Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Western Colorado University scholarship opportunities homepage.

The general application for 2025-2026 scholarships open December 1, 2024 for all continuing and admitted students.

Applications completed before March 1, 2025, 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
$1,000.00 Al Caniff Art Scholarship
The Al Caniff Art Scholarship has been established by Al Caniff,...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies August Grosland Art Alumni Scholarship
The August J. Grosland Art/Alumni Scholarship was originally established...
Deadline03/15/2025
$300.00 Charles Gerhardt Memorial Scholarship
The Charles Gerhardt Memorial Scholarship was established by Edward and...
Deadline03/15/2025
$1,000.00 Ethel Rice Art Scholarship
Ethel Rice (’63), Retired Technical Services and Special Collections...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Foundation Art Achievement Scholarship
The Art Scholarship is awarded at the discretion of the Art Department...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Gene Tobey Memorial Art Scholarshiop
The Gene Tobey Memorial Art Scholarship has been established by...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies James Irwin Memorial Scholarship
James Irwin Memorial Scholarship has been established by family and...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Linda M. Sweitzer Scholarship
The Linda M. Sweitzer Memorial Art Scholarship was established through...
Deadline03/15/2025
$300.00 Lloyd Buswell Memorial Scholarship of the Arts
The Lloyd Buswell Memorial Scholarship of the Arts has been established...
Deadline03/15/2025
Varies Marsha T. & Pat T. Julio Memorial Scholarship
Family and friends created this scholarship in memory of Marsha Julio,...
Deadline03/15/2025
$1,000.00 Mary Alber Memorial Scholarship
Ethel Rice , Retired Technical Services and Special Collections...
Deadline03/15/2025
$500.00 Tina Butterfield Art Scholarship
The Butterfield Art Scholarship has been established by Al Caniff in...
Deadline03/15/2025
$1,000.00 #74 Winant Family Scholarship
The #74 Winant Family Scholarship has been established by Mike and Barb...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies 1989 John Roberts Sievers Wrestling Scholarship
ELIGIBILITY Must be an incoming freshman or transfer student or a...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Bob Decker Basketball Scholarship
Bob and Jean Decker established this scholarship in 1997 to assist...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1,000.00 Brian Kiefer Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to perpetuate the memory of Brian L....
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Bus Myers Memorial Scholarship
Created by Evelyn and Cindie Myers in memory of Bus Myers, Evelyn’s...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Bus Riders Football Scholarship
The Bus Riders Football Scholarship was established by members of the...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1,000.00 Carol Greenlee Athletic Scholarship
Established by Carol Greenlee, a generous donor and longtime friend of...
Deadline04/01/2025
$850.00 Cecil Giles Football Scholarship
The Cecil Giles Football Scholarship was established from the estate of...
Deadline04/01/2025
$500.00 Coach Duke Iverson Memorial Scholarship
The Coach Duke Iverson Memorial Scholarship has been established by Rita...
Deadline04/01/2025
$600.00 Dan Pierce Memorial Wrestling Scholarship
The Charles "Dan" Pierce Memorial Wrestling Scholarship was...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Dr. Herbert J. and Marie H. Kaczmarek Memorial Scholarship
The Dr. Herbert J. and Marie H. Kaczmarek Scholarship has been...
Deadline04/01/2025
$500.00 Edwin Randall Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was created to honor the memory of Professor Ed “Doc”...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1,000.00 Ethel Rice Athletics Scholarship
The Ethel M. Rice Athletic Scholarship has been established by Ethel M....
Deadline04/01/2025
$2,000.00 Excellence in Academics and Athletics Scholarship
The Excellence in Academics and Athletics Scholarship has been...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Frank Zanetell Memorial Football Scholarship
Frank was drafted during the Korean War and sent to Europe where U.S....
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies George and Ruby Vandenbusche Memorial Cross Country Scholarship Scholarship
The George and Ruby Vandenbusche Memorial Cross Country Scholarship is...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Hill Family Athletic Scholarship
Established by Jay and Karen Hill to provide scholarship assistance to...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Jeanie Miller Women's Basketball Scholarship
The Jeanie Miller Women’sBasketball Scholarship was established by...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Jeanie Miller Women's Volleyball Scholarship
The Jeanie Miller Volleyball Scholarship was established by Jeanie...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Joanie Mancini Todd Scholarship
Joanie Todd established the Joanie Mancini Todd Scholarship to give back...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies John "Yank" Yankowich Memorial Football Scholarship
The John “Yank” Yankowich Memorial Football Scholarship has been...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1,000.00 JW and Joan Campbell Memorial Scholarship
The J.W. Campbell Memorial Wrestling Scholarship has been established by...
Deadline04/01/2025
$900.00 Kappa Delta Mu Scholarship
Established by the KDM’sto provide scholarship assistance student...
Deadline04/01/2025
$450.00 Ken MacLennan Scholarship
The Ken MacLennan Scholarship has been established to provide...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Leon "Okie" & Sandy Mark Football Scholarship
ELIBIGILITY -Athletics: Must be an active member of the WESTERN...
Deadline04/01/2025
$400.00 Lisa Thomas Duits Memorial Scholarship
Established by family and friends to provide scholarship assistance to...
Deadline04/01/2025
$400.00 Luke Hunter Miller Memorial Cross Country Scholarship
The Luke Hunter Miller Memorial Cross Country Scholarship was...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1,500.00 McCarthy/ Torpey Men's Basketball Scholarship
Melanie Torpey and John McCarthy are both graduates of Western and have...
Deadline04/01/2025
$1,500.00 McCarthy/Torpey Women's Basketball Scholarship
Melanie Torpey and John McCarthy are both graduates of Western and have...
Deadline04/01/2025
$5,000.00 Nancy Chisholm Honors Athletes Scholarship
This scholarship has been established by Nancy Chisholm 90 to provide...
Deadline04/01/2025
$850.00 Paul and Dorothy Reid Scholarship
The Paul and Dorothy Reid Scholarship in Teacher Education has been...
Deadline04/01/2025
$700.00 Pederson-Wright-Borah Scholarship
This fund was established to honor three great men in the history of...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2,500.00 Presidential Honors Scholarship
The Western Presidential Honors Scholarships for incoming students,...
Deadline04/01/2025
$3,000.00 Presidential Honors Scholarship
The Western Presidential Honors Scholarships for continuing students,...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Samuel William Roch Memorial Scholarship
The Samuel William Nathaniel Roch Memorial Scholarship has been...
Deadline04/01/2025
Varies Tracy Borah Memorial Scholarship
The Tracy Borah Memorial Wrestling Scholarship was established by Louie...
Deadline04/01/2025
$450.00 WCU MacAllister Student Athlete Presidential Scholarship
Established by Jim and Allison MacAllister Foundation, as an addition to...
Deadline04/01/2025
$2,000.00 William Charlesworth Memorial Scholarship
Established with the Western Colorado University Foundation to...
Deadline04/01/2025