arts and Sciences The Program for Writing and Rhetoric with support from the Calderwood Foundation is proud to offer financial assistance to students traveling for... The Program for Writing and Rhetoric with support from the Calderwood... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: Varies (covers study abroad fees in excess of regular tuition and fees)	Deadline02/15/2019
$1,100.00	Ralph Allen Memorial Scholarship--CMCI The Ralph Allen Memorial Scholarship is funded by family and friends at CBS4. Ralph Allen was a political reporter. Students interested in... The Ralph Allen Memorial Scholarship is funded by family and friends at... Deadline: 02/15/2019 Award: $1,100.00	Deadline02/15/2019

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