Scholarships

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

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

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

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

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

  • Notification: Students selected to receive a 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 the Free 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&S Dean’s Office scholarship listing below. Units within A&S have additional scholarships that can be found on unit-specific websites or by viewing . More information can be found on , including information about CU’s Automatic Consideration Scholarships.

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How to Apply

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

This is a streamlined application that allows students to apply for multiple CU Boulder scholarships by completing a general application that includes questions about extracurricular activities, community service, leadership and work experience and 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 CU 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
  • Minnie M. Cunningham 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
  • Woodruff Memorial Scholarship