Reisher Scholars Program - Transfer Student

The Reisher Scholars Program is for full-time college students who transfer to Western Colorado University after completing two years (60 credits) at a Colorado junior or community college. The mission of the Reisher Scholars Program is to provide post-secondary educational opportunities for Colorado students through scholarships at in-state schools. The objective is to enable promising students from Colorado, who do not have sufficient financial resources, to graduate from college in a timely manner with minimal additional educational debt.
Before applying, please review the following requirements:
• Applicants must be classified by Western Colorado University as a Colorado resident.
• Applicants must be from a Colorado community college who will be a “junior” by credit by the following Fall semester
• Applicants must be eligible for the Pell Grant (Maximum, Minimum, or Calculated) or demonstrate unmet financial need while having a household adjusted gross income less than 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.
• Applicants must have (and maintain) a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
• Applicants must plan to study full-time (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester) in a campus-based, degree-awarding program.
• Applicants must have a plan to graduate within two years of receiving the scholarship.

Once selected, in order to continue to receive funding, a Reisher Scholar must:
• Continue to be a Colorado resident.
• Be enrolled as a full-time student and complete at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester at the Partner Institution.
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
• Work an average of ten hours per week during the school year.
• File the FAFSA every year in a timely manner to meet early priority deadlines at Western Colorado University
• Attend required Reisher Scholar events and respond to inquiries from their Reisher Coordinator in a timely manner.
• Continue to demonstrate financial need.