The Boulder Bridge, and Bridge Ignite Scholarships are offered to incoming resident first-year students who participated in the .

Scholarship Amounts & Eligibility听

There are two scholarships in this program, and eligible students may be selected to receive one of the awards below, but not both. These scholarships are only available at CU Boulder.听

听听Boulder Bridge Scholars: $10,000 per year (renewable for four years, totaling $40,000)听

  • Minimum 3.6 weighted high school grade point average (GPA) at time of application based on 4.0 scale
  • Participated in the听Boulder Precollegiate听Program held by the Office of Precollege Outreach and Engagement
  • Apply for admission by Nov. 15 (early action)

听听Boulder Bridge Ignite Scholarship: $2,000 per year听(renewable for five years, totaling听$10,000)

  • Participated in any of the听CU System Anschutz, Boulder, Denver or Colorado Springs Precollegiate Programs
  • Apply for admission no later than Jan.15

听 ACT/SAT test scores are not considered and will not be reviewed if submitted. Updated GPA or supporting materials will not be used for scholarship consideration after the admission application has been submitted.

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Boulder Bridge Scholars: Four听years (eight听semesters maximum)听for fall and spring semesters based on renewal requirements each academic year.

Boulder Bridge Ignite Scholarship:听Five听years (ten听semesters maximum) for fall and spring semesters based on renewal requirements each academic year.

You're limited to receiving a single semester鈥檚 scholarship amount at a time. If you graduate in fewer than five听years, the remainder of the benefit is forfeited. However, if you continue to be enrolled at CU Boulder in a graduate program, the scholarship will be extended until you graduate or until you use the maximum eight听semesters.听

麻豆淫院 selected听will receive an offer with their admission decision which can be accessed through the admissions status page.

The scholarship is paid on a semester basis, and the funds for each semester will be credited toward your university bill,听as long as you meet the eligibility criteria. This scholarship can pay toward all charges on the bill and isn't limited to paying just tuition and fees.

Both awards require full time enrollment (12+ credits) each fall and spring semester. The student must also meet听the Office of Financial Aid standards, participate in the听Bridge Scholars Program offered through the Office of Precollege Outreach and Engagement and enroll and participate in a CU Lead Alliance Program.

GPA Requirements

  • Boulder Bridge Scholars:听Maintain a minimum 2.75 cumulative CU Boulder GPA
  • Boulder Bridge Ignite Scholarship:听Maintain a minimum 2.5听cumulative CU Boulder GPA

麻豆淫院 receiving a multi-year renewable scholarship are reviewed during spring semester. Your renewable scholarships are subject to change pending final review by July 1.

  • You'll be notified if you don't meet the renewal requirements at the end of spring semester.
  • If the scholarship is cancelled due to failure to meet the renewal requirements, the cancellation is permanent and it cannot be reinstated (i.e. even if GPA is above the minimum in a future semester), other than through appeal.

How to Appeal:

  • You may submit an appeal for reconsideration if you have special circumstances (examples: serious illness, accident, death of a loved one, house fire, etc.) that contributed to your inability to meet the standards for renewal. The appeal information will be provided with the nonrenewal notification.
  • Appeals are decided on a case-by-case basis and the outcome of any appeal will depend on: the nature of the circumstances; the quality of the documentation provided; your current academic progress; the nature of any violation of the university鈥檚 ; and fund availability.
  • Appeals should be submitted no later than the third Friday of the term you become ineligible for the scholarship (typically the fall semester).
  • CU Boulder has a responsibility to provide a safe and nondiscriminatory environment. Please be aware that if your appeal references sexual misconduct or protected class discrimination or harassment, the Office of Financial Aid is obligated to report allegations of this nature to the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC) in addition to considering your appeal on these grounds. OIEC may contact you in this case, but you're not required to respond.

You may defer your admission to CU Boulder for up to one year and retain your scholarship. You must contact the to formally request a deferral.听

Summer school is not funded through听either scholarship.听

You may use the scholarship for semesters in CU Boulder sponsored Education Abroad (study abroad) programs of at least 12 credit hours per semester. The scholarship isn't available for other Education Abroad programs.

  • Undergraduate, degree-seeking students are eligible to return to the University within 1 to 3 terms from their last graded semester without readmitting or reapplying for admission (read more at the ).
  • If you withdraw or are absent from the university and return within the allowable timeframe, you'll be eligible to reinstate the scholarship upon your return assuming that the renewal conditions have been met.
  • Withdrawal grades may impact your Financial Aid status.
  • It's your responsibility to contact Scholarship Services to request reinstatement. The scholarship will not be automatically reactivated upon your return.

The Cost of Attendance (COA), also known as the cost of education or "budget," is the total amount it should cost a student to go to school for one school year. This amount includes tuition and fees, housing and food, allowances听for books and supplies, transportation and personal expenses.

The total of any financial aid that you receive, including the CU Boulder Esteemed Scholarship, cannot exceed your Cost of Attendance. If it does, you may have aid adjusted and/or cancelled, depending on your individual circumstances.