Scholarship Support & Retention

The Boundless Opportunity Scholarship (BOS) is designed to benefit motivated non-traditional students who recognize the power of education to create a better life for themselves and their families. The program helps hardworking students invest in themselves through continued education. 

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Applicants must:

• Be enrolled in 6+ credits 
• be an adult entering or returning to college or 
• GED recipients or  
• Veterans entering or returning to college or 
• Former foster care youth or  
• Former juvenile justice youth 

Award amount:

• Varies

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Apply at the MSU Denver General Scholarship Application. 

• Application opens early December
• Priority deadline March 1st.
• Search for Boundless Opportunity under the “Opportunities” tab, once you’ve completed the general application. 

TheDream.US scholarships are for highly motivated undocumented students who want nothing more than to get a college education but are unable to afford the cost. 

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Applicants must be:

• Immigrant students with our without DACA or TPS who came to the U.S. before the age of 16 and before Nov. 1, 2017. 
• Students must qualify for in-state tuition at MSU Denver to receive this scholarship. 

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Apply at thedream.us and look out for MSU Denver support workshops. 

• Application opens Nov. 1, 2022 and closes February 28, 2023. 
• In late-April 2023, theDream.US Awardees notified. 

Pathways to Possible is a college support and retention program dedicated to supporting high school students to and through their journey at Metropolitan State University of Denver.  Pathways to Possible provides financial support,  individualized  success coaching, career development and planning, and community building opportunities.

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Applicants must be:

• Newly admitted, first time to college high school students 

Additional Student Eligibility:

• Identify as a student of color and or low-income   

Award amount:

• Varies  

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Apply to the P2P program at https://www.msudenver.edu/pathways-to-possible/

The Puksta Foundation promotes civic engagement among students at MSU Denver by offering scholarships to students ready to get involved in causes on and beyond our campus. If you’ve got a desire to make a difference in your community, you may qualify for a Puksta scholarship. Scholars will attend monthly meeting, have mentor relationships, and complete civic engagement activities.  

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Applicants must:

• Be a full-time student (defined as at least 12 credit hours per semester)*
• Be a junior, sophomore, or freshman at the start of the fall semester 
  
• Have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA
• Meet MSU Denver’s institutional financial aid satisfactory academic progress (SAP) requirements
• Have a final high school transcript from a Colorado high school on file with the Office of Admissions, indicating graduation or 
  proof of successful completion of a GED
• *Exceptions may be made by the Student Access Center for students with documented disabilities

Award amount:

• At least $3,500 per year 

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Apply at the MSU Denver General Scholarship Application  

• Application opens early December, priority deadline March 31st. 
• Early May- Awardees notified. 
• Search for Puksta under the “Opportunities” tab, once you’ve completed the general application.

The Reisher Scholars Program is one of Colorado’s premier scholarship programs. While many scholarships help students start college, the Reisher Scholars Program supports students midway through college with the financial means to complete their undergraduate degree. Awards range from $4,000 to $11,000 per year at one of seven partner universities. The scholarship provides for the full cost of attendance to be met- often called a full-ride scholarship. 

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Applicants must:

• Be a Colorado resident. 
• Plan to enroll in the fall as a full-time college student working toward their first four-year degree at one of the Reisher Partner Universities. 
• Be a rising sophomore or incoming transfer student from a community college. 
• Demonstrate one or more of the following personal qualities: highly motivated, goal-oriented, responsible, and/or likely to make a contribution to society as evidenced by community service, leadership activities, work experience, or unusual experiences. 
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. 
• Have an EFC of $9,000 or less. 

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Apply at the MSU Denver General Scholarship Application. 

• Application opens early December. 
• Priority deadline for sophomore applicants March 1st. 
• Priority deadline for community college transfers April 10th. 
• Awardees will be notified late May/early June (sophomores) and late July (community college transfers). 
• Search for Reisher or Reisher transfer (if you are a community college or junior college transfer student) under the “Opportunities” tab, once you’ve completed the general application. 

The Cohen Pacesetter Endowed Scholarship Program supports students in pursuit of their academic and career goals. Scholars admitted to the program will receive a scholarship and wraparound academic, career, and wellness supports. Scholars will be empowered to develop leadership skills, participate in volunteer opportunities, and build their support community through donor connection and peer support.

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Applicants must:

• Be a full-time student (defined as at least 12 credit hours per semester)
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
• Demonstrate financial need by completing the FAFSA/CAFSA
• Agree to complete program student success requirements
• Be a Bachelor degree seeking Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior

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Award amount:

• Varies

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Apply at the MSU Denver General Scholarship Application.

• Application opens early December, priority deadline March 1
• Search for Cohen Pacesetter Endowment under the “Opportunities” tab, once you’ve completed the general application.

Scholars either apply to these scholarships through the MSU Denver General Scholarship Application (automatch) or through external scholarship applications.

• Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative
  • The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative through the Colorado Department of Higher Education supports MSU Denver through the Matching Student Scholarship, the Community Partner Program Displaced Worker/Back to Work grant, and through supporting the Denver Scholarship Foundation’s Community Partner Program Grant. 
• Denver Scholarship Foundation
• Daniels Scholarship Program
• J&D
• Bentley
• Robinson
• Mapleton Education Foundation