Unless otherwise noted, these scholarships are available only to students without a prior bachelor's degree.
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General Scholarship ApplicationDeadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time non-traditional
female students returning to college to earn a baccalaureate degree
after some years of absence from the academic scene. Applicants
must have completed 60 hours of credits by the end of the current
Spring term.
Value: $1000 or as determined by the AAUW Scholarship
Committee
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full time female
Juniors or Seniors with a minimum GPA of.3.5. Must be a resident
of Mesa County, Colorado. The recipients will be required to prepare
and present a five-minute speech at the April meeting of the ABWA.
Value: $500
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College incoming Freshman or enrolled
student who is full-time with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Student may be
enrolled in any course of study and must demonstrate financial need.
Value: Up to Tuition and Fees (In-state amount)
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full time foreign student with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Value: $4,000
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full-time senior,
Colorado resident, ethnic minority student with a minimum GPA of
3.0 generally accepted as "academic".
Value: $3,000 Renewable upon conditions
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full-time student student with
a minimum 2.5 GPA and is an ethnic minority.
Value: $3500
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full-time student, enrolled
in any major, with a 3.0 GPA. Student shall participate in one of
the following MSC intercollegiate men's or women's sports: Softball,
Swimming, Volleyball, Basketball, or Soccer.
Value: $1000 ($500 per semester)
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College part time or full time
disabled students with a minimum GPA of 2.0. Applicants must provide
documentation of their disability.
Value: Varies (determined by Scholarship Committee)
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full time student with
a principle address within the FirstBank service area of Colorado
Springs to Ft. Collins; Aurora to Evergreen; or Vail, Avon, Breckenridge,
Silverthorne and Greeley. Preference given to low to moderate income
applicants (based on information contained in the FAFSA form).
Value: $500
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time Junior or Senior
with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in any area of study. Must be U. S. citizen
Value: $500
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State Student who is a family member or employee
of a member of the Grand Junction New Car and Truck Dealers Association.
Recipient must be a full-time student of Mesa State College and
have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Value: $1000 or as determined by funds available.
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College part time or full
time student with financial need because of a special circumstance
(major changes, i.e.: death in family, divorce, disadvantaged, or
facing adversity) with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Can be international
student or U.S. citizen.
Value: $1,000 but not to exceed tuition and
student fees if awarded to a part time student
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Available to Mesa State College part-time students
who are 25+ years of age and residents of Delta, Eagle, Garfield,
Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffit, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco,
Routt, Summit or San Miguel County. Must have a minimum GPA of 2.5
and have two letters of recommendation.
Value: $1000
Deadline: Februarly 15, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Available to a Mesa State College full-time disabled
student. with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA .Must have a physical
disability with preference to students with an accident related
paralysis, multiple sclerosis or severe vision or hearing impairment.
Value: Based on funds available.
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Full-time Mesa State College Student with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Student shall be involved in community service and/or civic involvement. Students serving on the selection committee or students in paid leadership position on campus are not eligible to apply.
Value: $4000
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Available to a Mesa State College student of Eastern
Orthodox Christian religion. The recipient must have and maintain
a minimum 2.5 institutional, cumulative GPA and may attend full
or part-time.
Value: Determined by funds available.
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State college full-time, female student seeking
a baccalaureate degree. Must be at least 18 and a sophomore or higher
and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Student must be a Mesa County resident
and show documented financial need.
Value: $500
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Criteria: Available to a full-time sophomore, junior or senior Mesa State College student with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Student must have documented financial need.
Value: $1000 ($500 per semeser) book voucher
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time students with
a minimum GPA of 3.0 whose families make their living in farming
or ranching. Preference will be given to students actively involved
in agricultural activities and to those enrolling in coursework
supporting an agricultural career choice. Recipients must have graduated
from a Western Slope, Colorado high school.
Value: In-state tuition and fees for up to four years,
maximum 12 credit hours per semester
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time non-traditional
students (25 or older) with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Must be a Mesa
County, Colorado resident with financial need.
