What are Green and Gold Scholarships for Residents?

Green and Gold Scholarships are are merit scholarships. Colorado State University automatically awards them to eligible freshmen/first-year students who are residents of Colorado. Awards are based off your application for admission. No scholarship application needed!

2022-2023 scholarship amount

Colorado residents who are eligible will receive $2,000 per year (half paid each fall and spring semester). These scholarships can be renewed for up to four years, meaning you could earn $8,000 over the course of four years.

Are you eligible?

You are eligible if you:

• Are an incoming freshman AND
• Are a Colorado resident AND
• Have a GPA of 4.0 or above AND
• Demonstrate satisfactory completion of a sequences of courses that meet Colorado Higher Education Admissions Recommendations AND
• Submit a complete application for admission by February 1 for a fall semester start and November 1 for a spring start. AND
• Are admitted to a full-time, degree-seeking program on CSU’s main campus. CSU Online students are not eligible.