Other Scholarship Resources
AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship
Contact: AICPA
website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Available to AICPA members who are full-time undergraduate or graduate
students.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Must have completed at least 30 credit hours, including 6 hours in accounting.
American Association of University Women (AAUW Education Foundation)
Contact: AAUW Education Foundation website. for information and application.
- Fellowships, grants and awards with fall application deadlines are
available for women scholars.
American Chemical Society Scholars Program
Contact: American Chemical
Society website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Applicant must be African American, American Indian, or Hispanic/Latino.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent U.S. resident.
- Must attend full-time (at least 12 credits per semester).
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 in Chemistry or Science.
- Class rank of Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior.
- Must also be majoring in chemistry,
biochemistry, chemical engineering or a chemically-related science
and planning a career in the chemical sciences or chemical technology.
American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) Scholarship
Contact: American Society of Women Accountants website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Must be an outstanding female accounting student.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 (excluding remedial classes).
- Must have successfully completed Intermediate Accounting I.
- Must have completed
60 semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) with a declared major in Accounting.
- Must demonstrate
financial need, provide 3 Letters of Recommendation, and transcripts.
Army Nurse Corps Association Scholarship
Contact: Army Nurse Corps Association website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Available to one of the following:
- A nursing student who has an
immediate family member who is serving or has served in the Active
Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
- A nursing student who
plans to enter the Active Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
- A nursing student who has previously served in the Active Army,
Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
- An Army Nurse Corps officer
enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate nursing program who is
not funded by the Active Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
- An Army enlisted soldier in the Active Army, Army National Guard
or Army Reserve, who is working toward a baccalaureate degree in
nursing and is not funded by the Active Army, Army National Guard
or Army Reserve.
Deadline: March 31
Army Emergency Relief Scholarship
Contact: Army Emergency Relief website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Scholarship opportunities for the spouse and dependent children
of Soldiers.
ASCO Numatics Scholarship
Contact: ASCO Numatics website for information and application.
Value: $5000
Criteria:
- Class rank of Junior, Senior, Graduate student.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or a legal U.S. resident.
- Must be pursuing a career in manufacturing, processing or other industrial automation related disciplines, particularly in fluid control and fluid power technologies.
- Must attend full-time (at least 12 credits per semester).
Aspinall Scholarship
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Value: Varies from $1,000 to $3,000
Criteria:
- Must attend Colorado Mesa University full-time (at least 12 credits per semester).
- Class rank of Junior or Senior.
- Must be majoring in one of the Social & Behavioral Sciences programs.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0.
Aspinall-Paraho Scholarship
Print Application
Value: Varies from $1000 to $3000
Criteria:
- Must attend CMU full-time (at least 12 credit hours per semester)
- Class ranking of sophomore or above
- Must be majoring in any area of Biological Sciences, Physical and Environmental Sciences, or Computer Science, Mathematics & Statistics.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
CFMA Tim Smith Memorial Scholarship
Contact: Colorado Fiscal Managers Association website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Must be a legal resident of the State of Colorado.
- Class rank of Sophomore, Junior, or Senior at a state supported higher education institution in Colorado.
- Must be enrolled in a degree program with a declared major in the area of accounting, finance, or other financial management study.
- Must intend to pursue a career with the State of Colorado.
CollegeinColorado.org Scholarships
Click here for info and application
Colorado Authors' League Scholarship
Contact: Colorado Authors' League website for more information and application.
Criteria:
- Must attend full-time (at least 12 credits per semester) in
an accredited public or private Colorado institution of higher education.
- Must be a legal Colorado resident.
- Minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Must have completed at least
12 semester hours of undergraduate study.
- Must demonstrate financial need.
Deadline: April 1
Colorado Hospitality Scholarship Programs
Application and Information
Criteria:
- Undergraduate students pursuing degrees in hospitality and tourism attending an accredited, four-year university or college.
Deadline: April 12 for CHLA members only
Colorado Women's Education Foundation Scholarship
Contact: Colorado Women's Education Foundation website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Available to non-traditional female students (25 years or older).
- Must be a legal U.S. citizen and have resided in Colorado for 12 consecutive
months immediately preceding application.
- Must attend an educational institution of higher learning or vocational
training located and accredited in Colorado.
- Must demonstrate
financial need, scholastic ability, leadership skills, and career
goals.
Application deadlines: May 31 and Oct 31
County Sheriffs of Colorado Scholarship
Contact: County Sheriffs of Colorado website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Available to any permanent resident of a Colorado county participating
in the Honorary Membership Program of County Sheriffs of Colorado
(this excludes residents from Pitkin county).