Value: Determined by funds available
Deadline: April 15, 2009
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Criteria: Full-time Mesa State College student or incoming
freshman in any area of study, who is a single mother with one or
more children living with her. Must have and maintain a 2.5 GPA.
Financial need
will be considered.
Value: $2000 per year ($1000 per semester)
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time Senior with a minimum
GPA of 3.0 with financial need.
Value: $500 or as determined by Scholarship Committee
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full time student in
an Associate degree program or a Junior or Senior in a Baccalaureate
degree program with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Value: $500
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full time student who
is a U.S. citizen of Asian descent (Amerasian) with a minimum GPA
of 3.0. Preference given to a student of Japanese heritage. International
students can be considered if no U.S. citizen applies. Any area
of study except Theatre.
Value:$2000 or as determined by funds available
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time Sophomore,
Junior or Senior enrolled in a Baccalaureate degree program that
is and has been a resident of Mesa County, Colorado for at least
one year, with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Value: $1,000
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Available to a female Junior or Senior with
a minimum GPA of 2.5 whom is a resident of Mesa County, Colorado
with financial need (determined by the Free Application For Federal
Student Aid-FAFSA).
Value: $1,000 or as determined by funds available
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time Sophomore,
Junior or Senior Mesa County, Colorado resident student with a minimum
GPA of 3.0.
Value: $1,000
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College part time or full time students
with financial need recommended by agencies concerned with domestic
violence and Human Services programs (currently the Hilltop Community
Resources, Inc., Latimer House Counseling and Advocacy Center).
Value: Up to in-state tuition and student fees, maximum of
12 credit hours per semester
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Contact: Partners, Inc.; 735 South Ave., Grand Junction,
CO 81501 Phone (970)245-5555
Criteria: Mesa State College full time student who is or
has been an active Junior Partner in the Partners Program with a
minimum GPA of 2.5.
Value: In-state tuition and fees, for a maximum of 12 credit
hours per semester.
Deadline: Determined by Partners, Inc.
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Criteria: Students who are residents of Mesa County, Colorado,
or Carbon County, Utah with financial need. Strength of sincerity
in pursuing higher education to improve their lives and those of
others must be evident.
Value: Determined by the Saccomanno Higher Education Foundation.
Deadline: April 5, 2009
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Criteria: Are you a "Maverick", willing to rock
the boat, ask pointed questions or take unpopular positions to sustain
your convictions? "Maverick" here does not mean an athlete
on a Mesa team. It means someone willing to take an independent
stand against popular opinion, and willing to defend offered alternatives.
If you are this kind of boat rocker, this scholarship was endowed
for you. Send along your experiences and actions which define you
as an operative "Maverick". If you do not meet this stringent
criterion, please do not apply.
Value: $2500
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full-time student who graduated
from De Beque, Palisade, Gateway, or Plateau Valley High School.
Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to students
majoring in Language, Literature, & Communication, History or
Music.
Value: $1000
Deadline:March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full time student with
a minimum GPA of 2.5 and has earned at least 24 credit hours of
two consecutive semesters at Mesa State College. Eligible applicants
must document having Mesa State College campus living experience,
or contracted campus dining experience, or have worked for Sodexho-Marriott
dining services. Applicants will be considered on a basis of demonstrated
leadership experience in the hospitality industry.
Value: $1000
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full-time student who is or has
been an active Junior Partner of the Mesa County Partners. Student
must have a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Value: $1500
Deadline: April 1, 2008
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time students in their
2nd year or higher with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who are either on active
duty or an honorably discharged military service member or the child
or grandchild of a military person (retired or active).
Value: $1,600 ($800 per semester)
Deadline: March 1, 2009
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Criteria: Mesa State College full time students in their
2nd year or higher with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who are either on active
duty or an honorably discharged military service member or the child
or grandchild of a military person (retired or active). Must have
financial need and a record of civic and/or school activities.
Value: $1,500
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Administered by the Mesa State College Foundation
Criteria: Mesa State College full time International
student with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Value: $1,000 or as determined by funds available
Deadline: March 1, 2009
