Financial aid is available to Colorado resident students who experienced homelessness聽any time between the聽start of 9th grade and the end of 12th grade. The EmpowerED program was created by the state of Colorado and allows CU Boulder to provide financial aid to cover a student's full cost of attendance.
For more program details, visit the state of Colorado's program page.
Amount
Eligible students will have their full cost of attendance covered each school year. The cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, housing, food, books, transportation and personal education-related expenses. Financial aid will be a combination of grants which do not need to be repaid.
Eligibility
- Colorado resident
- Identified as a homeless聽youth under the Federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act聽while attending a Colorado high school anytime between the start of 9th聽and end of 12th grade
- At least 17 years old, but聽not older than聽27
- Degree-seeking first year or continuing undergraduate
- Cannot be used to pursue second degree of the same type
- Program covers up to 132 credit hours of coursework
- Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress each semester
How to Apply
- Apply for financial aid each year through the , or the financial aid application for undocumented Colorado students聽and indicate past or current experience of homelessness.
- Be admitted to CU Boulder and enroll in coursework.
- Complete the .
聽 If you need help applying, please聽contact us to speak one-on-one with a financial aid advisor.