CU Boulder Scholarship Application
The CU Boulder Scholarship Application allows undergraduate and graduate first-year, continuing, and transfer students apply for multiple scholarship opportunities with one general application.
When to apply
The application opens Nov. 1, 2024 for the 2025-26 school year with most applications due between Feb. 15 and March 15. Prospective students will have access after applying for admission.
What you can get
- Merit and need-based scholarships (offered through the Office of Financial Aid)
- School/College-specific scholarships
- Campus Programs
Scholarship Selection & Notification
A scholarship committee does a comprehensive review of applications and selects recipients. Scholarships are highly competitive and selection for one is not guaranteed. Selection criteria may include, but is not limited to, your academic record, leadership experience, extracurricular involvement, community service, employment, essays, and in some cases, financial need.
When you'll be notified about your award
- Incoming first-year & continuing students: Mid-April
- Transfer students: Mid-July
- Graduate students: Please contact the Graduate School.
If you are a new student and have not received notification by early May, you were likely not selected for a scholarship. Notification timing varies for recipients of "recommended" scholarships.
Check your status
Log in to the CU Boulder Scholarship Application. From the My Applications tab, you'll see either Submitted or Offered, Accepted/Awarded status for each scholarship you have applied for.
How it Works
Step 1: General application
You will be prompted to complete the general application first. This application is used for multiple scholarships and requires information about extracurricular activities, community service, work and essays.
Step 2: Recommended opportunities
After you submit the general application, departmental scholarships and additional recommended scholarship opportunities may display. These opportunities require writing a special essay, submitting reference letters, or documenting eligibility.
Step 3: Other opportunities
Within the application, you can browse through additional external scholarships. Eligibility and application requirements for each scholarship vary and are listed in the scholarship details within the application.
2025-26 Academic Year Application Dates and Deadlines
Deadlines, eligibility criteria, scholarship amounts and application requirements vary for each scholarship and are listed within the application. Colleges, departments and campus programs may have different open and close dates. Please refer to your school, college, department or campus program for questions. Applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on deadline.
CU Boulder Scholarship Application Opens
Some individual scholarship opportunities close.
Financial aid application recommended deadline
Most individual scholarship opportunities & CU Boulder Scholarship Application close
CU Boulder Scholarship Application closes for transfer students
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