- Must be enrolled in, or
applying to , a vocational training program or institution of higher
learning in the state of Colorado.
- Available to part-time (at least 6 semester credits) or full-time (at least 12 semester credits) students.
- Minimum GPA of 2.0.
Deadline: February 26
Denver Delta Kappa Gamma Society Scholarship
Applications available in the CMU Financial Aid Office.
Value: $1,500
Criteria:
- Available to a female student majoring in Education and aspiring to be a teacher.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Selection will also be based upon creative potentiality, strength of character, evidence of leadership, emotional maturity and stability.
Denver Mortar Board Scholarship
Application
Value: $2,000 merit-based fellowship for graduate study
Criteria:
- An undergraduate or graduate student attending an accredited college or university in Colorado
- A member of Mortar Board
Deadline: March 30
Delta Kappa Gamma - Alpha Mu Chapter Scholarship
Print Application
Criteria:
- Available to female students working toward teacher licensure and planning to follow teaching career.
- Class rank of Junior or higher.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Denver Alumnae Chapter) Scholarship
Print Application
Applicants must:
- Must be an African-American female student.
- Must have been accepted or currently enrolled in a graduate (MA-PhD) program at a college or university.
- Minimum undergraduate/graduate GPA of 3.0.
- Must be a legal resident of the State of Colorado.
- Qualified applicants must be able to attend an interview in Denver, CO.
Denver Well Logging Society (DWLS) Scholarships & Grants
Contact: Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Must attend a recognized institution full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours per semester).
- Must be majoring in a course of study directly related to or bearing a reasonable relationship to the science of oil, gas, or other mineral formation evaluation.
- Must provide two Letters of Recommendation.
Deadline: April 1
DFW International Community Alliance
Contact: DFW International Community Alliance website for information and application.
Information:
- Scholarship opportunities for new Americans and Minorities.
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Scholarship
Contact: DAR National Society website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Must be a legal U.S. citizen.
- Must attending
an accredited college or university in the United States.
Edith Kennedy Wilson Scholarship
Application
Criteria:
- Must be a Junior or Senior at a 4-year Colorado university.
- Must be majoring in Business or a Business related field.
Education-Portal Scholarships
Contact: Education-Portal website for information and application.
Information:
- Several scholarship available for undergraduate and graduate students.
The Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association
Contact: National Student Nurses' Association website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or Alien with U.S. Permanent Resident Status/
Alien Registration Number.
- Must be currently enrolled in state-approved schools of nursing or pre-nursing in associate degree, baccalaureate, diploma, generic doctorate, and generic master's programs.
- Not available for graduate study unless it is for a first degree in nursing.
Friends of Hubbell Trading Post
Contact: For information and application
Criteria:
- Member of Navajo or Hopi nation
- Currently attending a four-year college or university in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico or Utah
- Entering your junior or senior year in fall semester 2013, or winter semester 2014
- A declared major field of study or enrollment in special degree program
- Current cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
Deadline: July 1
Friends of Nursing
Contact: Friends of Nursing website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Must be enrolled in a baccalaureate or higher degree program at participating Colorado Schools of Nursing:
- Adams State College - Alamosa
- Colorado State University - Pueblo
- Colorado Mesa University - Grand Junction
- Metropolitan State College - Denver
- Regis University/Loretto Heights School of Nursing - Denver
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs - Beth-El College of Nursing
- University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing
- University of Northern Colorado, School of Nursing - Greeley
- Class rank of Junior or higher, or at the graduate level.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0.
Deadline: October 30
Friends of Ridgway State Park
Click here for application
Value: Two $1000 or one $2000
Criteria:
- Graduates from High School in Mesa, Delta, Montrose or Ouray Counties
- Currently enrolled in a four year college or higher
- Passed at least one semester of post-secondary education
- Enrolled in a major in environmental studies or equivalent
Deadline: April 30
Grand Valley Power Mechanical Engineering Scholarship
Contact: Grand Valley Power website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Must reside in a home served by Grand Valley Power.
- Must be enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering Program or have a letter of acceptance from Colorado Mesa University in the Mechanical Engineering Program.
- Must provide two Letters of Recommendation from non-relatives.
- Must provide a 500-word essay describing the career path chosen and why.
Deadline: March 15
Grand Valley Power Lineman Scholarship
Print Application
Value: $2000
Criteria:
- Must reside in a home served by Grand Valley Power.
- Must be enrolled in the Electric Lineworker program or have al letter of acceptance from Colorado Mesa University in the Electric Lineworker program.
- Must provide two Letters of Recommendation from non-relatives.
