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The CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Faculty/Staff Dependent Endowment Scholarship is one of the scholarships you're considered for when you submit the Faculty/Staff Scholarship application. The funds began with $50,000 in support from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ administration and athletics. CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ faculty and staff may add to the endowment through gifts to the CU Foundation. A limited number of scholarships are given each year through a lottery drawing.

Typical Scholarship Amount: 

$1,000 once per year

Eligible School(s): 

Any accredited post-secondary institution, including those outside of the state of Colorado

Semesters Available: 

Fall, Spring

Application Deadlines:

  Fall: July 1

  Spring: December 1

Student Eligibility

• A student may receive the CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Children of Faculty/Staff Scholarship and the CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Faculty/Staff Dependent Endowment simultaneously.
• A student may not receive the Elevations Credit Union Faculty/Staff Dependent Scholarship and the CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Faculty/Staff Dependent Endowment in the same year.
• Dependent students need to be admitted to an undergraduate degree or certificate program, be in good academic standing, and enrolled full-time.

Parent Eligibility

Staff must be currently employed 100% time.  Faculty are eligible at 50% or greater employment. Faculty are eligible as defined by the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Faculty Assembly, including Professors, Adjunct Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Senior Instructors, Lecturers, Instructors after two years full time rank, and Professors Emeriti. CU System employees are not eligible for this scholarship.