Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Western Colorado University scholarship opportunities homepage.

The general application for 2025-2026 scholarships open December 15, 2025 for all continuing and admitted students.

Applications completed before March 1, 2026, 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 Fellowship Award for Veterans, Active-Duty Personnel and Military Retirees
Veterans who receive the fellowship will receive a one-time payment to...
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$0.00 First Generation Success Award
Student must have completed 2 semesters at Western, must be First...
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Varies Global Sustainability (GS) Track Fellowship
Each year the GS track selects multiple first-year students to receive...
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Varies Gunn VFW Aux #4267 Vet Sch
This scholarship is provided by Members of the Gunnison VFW Auxiliary...
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Varies Hill Family Athletic Scholarship
Established by Jay and Karen Hill to provide scholarship assistance to...
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Varies Integrative and Public Lands Management (IPLM) Track Fellowship
Each year the IPLM selects multiple first-year students to receive...
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Varies Jeanie Miller Women's Basketball Scholarship
The Jeanie Miller Women’sBasketball Scholarship was established by...
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Varies Jeanie Miller Women's Volleyball Scholarship
The Jeanie Miller Volleyball Scholarship was established by Jeanie...
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Varies Mike Sanders Jr. Memorial Scholarship
The Mike Sanders, Jr. Memorial Scholarship has been established by Mike...
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$500.00 Mountaineer Alumni Recommendation Scholarship
The Mountaineer Alumni Recommendation Scholarship is a one-time...
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Varies Mountaineer Completion Scholarship
Mountaineer Completion Scholarship is for Seniors who have need to...
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$750.00 Nordic Skiing Dues Scholarship
The Nordic Skiing Dues Scholarship has been established by Hannah...
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Varies Professional Development Travel Award
These funds support individual graduate students who wish to attend...
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$600.00 R & B Knigge Trail Running Scholarship
The R & B Knigge Trail Running Scholarship has been established by Regyn...
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Varies Restoration Assistantship
Join Western Colorado University’s Clark Family School of Environment...
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Varies Sustainable and Resilient Communities (SRC) Track Fellowship
Each year the SRC track selects multiple first-year students to receive...
Ended
$0.00 Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly Felloship
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$1,000.00 #74 Winant Family Scholarship
The #74 Winant Family Scholarship has been established by Mike and Barb...
$1,000.00 1989 John Roberts Sievers Wrestling Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY Must be an incoming freshman or transfer student or a...
Varies Bob Decker Basketball Scholarship
Bob and Jean Decker established this scholarship in 1997 to assist...
$1,000.00 Brian Kiefer Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to perpetuate the memory of Brian L....
$2,000.00 Bus Myers Memorial Scholarship
Created by Evelyn and Cindie Myers in memory of Bus Myers, Evelyn’s...
Varies Bus Riders Football Scholarship
The Bus Riders Football Scholarship was established by members of the...
$1,000.00 Carol Greenlee Athletic Scholarship
Established by Carol Greenlee, a generous donor and longtime friend of...
$500.00 Coach Duke Iverson Memorial Scholarship
The Coach Duke Iverson Memorial Scholarship has been established by Rita...
$600.00 Dan Pierce Memorial Wrestling Scholarship
The Charles "Dan" Pierce Memorial Wrestling Scholarship was...
$1,000.00 Donald and Shirley Sager Memorial Scholarship
The Sager Basketball Scholarship has been established by Daniel Mark...
Varies Dr. Herbert J. and Marie H. Kaczmarek Memorial Scholarship
The Dr. Herbert J. and Marie H. Kaczmarek Scholarship has been...
$500.00 Edwin Randall Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Eligibility: Must be a Senior or a student entering the...
$1,000.00 Ethel Rice Athletics Scholarship
The Ethel M. Rice Athletic Scholarship has been established by Ethel M....
$2,000.00 Excellence in Academics and Athletics Scholarship
The Excellence in Academics and Athletics Scholarship has been...
Varies Frank Zanetell Memorial Football Scholarship
Frank was drafted during the Korean War and sent to Europe where U.S....
Varies George and Ruby Vandenbusche Memorial Cross Country Scholarship
The George and Ruby Vandenbusche Memorial Cross Country Scholarship is...
Varies Joanie Mancini Todd Scholarship
Joanie Todd established the Joanie Mancini Todd Scholarship to give back...
Varies John "Yank" Yankowich Memorial Football Scholarship
The John “Yank” Yankowich Memorial Football Scholarship has been...
$1,300.00 JW and Joan Campbell Memorial Scholarship
The J.W. Campbell Memorial Wrestling Scholarship has been established by...
$500.00 Kappa Delta Mu Scholarship
Established by the KDM’sto provide scholarship assistance student...
$600.00 Kelly B. Long Memorial Scholarship
Kelly Long’s parents, Ron and Irene Long, established this scholarship...
$500.00 Ken MacLennan Scholarship
The Ken MacLennan Scholarship has been established to provide...
Varies Leon "Okie" & Sandy Mark Football Scholarship
ELIBIGILITY -Athletics: Must be an active member of the WESTERN...
$450.00 Lisa Thomas Duits Memorial Scholarship
Established by family and friends to provide scholarship assistance to...
$400.00 Luke Hunter Miller Memorial Cross Country Scholarship
The Luke Hunter Miller Memorial Cross Country Scholarship was...
$1,500.00 McCarthy/ Torpey Men's Basketball Scholarship
Melanie Torpey and John McCarthy are both graduates of Western and have...
$1,500.00 McCarthy/Torpey Women's Basketball Scholarship
Melanie Torpey and John McCarthy are both graduates of Western and have...
$5,000.00 Nancy Chisholm Honors Athletes Scholarship
This scholarship has been established by Nancy Chisholm 90 to provide...
$850.00 Paul and Dorothy Reid Scholarship
Scholarship Eligibility: Must be fully admitted to the Teacher Education...
$1,000.00 Pederson-Wright-Borah Scholarship
This fund was established to honor three great men in the history of...
Varies Samuel William Roch Memorial Scholarship
The Samuel William Nathaniel Roch Memorial Scholarship has been...
Varies Tracy Borah Memorial Scholarship
The Tracy Borah Memorial Wrestling Scholarship was established by Louie...
$650.00 WCU MacAllister Student Athlete Presidential Scholarship
Established by Jim and Allison MacAllister Foundation, as an addition to...