Scholarships Catalyze Opportunity and Optimism
Your scholarship gifts help Rams unlock their potential at CSU. Each student is unique, but they all share a drive to explore, question, connect, and build in ways that propel our state and world forward. And every student has a story – one of resilience, strength, and dedication.
Please watch this video to learn Briana’s story and see the important difference CSU scholarships can make!
– Joe Donlay, Director of Financial Aid
Celebrating Your Impact
“If it was not for you, I would not be able to explore my field, study with amazing professors, or form those meaningful connections on campus. I have gained so much knowledge and confidence in myself while at CSU. These scholarships will help me keep my education going in graduate school. Thank you!” – Sarahy Quintana Trejo, Gil Gutierrez Memorial Scholarship
“Not only does your scholarship help me now, but it also has made me realize that providing for others is one of the kindest things you can do for those in need of help. I will pay this forward and help someone else pursue the dream you have provided for me and many others.” – Spencer Turner, The Lubick Foundation RamStrength Scholarship
“This award is a way for others to be involved in my educational journey with me. My family will always support me and my loved ones will cheer me on, but to also have scholarship donors support makes my world bigger, my responsibilities a little more serious, and my prospects even brighter.” – Conlin Buttermann, Harold B. and Sylvia F. Joy Scholarship
“By contributing to my education, you are contributing to the industry that feeds the world and for that I could not be more grateful. This scholarship will help provide me with the education I have always wanted.” – Aliya Blackwell, Niles and Dorothy Miller Scholarship
The joy of graduation never fades, just like our gratitude for the Rams community that helps make moments like this possible. Thank you for all the ways you’ve supported CSU students—past, present, and future!
How You Can Help
Visit our Donor Info page to learn about establishing new scholarships at CSU.
First Generation Program
Help first-generation college students who have significant financial need.
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MyState Scholarship
The MyState Scholarship allows CSU to continue to attract and retain the highest-caliber students by sustaining their educations with scholarships. Established to meet the financial needs of exceptional low-middle income students ineligible for Pell Grants, the MyState Scholarship awards academically strong students.
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Metro Denver Scholarship
This CSU Alumni Association scholarship supports junior or senior undergraduates from the Metro Denver area who demonstrate financial need.
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Contact us for more ways to support CSU.
(970) 491-1895 | support@colostate.edu
Success Stories
Making a Bigger Difference to First-Generation Students
November 2, 2022
The academic success of limited income, racially minoritized, and first-generation students is a top priority for the University, and the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative or COSI provides a matching gift opportunity making a four-year degree more accessible and affordable for deserving students.
CSU alum acting as the mentor he wished he had for first-generation students
June 8, 2022
Arthur Valdez was the first person in his family to go to college, and said he felt a little lost when he stepped on the CSU campus for the first time. Now, he’s acting as a mentor to first-generation students through a new scholarship.
Walter Scott’s foundation expands Scott Scholars Program
November 16, 2021
Earlier this year – in what would prove to be one of his final acts with CSU – Scott chose to expand the existing Scott Scholars Program for Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering undergraduate students, committing through his foundation an additional $11.4 million toward the program over the next 10 years.