John Leach Endowed Scholarship-CMDI

Scholarships within the college are awarded to provide financial support based on need, academic achievement, or other specific scholarship criteria as outlined below.
The John Leach Endowed Scholarship was established by John F. Leach, a distinguished alumnus of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at CU Boulder. Students in the College of Communicaiton, Media, Design, and Information (CMDI) who are Colorado residents and interested in online or print journalism are eligible to apply. Preference is given to students from the Western Slope of Colorado. Financial need is a consideration.
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.