The College of Arts andSciences (A&S) awards more than 800 scholarships each year to incoming first-year, transfer, continuingand graduate students with declared majors and/or minors in theArts & Humanities, Natural Sciencesand Social Sciences徱DzԲ.

Scholarships are awarded on academic merit, financial need, extracurricular activities, leadership experienceor other considerations.

Students must submitCU 鶹’s scholarship applicationto be considered.The CU 鶹 scholarship application allows you to both apply for multiple CU 鶹 scholarships with a general application and gain access to additional scholarship opportunities.Additional opportunities may require supplemental essays, letters of recommendationor other materials to be submitted as part of their applications.

  • Important Deadlines:
    • CU’s General Scholarship Application Opens: Nov.1.
    • CU’s General Scholarship Application Closes (continuing/incoming first-year): March 15.
    • CU’s General Scholarship Application Closes (transfer): June 15.

Some scholarships have alternative deadlines, so be sure to review scholarship details.

  • Notification:ٳܻԳٲselected to receivea scholarship will be notified by email.
    • Continuing/Incoming first-year student: mid-April.
    • Transfer students: Mid-July.
  • Need-Based Eligibility: To be eligible for need-based scholarship awards, applicants must submit theFree Application for Federal Student AID (FAFSA)to the Office of Financial Aid by Feb. 15 of each calendar year. To remain eligible for need-based awards, FAFSA results must be submitted each year.
  • Important Details:Most scholarships require students to remain with their declared majors and/or minors and be enrolled full-time. You can find the A&SDean’s Office scholarship listing below. Units within A&Shave additional scholarships that can be found on unit-specific websites or by viewing. More information can be found on, including information aboutCU’s Automatic Consideration Scholarships.