Scholarships

The College of Arts andSciences (A&S) awards more than 800 scholarships each year to incoming first-year, transfer, continuingand graduate students with declared majors and/or minors in theArts & Humanities, Natural Sciencesand Social Sciences徱DzԲ.

Scholarships are awarded on academic merit, financial need, extracurricular activities, leadership experienceor other considerations.

Students must submitƵ Boulder’s scholarship applicationto be considered.The Ƶ Boulder scholarship application allows you to both apply for multiple Ƶ Boulder scholarships with a general application and gain access to additional scholarship opportunities.Additional opportunities may require supplemental essays, letters of recommendationor other materials to be submitted as part of their applications.

  • Important Deadlines:
    • ​Ƶ’s General Scholarship Application Opens: Nov.1.
    • Ƶ’s General Scholarship Application Closes (continuing/incoming first-year): March 15.
    • Ƶ’s General Scholarship Application Closes (transfer): June 15.

Some scholarships have alternative deadlines, so be sure to review scholarship details.

  • Notification:ٳܻԳٲselected to receivea scholarship will be notified by email.
    • Continuing/Incoming first-year student: mid-April.
    • Transfer students: Mid-July.
  • Need-Based Eligibility: To be eligible for need-based scholarship awards, applicants must submit theFree Application for Federal Student AID (FAFSA)to the Office of Financial Aid by Feb. 15 of each calendar year. To remain eligible for need-based awards, FAFSA results must be submitted each year.
  • Important Details:Most scholarships require students to remain with their declared majors and/or minors and be enrolled full-time. You can find the A&SDean’s Office scholarship listing below. Units within A&Shave additional scholarships that can be found on unit-specific websites or by viewing. More information can be found on, including information aboutƵ’s Automatic Consideration Scholarships.

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How to Apply

The best way to apply for Ƶ Boulder scholarships, including those in the College of Arts and Sciences, is by submitting the Ƶ Boulder Scholarship Application.

This is a streamlined application that allows students to apply for multiple Ƶ Boulder scholarships by completing a general application that includes questions about extracurricular activities, community service, leadership and work experienceand a general essay. After submitting the general application, students may be prompted to complete supplemental questions, such as a special essay, for additional recommended scholarship opportunities.

Once you have submitted the general application, you can browse through recommended scholarships matched to you (labeled “Recommended”), all Ƶ Boulder scholarships (labeled “Ours”), and even external scholarships (labeled “External”).

Don’t forget to follow-up on those additional recommended scholarships by completing supplemental questions and submitting any required supporting documents by the scholarship’s deadline.

Scholarships Available

A&S Dean's Office scholarship opportunities

  • Allan R. and Mary C. Taylor Memorial Scholarship
  • Allison Preston Goodheart Scholarship
  • Andermarch Cicogna Scholarship
  • Annabelle K. Lutz Voss Student Support Fund
  • ARCS Foundation Scholarship Award
  • Arts & Sciences Gold Scholarship
  • Arts & Sciences Residential Academic Program Scholarship
  • Asa Iopeka de Neeve Aloha Memorial Scholarship
  • Ayer Romance Languages
  • Bob & Dickie Lacher Scholarship Fund
  • Bright Star Endowed Scholarshp in honor of Zachary Taylor
  • Bruce B. Vignery Endowed Scholarship
  • Buffalo Bicycle Classic (BBC) Scholarship
  • Cancer Impact Scholarship
  • College of Arts & Sciences “ANDer” Scholarship
  • College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Endowed Scholarship
  • College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Fund
  • Charles Francis Truscott Scholarship
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry Memorial
  • Dance Achievement Scholarship
  • David Prescott Scholarship
  • Davies Memorial Scholarship
  • Dewitt and Billie Brennan Scholarship
  • Dorothy Westby Moore Pate Scholarship
  • Dr. John C. Cottrell Endowment Scholarship
  • Elfriede Gamow Endowed Scholarship
  • Evelyn L. and Jack Katz Endowed Scholarship
  • Fischer Memorial Fund
  • Gilbert '49 and Norma-Jeanne '49 Wozney Endowed Scholarship
  • David S. Gochman Scholarship
  • Harold L. Chapel Scholarship
  • Hazel Anderson Gilman Scholarship
  • Hazel G. Woodruff Memorial Scholarship
  • J. Tour Scholarship
  • Jacob Van Ek Scholars Award
  • James W.C. White Dean’s Advisory Board Scholarship
  • Jeffrey D. Stephens Memorial Scholarship
  • Jessie R. and Vincent Evans, Mary Emily Evans Andre Endowed Scholarship
  • John R. Little Memorial Scholarship
  • Joseph F. and Virginia J. Ruggiero Scholarship
  • Kacher Wardwell Family Scholarship
  • Katherine Jacob Lamont Scholarship
  • Ketchum Scholars Fund
  • Kirkland B. Greer Memorial Scholarship
  • Korczak Boulder County Latino Community Scholarship
  • Landuyt Family Endowed Student Support Fund
  • Leonard & Anna Fair
  • Lorraine Nelson Herrick Scholarship
  • Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Endowed Scholarship
  • Marian Peebles Fitchette Scholarship
  • Marjorie Skiff Rose Scholarship Fund
  • Marjory Beth Murphy Scholarship Fund in Biosciences
  • Meyers Family Foundation Scholarship
  • Mildred Meyer Buck Endowed Scholarship
  • Olive Madigan Scholarship
  • Otis and Elsie Purchase Teets Family Scholarship
  • Phi Delta Theta Scholarship
  • Polly and Mark Addison Endowed Scholarship Fund
  • Richard A. McCray Scholarship in Arts & Sciences
  • Rick Athearn Scholarship
  • Robert J. Wyant Scholarship
  • Rubin Rabinovitz Memorial Scholarship
  • Sayad Family Scholarship Fund
  • Shultz-Spangler Memorial Scholarship
  • Singleton Scholarship
  • Smith Family Scholarship
  • Stribic-Martin Scholarship
  • Vincent J. and Lorraine F. Feik Scholarship