- Must provide a 500-word essay describing the career path chosen and why.
Deadline: March 15
John Gyles Education Awards
Information:
- Available to students in both Canada and the United States.
- Awards
are available to both male and female students for all areas of
post secondary study.
- Minimum GPA of 2.7 is required.
- Academic ability and financial need are considered
in the selection process.
Application:
- Students can receive an application by sending only a stamped,
self-addressed, standard letter size (No. 10) envelope to the following
address:
John Gyles Education Awards
Attn: The Secretary
PO Box
4808
712 Riverside Drive
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada E3B
5G4.
Deadlines: April 1, June 1, and November 15
Gates Family Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
Contact: Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society website for information and application
Criteria:
- Must have immigrated to the US with HIAS assistance.
- Must currently be enrolled in a U.S. college, university, or technical school; show evidence of being enrolled in school for at least one year (two semesters) prior to applying for a HIAS scholarship .
- Must be enrolled in in program ending with an associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree; or technical degrees and certificates.
Hispanic College Fund
Contact: Hispanic College Fund website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Available to Hispanic college students.
The Home Depot Trade Scholarship
Contact: The Home Depot Trade Scholarship for information and application.
Criteria:
- This scholarship is open to students nationwide who are currently enrolled or accepted in a professional building or construction trade program.
ICRI Rocky Mountain Chapter
Application
Criteria:
- The applicant is currently, or will be, residing within the boundaries of the ICRI Rocky
Mountain Chapter as further outlined in the Eligibility section.
- The applicant is accepted or currently enrolled for study at an accredited college,
university or vocational school which has an associate or bachelor degree program
related to concrete design, materials, construction, or any combination of these
areas.
- The applicant must be a United States citizen and capable in the English language.
Lew Goodhart Memorial Scholarship
View Application
Value: Two $1000 non-renewable scholarships will be awarded each year, or as determined by funds available
Criteria:
- Must be a legal resident of the State of Colorado. Preference given to residents of Western Colorado.
- Must have completed at least 15 college credit hours at an institute or higher education.
- Must have a GPA between 2.0 and 3.5
- Priority given to students with financial need.
Deadline: June 1
If you have any questions regarding this scholarship, contact:
Cindy Rhodes
Western Colorado Community Foundation
PO Box 4334
Grand Junction, CO 81502
225 North 5th, Suite 505
Grand Junction, CO 81501
970-243-3767
Fax: 970-243-9767
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Scholarships are available to children of a Marine on
active duty; or in the Reserve or of a former Marine or Marine Reservist
who has received an Honorable Discharge, Medical Discharge, or who
was killed while in the service of our country; or of an active
duty, reserve, or former U.S. Navy Corpsman who is serving or has
served, with the U.S. Marine Corps.
National Federation for the Blind Scholarship
Contact: National Federation for the Blind website for information and application
Criteria:
- Available to high-achieving, legally blind students.
Deadline: March 30
National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation
Contact: National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation for information and application
Criteria:
- Scholarship opportunities for students
in food service related programs.
NEWH Chapter Scholarships
Information and Application
Criteria:
- Must have completed half the requirements for a degree or certification program in which enrolled
- Must have real financial need
- Must have at least 3.0 GPA
- Must have a career objective in the Hospitality Industry (i.e., Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary, Food Service, Architecture, Design, etc.)
Mensa Education & Research Foundation Scholarship Essay
Contest
Contact: Mensa Education & Research Foundation website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Must currently be a resident of a participating American Mensa Local Group's area.
- Must be enrolled in a degree program in an accredited U.S. institution of higher learning.
- Must submit an application and essay explaining his or her career, academic and/or vocational goals.
Deadline: Opens on September 15th, closes on January 15th.
Pinnacol Foundation Scholarships
Contact: Pinnacol Foundation website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Be the natural, adopted, step-child or full dependent of a worker killed or seriously injured in a compensable work-related accident during the course and scope of employment with a Colorado-based employer and entitled to receive benefits under the Colorado Workers’ Compensation Act.
- Must be between the ages of 16 and 25 at the time of application.
- Must have a high school diploma, GED or be a high school senior if applying for undergraduate or vocational training.
- Must have a college degree or be a college senior if applying for graduate school.
- Submit at least one letter of recommendation, a personal essay and their most current transcripts.
- Submit documentation of their parents’ accident.
Deadline: March 31
Pueblo Hispanic Education Foundation
Contact: Pueblo Hispanic Education Foundation website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Available to low to moderate income
students, Hispanics and other minorities.
