Your application for admission is also your application for a number of admission-based
scholarships.** Students must be admitted by June 1 to be eligible for Admission-based scholarships. Once you are admitted, you can apply for further scholarships via your student Ursa
account.
Colorado resident admission-based scholarships are awarded automatically based on
your academic performance. You can only receive one of the following scholarships
(Trustee or Presidential).
These scholarships are renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by
the Office of Financial Aid.
Trustee Scholarship
- $2,000 per year
- Automatically offered to residents with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
Presidential Scholarship
- $1,000 per year
- Automatically offered to residents with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
In addition to the above scholarships, you may be eligible to receive the following
scholarship if you are transferring from a community college where you were a member
of Phi Theta Kappa.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
- $1,000 per year
- Complete the UNC Scholarship Application before June 1 (or provide documentation of
Phi Theta Kappa membership to the Office of Financial Aid, if you're admitted after
the June 1 application deadline)
- Renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial
Aid
WUE resident admission-based scholarships are awarded automatically based on your
academic performance. You can only receive one of the following scholarships (Trustee
or Presidential).
These scholarships are renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by
the Office of Financial Aid.
Trustee Scholarship
- $3,500 per year
- Automatically offered to WUE residents with 13 transferable credits and a cumulative
GPA of 3.5 or higher
Presidential Scholarship
- $2,500 per year
- Automatically offered to WUE residents with 13 transferable credits and a cumulative
GPA of 3.0 or higher
In addition to the above scholarships, you may be eligible to receive the following
scholarship if you are transferring from a community college where you were a member
of Phi Theta Kappa.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
- $1,000 per year
- Complete the UNC Scholarship Application before June 1 (or provide documentation of
Phi Theta Kappa membership to the Office of Financial Aid, if you're admitted after
the June 1 application deadline)
- Renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial
Aid
Note: UNC participates in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program. This allows
students who are residents of 14 western states (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, ND,
OR, SD, UT, WA, WY) to attend UNC at a reduced tuition rate that is 150 percent of
the in-state rate (calculated based on total tuition prior to the COF stipend for
in-state students).
Your application for admission also serves as your application for WUE, and all admitted
WUE students automatically receive the WUE rate.
Nonresident admission-based scholarships are awarded automatically based on your academic
performance. You can only receive one of the following scholarships (Trustee or Presidential).
These scholarships are renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by
the Office of Financial Aid.
Trustee Scholarship
- $8,000 per year
- Automatically offered to nonresidents with 13 transferable credits and a cumulative
GPA of 3.5 or higher
Presidential Scholarship
- $6,000 per year
- Automatically offered to nonresidents with 13 transferable credits and a cumulative
GPA of 3.0 or higher
In addition to the above scholarships, you may be eligible to receive the following
scholarship if you are transferring from a community college where you were a member
of Phi Theta Kappa.
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
- $1,000 per year
- Complete the UNC Scholarship Application before June 1 (or provide documentation of
Phi Theta Kappa membership to the Office of Financial Aid, if you're admitted after
the June 1 application deadline)
- Renewable with satisfactory academic progress as defined by the Office of Financial
Aid
*Students who are residents of the western states (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM,
ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY) are not eligible for the scholarships listed above. They receive
a reduced tuition rate through the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE). Click
on the "WUE Resident" tab above for WUE scholarship information.
