Social Justice Scholars Program

The Social Justice Scholars Program Scholarship is provided through the Division of Social Science in the College of Arts & Science. Recipients of the Social Justice Scholars Program Scholarship are awarded for one-year, and the scholarship is a one-time scholarship.

To be considered for this program/scholarship, you must:

• Be a current undergraduate student who will be a sophomore (2nd year) or junior (3rd year) enrolled full time in the upcoming academic year with a declared major in the social science division in the College of Arts & Sciences. All social science majors are eligible: Anthropology; Economics; Ethnic Studies; International Affairs; Linguistics; Sociology; Political Science; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Women and Gender Studies.
• Have a cumulative CU GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Be in residence on the CU Boulder campus for AY 2026-27.

To apply for consideration, you must:
• Complete the CU Boulder General Scholarship Application
• Complete this application by the deadline.

The selection committee will be looking for students who have demonstrated an academic, research, extracurricular, and/or career interest in social justice. Relevant experience includes (but is not limited to) coursework as well as participation in related clubs, programs, and organizations.

This program comes with a one-time $5,000 academic year 2026-27 scholarship if all requirements are met. Scholar recipients will be required to enroll in SSCI 2000: Organizing for Social Change in Fall 2026. Additionally, they will be required to attend a daylong retreat at the beginning of the Fall semester, and to regularly participate in events and seminars throughout the academic year designed to build connections between each other, faculty in the division, and members of the community engaged in related activity.

This program is open to qualified CU Boulder students and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, veteran status, marital status, political affiliation, political philosophy, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in accordance with state, federal, and Regent law.