Aid Opportunities Not To Be Missed
Check this page periodically to review any new opportunities for scholarships and grants to attend school.
- College Opportunity Fund — The State of Colorado will provide a stipend to eligible undergraduate students when you attend a
participating Colorado public or private institution. For the 2008-2009 school year the tuition stipend equals $92 per credit hour.
- CollegeInvest Early Achievers Scholarship (
 La Beca Para Jóvenes Exitosos De CollegeInvest — Solicitar la beca durante el transcurso del 7vo, 8vo ó 9no grado.)
The CollegeInvest Early Achievers Scholarship is being offered to Colorado's 7th, 8th and 9th grade students who graduate from high school with at least a 2.5 GPA. The scholarship encourages students to begin planning for college early and provides financial support for high-need students who are academically prepared for higher education.
Be sure to read the requirements for this scholarship — students who meet all of the requirements may qualify for up to $1,500 per year to help fill the gap in college financing.
Along with other criteria, eligibility requirements include that a student must be a legal Colorado resident and apply during 7th, 8th or 9th grade.
- The CollegeInvest Grandparents Scholarship Contest
A total of ten $2,500 college savings plans will be awarded across Colorado in the CollegeInvest Grandparents Scholarship Contest. Grandparents: to enter, submit a short essay explaining your hopes and dreams for your grandchild and how a college education will help make those dreams come true. If your essay is selected, you could win $2,500 for your grandchild’s college education! Visit CollegeInvest to read all about the requirements and to enter.
- Pre-Collegiate Scholarship — The Colorado Legislature sets aside funds for pre-collegiate scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded to students who have matriculated from pre-collegiate programs in Colorado schools. For more information e-mail Gully Stanford at Gully.Stanford@cic.state.co.us.
- Teach Grant Program — The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program provides grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families.
The first TEACH Grants will be awarded to eligible students for the 2008-2009 school year. In exchange for receiving a TEACH Grant, you must agree to serve as a full-time teacher for at least four academic years in a high-need field in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves low-income students.
High-need fields include bilingual education and English language acquisition, foreign language, mathematics, reading specialist, science, special education and other identified teacher shortage areas at the time you begin teaching.
For complete information on the eligibility requirements and agreement to serve, visit Student Aid on the Web and contact the financial aid office at the college where you will be enrolled starting with the 2008-2009 school year.
- Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) — Beginning with the 2006-2007 financial aid award year, an eligible student may receive an Academic Competitiveness Grant of $750 for the first academic year of study and $1,300 for the second academic year of study. The U.S. Department of Education will notify you, as determined by your FAFSA, whether you may qualify for this grant. Your college will determine whether you have met all of the eligibility requirements.
- National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant Program — Beginning with the 2006-2007 financial aid award year you may be eligible to receive a National SMART Grant of $4,000 for each of your third and fourth academic years of study. Your college will determine whether you have met all of the eligibility requirements
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