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.
Foster care system for minimum 12 months within last 5 years (or emancipated/adopted 15+, or GAP/ILA program)
Applicant must be 30 or younger as of September 1 in year of application
Cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.5+
Demonstrate financial need
Colorado or California resident
How to win it
Strong applicants clearly meet every requirement: foster care system for minimum 12 months within last 5 years (or emancipated/adopted 15+, or gap/ila program); applicant must be 30 or younger as of september 1 in year of application; cumulative unweighted gpa of 2.5+. 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.