- $5,000 per semester, renewable for three additional semesters provided requirements are met
- Qualified applicants must have an associate degree or at least 60 academic hours from a junior or community college, be seeking to complete a baccalaureate degree, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and be a Colorado resident. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis by ranking applicants in the following areas: Scholarship, Leadership and Service, Personal Traits, Financial Need
- Applications can be downloaded from The Griffin Foundation website: The Griffin Foundation
Deadline: March 1
The Griffin Foundation
303 West Prospect Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970) 482-3030
- $4,000 annual award
- To qualify for this scholarship, you must:
- Be between the ages of 25 and 50 at the time of application (resident and non-resident allowed).
- Have an enrollment gap of at least five years (may be cumulative; does not have to be sequential) while working towards a degree.
- Be re-entering higher education (at the time of the application) in order to complete first bachelor's degree.
- Have already applied to Colorado State University.
- Demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA. (Must have already completed a FAFSA form; visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to file your FAFSA.)
- Have a minimum GPA of 2.75 for all college/university credits already taken.
- Have at least 60 credits toward your selected major at Colorado State (junior status).
- Anticipate workforce participation of at least 10+ years following graduation
- Complete and submit the Bernard Osher Re-entry Scholarship application at: http://www.natsci.colostate.edu/Osher.
Further application and contact information is available at the above website.
Priority Deadline: May 31, 2008
Applications submitted after May 31 may still be considered, but only if there are remaining funds.