Jerry and Lorna Gray 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.
The Jerry and Lorna Gray Scholarship will be awarded to students with high academic performance. Preference will be given to students who graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver; however, if there are no applications that meet this requirement, preference will be then given to students who graduated from any high school in the Denver Public School District. Preference will also be given to students who are first generation in their family to attend college. Scholarship recipients will be selected in accordance with established procedures for awarding merit based scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded for one academic year and are renewable based on criteria established by the University.” Letters of appreciation should be written to Mr. Jim Gray.
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.