Zimmer Sports Announcing Scholarship-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 Zimmer Sports Announcing Scholarship recognizes Larry Zimmer, long-time sports radio announcer, Voice of the Buffs, and Colorado Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Larry spent more than four decades in sports broadcasting in Colorado, and after 35 seasons as CU Boulder’s football announcer, was still know as the “Voice of the Buffaloes” when he passed away in 2024. Brigitte lives in Golden, CO. Students in the College of Media, Communication and Information who wish to pursue a career in sports announcing are considered for this award based first on merit and then on financial need.
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.