Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Colorado Mountain College Foundation Student Scholarship Application for the 2025-2026 Academic Year!

To apply for scholarship click on the blue “sign in” button on the upper right hand corner to this page to start/complete your scholarship application.
When you complete the general application the system will auto-match you to all the scholarships you qualify for.
You can see a list of all current scholarships, with a description, listed below.
The priority deadline to apply for the general application process is 11:59 PM on March 1st.
The deadline for the nursing specific scholarship process is 11:59 on May 1st
Preferred browser is Google Chrome.
Questions? Please email Kathy DesPortes at kdesportes@coloradomtn.edu

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$2,850.00 Backbone Scholarship for Integrated Media
The Backbone Scholarship for Integrated Media supports students pursuing...
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$2,375.00 Bea and Carl Silverman "You're My Hero" Scholarship
This scholarship is in memory of Bea and Carl Silverman. Its purpose is...
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$1,000.00 Bella Victoria Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Bella Brundage. Bella was...
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$3,000.00 Beth and David Gaboury Scholarship
The Beth and David Gaboury Scholarship was established to encourage and...
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$1,000.00 Bill Hill Scholarship for CMC Steamboat Springs
The Bill Hill Scholarship has been funded by Barbara Hill as a...
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$3,500.00 Bob Franks Memorial Scholarship
The Bob Franks Memorial Scholarship was created to honor a true force of...
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$2,215.00 Breckenridge Grand Vacations Scholarship
Breckenridge Grand Vacations has established this scholarship to provide...
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1187-2375 Bright Futures Scholarship
The Bright Futures Scholarship Fund is supported by an anonymous donor...
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2600-2700 Browning-Illick Endowed Scholarship
Gina Browning and Joe Illick have created this generous scholarship to...
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1000-3300 Cantele Scholarship
The Cantele Scholarship was created by Giorgio Cantele, a CMC...
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$3,000.00 Carrie Besnette Hauser Outdoors for Everyone Endowment
Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser served as president and chief executive...
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1000-2000 Central Services Staff/Faculty Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship has been created through generous contributions by the...
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793-1586 Chaffee/Salida Campus Faculty & Staff Endowed Scholarship.
The generous donations of staff, faculty, and friends of Colorado...
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$80,000.00 Christy Hill Scholarship
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$3,370.00 Chrysalis Endowed Scholarship
The Chrysalis Scholarship has been established by Heidi Palmer to...
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$0.00 Clough Fellows Scholarship
Separate application required – http://www.cloughfellows.org Longtime...
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1500-3000 CMC Alumni Scholarship
The CMC Alumni Scholarship will benefit one or two CMC students for the...
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$987.00 Colorado Mountain College Foundation Board Scholarship
This scholarship was generously created by board members of the Colorado...
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$3,005.00 Colorado Mountain College Scholars
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$2,438.00 Colorado Mountain College Scholars - Young Endowed Scholarship
The Scholar Award program is available to eligible graduating seniors...
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$2,071.00 Copper Mountain Resort Endowed Scholarship
Under the guidance of ski pioneer Chuck Lewis, construction of Copper...
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$500.00 Debi Martinez-Brun Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was created in honor of Debi Martinez-Brun. Over her...
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$2,600.00 Doll Family Endowed Scholarship
Sheryl and Ted Doll are 20+-year residents of the Roaring Fork Valley....
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1200-2400 Donald P. Thoren Pathways Endowed Scholarship
*Donald P. Thoren was a respected and valued member of the Leadville,...
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$1,680.00 Dr. Armen Sarafian Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Armen Sarafian served as Interim President during 1986-87. A member...
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1000-2000 Ecosystem Science and Stewardship Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship endowment has been made possible by the generous...
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1187.50-2375 Ellen Quigley Memorial Scholarship for Non-Traditional Student
As one of the original families who donated land for the Spring Valley...
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$1,500.00 Ethan Alexander Turner Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is offered in memory of CMC student Ethan Alexander...
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$9,500.00 Everett and Doris Bernardo Family Foundation Scholarship
The Everett & Doris Bernardo Foundation was established in 2007 to help...
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$5,000.00 First Ascent Scholarship
The First Ascent Scholarships are for first generation students from...
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900-1800 First Mountain Bank of Leadville Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was created through the generous support of First...
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1200-2400 FirstBank "First in Family" Scholarship
FirstBank started in 1963. Today, it’s grown to be among the largest...
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1600-2000 FirstBank Endowed Scholarship
FirstBank started in 1963. Today, it’s grown to be among the largest...
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2300-4000 Follett Endowed Scholarship
Robert and Nancy Follett have established this scholarship to remove...
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$2,600.00 Forster Endowed Scholarship for Sustainability
The Forster Endowed Scholarship for Sustainability supports CMC...
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$2,300.00 Fred Hampel Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Fred Hampel was instrumental in bringing bachelor’s Degrees to CMC. He...
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$2,850.00 Fred Haslee/Swift Eagle Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be an Eagle County resident and attend the Vail Valley...
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$3,175.00 Freda T. Roof Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Freda T. Roof for any...
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$3,000.00 Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter Scholarship
The Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter (FAAS) scholarship was...
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$2,375.00 Garfield County Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students
This scholarship has been provided by the Garfield County Commissioners...
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$500.00 Gavin D. Litwiller Endowed Scholarship in Law
This scholarship was endowed by family, friends, and co-workers of Gavin...
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$1,000.00 George Tolles Memorial Scholarship for Cross-cultural Understanding
The Tolles family established this fund in memory of George Tolles, who...
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$2,300.00 Gerald G. Gallegos Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Gallegos Corporation was founded in 1970 by Gerald G. Gallegos as a...
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$0.00 Getz Family Scholarship
Way back in the 1900s, I attended culinary school in Kansas City. Yes,...
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$2,200.00 Gould Family Scholarship
Believing that education is the key to success, this scholarship was...
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1371-2742 Gypsum Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
NOTE: Scholarship recipient will be required to make a 5 to 10 minute...
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1500-2500 Hamilton Creek Scholars Scholarship
The Residents of Hamilton Creek have created the Hamilton Creek Scholars...
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$3,000.00 HB Palmer Scholarship
The HB Palmer Scholarship has been established by Heidi Palmer to...
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$1,000.00 Health & Human Service Scholarship
This scholarship has been created to support students pursuing a...
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$2,375.00 Hotel Colorado Scholarship
The Hotel Colorado was founded by Walter Devereux in 1893 at the height...
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