This award is part of The Denver Foundation universal application — you apply through one application, not a separate one for each fund.
The Denver Foundation stewards more than 70 different scholarship funds created by individuals, families, and businesses, with approximately 30 competitive, application-based opportunities.
A universal application is a system that allows individuals to submit a single application to multiple scholarship opportunities.
Currently employed at least half-time at a nonprofit based in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, or Jefferson counties
Employed at the nonprofit for a minimum of one year by the application deadline
Nonprofit must have held 501(c)3 status for 5+ years
Cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.5+
How to win it
Strong applicants clearly meet every requirement: currently employed at least half-time at a nonprofit based in adams, arapahoe, boulder, broomfield, denver, douglas, or jefferson counties; employed at the nonprofit for a minimum of one year by the application deadline; nonprofit must have held 501(c)3 status for 5+ years. This award asks for an essay, 1 recommendation, a transcript, so give those pieces real time rather than rushing them. Apply early and double-check the deadline, since local awards often have small applicant pools and reward the well-prepared.