Application Deadline: March 28
Rocky Mountain Orthopaedic Associates Collegiate Cycling Scholarship
Application is available from the Colorado Mesa University cycling team coach.
Criteria:
- Must attend Colorado Mesa University or Western Colorado Community College full-time (at least 12 credits per semester).
- Must be a member of the Colorado Mesa University Cycling Team and holds a current USA
Cycling racing license.
- Preference given to students maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better.
Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships
Contact: Sallie Mae Fund website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Scholarships are available for minority and low-income students
Saccomanno Higher Education Foundation Scholarship
Print Application
Value: Determined by the Saccomanno Higher Education Foundation
Criteria:
- Available to students who are residents of Mesa County, Colorado, or Carbon County, Utah.
- Must demonstrate financial need.
- Strength of sincerity in pursuing higher education to improve their lives and those of others must be evident.
San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. Electric Lineman Scholarship
Print Application
Value: $4000
Criteria:
- Must attend Western Colorado Community College full-time (at least 12 credits per semester).
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Applicant or applicants parent(s) (or legal guardian(s)) must live within the San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative service area.
- Must have and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Deadline: February (first Thursday in February annually)
Scholarships for ALL Students regardless of Immigration Status
(Click here
for scholarship listings and details)
Society of Petroleum Engineers Scholarship
Application
Criteria:
- Must be a student enrolled, or soon to be enrolled, in curriculum related to the petroleum industry.
- Must be an SPE member, if eligible
- Must not graduate before December 31 of the application year.
Deadline: March 15
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Contact: Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Scholarships available to undergraduate full or part-time women.
- Must have earned their high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago,
and who are now seeking a college degree and have at least two semesters
left to complete their degree.
USA Funds Scholarships
Contact: USA Funds website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Available to qualified full-time and
half-time undergraduate and full-time graduate and professional
students.
- Must be enrolled or plan
to enroll in coursework at an accredited two- or four-year college,
university or vocational/technical school.
Deadline: February 15
James B. Warner Scholarship
Contact: Rocky Mountain Section of American Water Works Association website for information and application.
Criteria:
- The applicant must be a member (at least a student member) of AWWA. (Available at www.awwa.org).
- Must be a student who will be at least a junior in the next fall term, pursuing a degree at an accredited college or university.
- Fields of study applicable for the scholarship include, but are not limited to: water, water utility management, and water resources.
- Funds may be used for tuition, books, or fees.
Deadline: June 15
Western Colorado Land Surveyors Scholarship
Print Application
Criteria:
- Available to full time students entering or currently enrolled in a degree program in: Surveying, Remote Sensing, Geomatics, Cartography, Photogrammetry, Geodesy, or GIS.
Deadline: June 1 (for Fall semester) and December 1 (for Spring semester)
Western Rockies Federal Credit Union
Application:
- Applications are available here, or may be picked up at:
- Western Rockies Federal
Credit Union
- 2302 North Ave
- Grand Junction, CO 81501
Criteria:
- Must be a member of Western Rockies Federal Credit Union.
- Minimum GPA of 2.0.
- Must be accepted to and enrolled in a degree granting program of higher
education located in Mesa, Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin Counties.
Deadline: May 1
Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest
Contact: Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity website for information and application.
Criteria:
- This contest is designed to challenge college students to analyze
the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world.
Students are encouraged to write thought-provoking personal essays
that raise questions, single out issues and are rational arguments
for ethical action.
- Must be a full-time undergraduate Junior or Senior registered at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States.
ICRI Rocky Mountain Chapter Scholarship Award
Contact: International Concrete Repair Institute website for information and application.
Criteria:
- Preference given to students currently in a Construction Management degree program.
- Must reside within Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, or New Mexico.
- Must be a United States citizen and capable in the English language.
- Intent to continue enrollment in the next fall semester.
Deadline: April 1
CableTV.com
Contact: http://www.cabletv.com/scholarship
Value: $1000
Criteria:
- All current and prospective Colorado Mesa U students are eligible to participate in our essay contest about TV’s impacts on global culture.
Deadline: June 30
Great Lakes STEM Scholarship
Value: $2500*
Contact: Great Lakes
Criteria:
- Be enrolled full-time with a major in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline at a public or private two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Demonstrate financial need.
Deadline: Through May 11, or until 20,000 applications have been received.
Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship
Value: (2) $10,000 and (4) 5,000
Criteria:
- Undergraduate or graduate student with w declared major of biology, chemistry, biochemistry, or a related life-science field.
- 3.0 GPA
- U.S. resident
Deadline: July 21
Apply: Thermo Scientific Pierce Scholarship Website