Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Western Colorado University Scholarship Opportunities Homepage.

The general scholarship application for 2024-2025 opens
• December 1, 2023 for continuing students
• December 15, 2023 for new and transfer students

Applications completed before March 1, 2024, receive priority consideration, but we do consider applications submitted later for scholarships that are not awarded in the first round of consideration.

Although certain scholarships are designed to promote diversity, applicants will be considered without preference to race, sex, color, or national origin.
Having trouble or have questions? Contact scholarships@western.edu

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies F.S. Haverly Academic Scholarship-Inactive
Ended
Varies Wilbourn Family Scholarship-INACTIVE
This scholarship is provided by Mary Virginia Miller and Samuel James...
Ended
Varies 2SLGBTQIA+ Scholarship
The 2SLGBTQIA+ Scholarship has been established to provide scholarship...
$5,000.00 Adair Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by Joan Adair Colorado Resident From a...
$1,000.00 Al Caniff Art Scholarship
The Al Caniff Art Scholarship has been established by Al Caniff,...
Varies Art Achievement Scholarship
The Art Scholarship is awarded at the discretion of the Art Department...
Varies August Grosland Art Alumni Scholarship
The August J. Grosland Art/Alumni Scholarship was originally established...
Varies Beware the Air Scholarship
The Beware the Air Scholarship has been established by an anonymous...
$2,500.00 Blees Family "Well-Rounded" Scholarship
When alumnus Chris Blees 94 was a student in the 1990s, he had his heart...
Varies Boundless Opportunity Scholarship
The Boundless Opportunity Scholarship honors and supports nontraditional...
Varies Brenda Gail Kenny Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by Rob and Mary Costello to celebrate the...
Varies Brian Hirsh Award
Eligibility Must be a graduating Art Major with skills in sculpting,...
$650.00 Charles & Lucile Piquette Memorial Scholarship
Charles and Lucille Piquette encouraged all of their children to receive...
$275.00 Charles Gerhardt Memorial Scholarship
The Charles Gerhardt Memorial Scholarship was established by Edward and...
$2,500.00 CHFA- Building the Future Scholarship
The Building the Future Scholarship has been established by the Colorado...
Varies COSI Delta
Varies COSI Western IHE
$350.00 Cynthia Smith McHolland Memorial Fund
The Cynthia Smith-McHolland Memorial Scholarship has been established by...
$350.00 D.H. and Mildred Cummins Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by D.H. Cummins, Ph.D., Professor of...
$3,000.00 Dick Todd Memorial Arrupe Scholarship
Please talk to your school councilor to apply for this...
Varies Douglas & Charlotte Cotner Scholarship
Demonstrate financial need Must be in upper tier of their high school...
Varies Dr. Linda Schele Memorial Art Scholarship
The Dr. Linda Schele Memorial Art Scholarship was established by Dr....
Varies Durfee Day International Student Scholarship
The Durfee Day International Student Scholarship has been established by...
$1,000.00 Ethel Rice Art Scholarship
Ethel Rice (’63), Retired Technical Services and Special Collections...
$400.00 Evan James Dirksen Memorial Scholarship
The Evan James Dirksen Memorial Scholarship has been established by...
$475.00 Firstbank Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado.
Varies Foundation Helping Hands
$300.00 Frances Hunter Presidential Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by Bill, Lucille and Theron Hunter to...
Varies Francis Phelps Scholarship
Varies Frank Musgrave Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by the parents of Frank A. Musgrave, a...
Varies Freda Roof Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by a trust fund for twelve Colorado...
$425.00 Gary Dolezal Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is intended for high school seniors to college seniors...
Varies Gary R. Counterman Memorial Fund
The Gary R. Counterman Memorial Fund has been established by Gary R....
Varies Gene Tobey Memorial Art Scholarshiop
The Gene Tobey Memorial Art Scholarship has been established by...
Varies Gerald Caplan WSC Scholarship
Graduates of small public schools in Colorado (three-year graduating...
Varies Glen DeBroder Memorial Scholarship
The Glen DeBroder Memorial Scholarship has been established by his son,...
Varies Glenn Kent Memorial Scholarship
The Lt. General Glenn A. Kent Scholarship has been established by...
Varies Gunn VFW Aux #4267 Vet Sch
This scholarship is provided by Members of the Gunnison VFW Auxiliary...
$5,000.00 Hagan-Vant Hull Scholarship
The Hagan-Vant Hull Scholarship has been established by Noelle and...
$750.00 Harry & Sylvia Peterson Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by Dr. Harry Peterson (President of...
Varies Helen Hirst WIT Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by the donors to the Westerners in...
Vaires Herbert J. and Virginia Dorricott Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by the donations from family and friends of...
Varies Holbrook Family Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by the Hollbrook Family for students facing...
Varies James Irwin Memorial Scholarship
James Irwin Memorial Scholarship has been established by family and...
$650.00 Joseph Kastellic Scholarship
Description This scholarship is provided by Barbara Kastellic and gifts...
Varies Leroux Family Trust Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by the estate of Lois Reed on...
Varies Linda M. Sweitzer Scholarshiop
The Linda M. Sweitzer Memorial Art Scholarship was established through...
$300.00 Lloyd Buswell Memorial Scholarship of the Arts
The Lloyd Buswell Memorial Scholarship of the Arts has been established...
Varies Luftseben TKD Scholarship
This scholarship is provided by the donations from past, present and...
Varies Marsha T. & Pat T. Julio Memorial Scholarship
Family and friends created this scholarship in memory of Marsha Julio,...