Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded based upon specific criteria i.e. merit or talent and do not need to be paid back. Generally, scholarships are not awarded based upon financial need. ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ offers a variety of scholarships to help pay for the cost of education.
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How to apply for ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ foundation scholarships.
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded in three different ways at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½:
Helpful Links
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Admissions Application
Your application for admission to ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½, along with relevant transcripts and test scores,
are used to determine your eligibility for an admissions based scholarship. For a
complete list of ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ admissions based scholarships, visit the Web page.
Please Note: All ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ admission based scholarships, including but not limited to the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Provost,
Presidential & Trustee awards, are considered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ to be the universityβs match
for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Please contact the Office of Financial aid about other
scholarship applicability.
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ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Scholarship Application
This application allows you to apply for scholarships available through the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Foundation. The application is available through on the βFinancial Aidβ tab. You must have a Bear number in order to apply.
- November 1 - ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Scholarship Application Opens
- June 1 2025- Deadline for New Freshmen and Continuing students
- June 1 2025- Deadline for International students, new Transfer and Graduate students
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Talent Auditions
These scholarships are awarded at Department discretion. If you have questions, please contact the Department directly.
- Art and Design: (970) 351-2143
- Theatre: (970) 351-1921
- Music: (970) 351-2993
- Athletics: (970) 351-25 34
Private/External Scholarships
These scholarships are awards given by an outside agency to a student to pay for educational expenses. The following policies pertain to private scholarships:
- Checks should be made payable to the University of Northern Colorado for the benefit
of the student. Checks can be mailed to:
University of Northern Colorado
Cashier's Office
Campus Box 14
Greeley, CO 80639 - Checks should be received in the Cashier's Office by August 1 for Fall semester and by January 1 for Spring semester.
- Students must be enrolled as required by the donor.
- All scholarship checks received for more then $999.00 in the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Office of Financial Aid will be scheduled to pay in two equal disbursements (one for Fall and one for Spring semester), unless otherwise noted in writing by the donor.
- Unused scholarship funds are returned to the donor when students are not enrolled or transfer to another school.
- All funds awarded to students as scholarships, grants, awards, stipends, and student loans are paid through the Office of Financial Aid. All funds paid to students in exchange for work performed at the University are paid through the Payroll Office.
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If you receive a scholarship from an outside source, your financial aid offer may need to be adjusted. Outside scholarships will be first applied to any remaining unmet need. If no remaining unmet need, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ will be required to adjust any subsidized Federal loan, Federal or State work study or State or Institutional grants (e.g. CO Student Grants, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Founders Grant) . For more information, please contact us at (970) 351-4ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ (4862) or via email at ofa@unco.edu.
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Questions? Please contact the Office of Financial Aid at ofa.scholarships@unco.edu or (970) 351-4862.
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