Featured byColorado State University
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to $16,000 per year
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Colorado State University provides these highly competitive awards to eligible freshmen (first-year) students who are not residents of Colorado.
Benefits
Students who are eligible can receive up to $16,000 per year (half paid each fall and spring semester). These scholarships can be renewed for up to eight semesters, meaning you could earn up to $64,000 over the course of four years.
Eligibility
To be considered you must:
- Be an incoming freshman (first-year) student AND
- Not classify as a resident of Colorado AND
- Demonstrate a GPA of 3.2 or above. Your highest cumulative GPA, whether it is weighted or unweighted, will be considered for scholarship purposes. Please note: If your GPA (whether weighted or unweighted) is reported on a scale other than 4.0, we will convert or recalculate to a 4.0 scale. AND
- Be admitted to a full-time, degree-seeking program on CSU’s main campus. CSU Online students are not eligible. Students who start in a CSU Online major and switch to a main campus major aren’t eligible.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Nov 2026
Submit a complete application for admission by:
January 15 for a fall or summer semester start. If you have already been admitted and want to submit updated credentials to strengthen your eligibility, you must do so by March 31. If you start in the summer, you are eligible for the award, but the funds won’t be available until fall.
November 1 for a spring semester start. If you have already been admitted and want to submit updated credentials to strengthen your eligibility, you must do so by December 1.