Scholarship Resources
Scholarships are a great avenue to fund your education. Resources are here to guide to in the right direction.
Types of Scholarships
Merit-based: These scholarships are usually based on your GPA, grades, and/or sometimes who you are as a person/personal experience.
Need-based: Scholarships that are usually based on your financial need. Often this is determined with FAFSA completion.
Private: Scholarships offered and funded by private organizations, individuals, or foundations. Generally, the private organization determines recipients, not CU Denver.
Scholarships Continued
- Student Support Database - Scholarship opportunities
- Collegescholarships.org - Scholarship search engine
- Colorado Opportunity Fund - The College Opportunity Fund (COF) is a trust fund created by the Colorado Legislature that provides a tuition stipend to eligible undergraduate students. The stipend pays a portion of your total in-state tuition when you attend a participating college.
- Resources within State of Colorado
Please visit our funding study abroad page!
Found the scholarships you want to apply for? Consider these suggestions to make your application process smooth and successful!
The scholarship you’re interested in requires an essay. No biggie! Follow these handy tips to draft a stellar essay that makes you stand out from the crowd. Remember, CU Denver offers great writing resources on campus that are always here to help!
For more writing help, please visit the Writing Center.
So, you applied and now you have to interview for a scholarship! You got this! Here are some tips to prepare and successfully complete a scholarship interview.
