Van Gerven Merit Scholarship

The Van Gerven Merit Scholarship is provided through the Arts & Sciences Honors Program and the University of Colorado Boulder. Recipients of the Van Gerven Merit Scholarship are awarded for one-year and the scholarship is renewable annually until completion of recipient’s first bachelor’s degree.

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must:

• Be an incoming first-year undergraduate student with a major in the College of Arts & Sciences planning to participate in the A&S Honors Program at CU Boulder.
• A graduate from a Colorado High School.
• Must be a first-generation college student.

How to Apply

To apply for consideration, you must:

• Complete the CU Boulder General Scholarship Application.

Renewal Criteria

To be eligible to renew this scholarship each year, recipients are required to enroll as full-time undergraduate students each fall and spring semester with a major in Arts & Sciences, maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA each academic year, and meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)..

Recipients are also required to participate in the CU Boulder Honors Program by taking an honors course every semester. This scholarship is renewable through completion of a first-time bachelor’s degree.

This scholarship aims to support the lived and individual experiences and achievements of first-generation college students. This scholarship is open to qualified CU Boulder applicants and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, veteran status, marital status, political affiliation, political philosophy, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in accordance with state, federal, and Regent law.