GARMAN JONES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT CMCI

Selection statement of purpose
Scholarships within the college are awarded to provide financial support based on need, academic achievement, and/or other specified criteria as determined by the fund agreement for Donor/Gift Funded scholarships or the awarding department for Institutional/Departmental scholarships.
The donor sets the criteria for recipient selection (i.e., financial need, field of study). Scholarships are awarded for one academic year. Institutional funded scholarship selection criteria will be determined prior to review and selection of applicants and will be documented annually.
The Garman Jones Scholarship was established in 2021 by Clark (Bus’91) and Amy (Comm’92) Jones, whose love story began at CU Boulder when they met in the Golden Buffalo Marching Band; Amy was a feature twirler and Clark a saxophone player. With a heartfelt belief that their successes were deeply rooted in the opportunities they received at CU Boulder, they created endowed scholarships at both the Leeds School of Business and CMCI. Distributions from the Fund will be used to provide undergraduate scholarship awards for junior- or senior year students enrolled in the College of Media, Communication and Information (the “College” or “CMCI”) at the University. Eligible students will be those with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 and who are involved with on-campus or off-campus organizations as a volunteer or employee. Scholarship recipients will be selected in accordance with established procedures for awarding merit-based scholarships. We encourage students to express gratitude, and so thank you letters can be written to Amy and Clark Jones.
Selection Criteria
Applications are reviewed holistically, and selection criteria may include, but is not limited to, academic record, leadership experience, extracurricular involvement, community service, employment, essays, and in some cases, financial need as determined by the FAFSA/CASFA.
Essays: Quality of writing and content are weighed heavily.
Financial Need: The FAFSA and the Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (“CASFA”) are the mechanisms approved for calculating financial need for need-based scholarship awarding.