Ryan Family Endowed Scholarship

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.
Distributions from the Fund will be used to provide undergraduate scholarship awards for students enrolled in the College of Media, Communication and Information (the “College” or “CMCI”) at CU Boulder. It is the Donors’ intent that scholarships are awarded to students with the greatest financial need. Scholarship recipients will be selected in accordance with established procedures for awarding need-based scholarships.
Scholarships will be awarded for one academic year and are renewable based on criteria established by the University.
Patrick Ryan received a degree in communication from the University of Colorado Boulder, (“CU Boulder”) where he played football for the Colorado Buffalos. In 1997, he received a master’s degree in sports studies from Miami University. Alyson Ryan received a degree in political science and government from the University of Michigan and a master’s in education from Indiana University Bloomington. Getting a college education was very important to both Patrick and Alyson; they decided to establish this scholarship because they wanted to help others in achieving the same goal. Thank you letters should be addressed to Patrick and Alyson Ryan.
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.