What are Green and Gold Scholarships for Residents?

Green and Gold Scholarships are merit scholarships, awarded based on your application for admission. No additional scholarship application needed!

Colorado State University provides these highly competitive awards to eligible freshmen (first-year) students who are residents of Colorado. The scholarships are not automatic, meaning not all students who are eligible will be awarded one. If you are selected to receive this award, you’ll be notified by email starting mid-December.

2024-2025 scholarship amount

Colorado residents who are eligible may receive awards ranging from $2,500 to $4,000 per year (half paid each fall and spring semester). These scholarships can be renewed for up to four years, meaning you could earn $10,000 to $16,000 over the course of four years.

Are you eligible?

These scholarships are not automatic, meaning not all students who are eligible will be awarded one. To be considered you must:

• Be an incoming freshman AND
• Be a Colorado resident AND
• Demonstrate a GPA of 3.8 or above (on a 4.0 scale). Your highest cumulative GPA, whether it is weighted or unweighted, will be considered for scholarship purposes. AND
• Be admitted to a full-time, degree-seeking program on CSU’s main campus. CSU Online students are not eligible. AND
• Submit a complete application for admission by:
  • February 1 for a fall or summer semester start. If you already have been admitted to CSU and want to submit updated credentials to strengthen your eligibility, you must do so by March 1. If you start in the summer, you are eligible for the award, but the funds won’t be available until fall.
  • November 1 for a spring semester start. If you already have been admitted to CSU and want to submit updated credentials to strengthen your eligibility, you must do so by December 1.