Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Colorado Mountain College Foundation Student Scholarship Application for the 2023-24 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 8th.
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Questions? Please email Kathy DesPortes at kdesportes@coloradomtn.edu

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,188.00 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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$1,425.00 Ethan Alexander Turner Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is offered in memory of CMC student Ethan Alexander...
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$2,500.00 Evelyn & Richard Boggs Tribute Scholarship
Evelyn & Richard Boggs, longtime Leadville residents and educators, had...
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$2,400.00 Everett and Doris Bernardo Family Foundation Scholarship
The Everett & Doris Bernardo Foundation was established in 2007 to help...
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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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1625-2000 FirstBank Endowed Scholarship
FirstBank started in 1963. Today, it’s grown to be among the largest...
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1900-2700 Follett Endowed Scholarship
Robert and Nancy Follett have established this scholarship to remove...
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$2,500.00 Forster Endowed Scholarship for Sustainability
The Forster Endowed Scholarship for Sustainability supports CMC...
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$1,000.00 Fred Hampel Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Fred Hampel was instrumental in bringing bachelor’s Degrees to CMC. He...
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$0.00 Freda T. Roof Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Freda T. Roof for any...
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$1,425.00 Friends of Mylissa Memorial Scholarship
Mylissa Burnett Eckdahl joined the Development Studies faculty of...
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$5000- $14000 Fullerton Family Scholarship for the Isaacson School for New Media
Natives of Ohio and part-time residents of California, John and Jessica...
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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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$1500 PT - $2500 FT Gavenda Family Annual Scholarship
Scholarship for a non-traditional student enrolled at the CMC...
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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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$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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$2,200.00 Gould Family Scholarship
Believing that education is the key to success, this scholarship was...
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$1250-$2500 Hamilton Creek Scholars Scholarship
The Residents of Hamilton Creek have created the Hamilton Creek Scholars...
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$2,300.00 HB Palmer Scholarship
The HB Palmer Scholarship has been established by Heidi Palmer to...
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$4,750.00 Health & Human Service Scholarship
This scholarship has been created to support students pursuing a...
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$3,000.00 Hjalmar Sundin Public Service Scholarship
Hal Sundin, a Navy Veteran, has created this scholarship to support...
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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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$2,400.00 Howard Endowed Scholarship
Tom and Verna Howard believe education is the key to the future; they...
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$650.00 James T. Morrissey Scholarship
Established to honor and to celebrate James T. Morrissey and his love...
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$2,375.00 JAMS Scholarship
The intent of the JAMS scholarship is to provide financial assistance to...
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$1,000.00 Jan Shugart Endowed Scholarship
Jan Shugart devoted the majority of her professional career working at...
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$496.00 Jason Pennington's Second Chance Award
In the memory of Jason, the Pennington family has established this...
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$2,400.00 Jayne and Ed Hill Scholarship
This scholarship has been named in honor of Jayne and Ed Hill to...
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2200-2300 Jeschofnig Family Science Endowed Scholarship
Peter Jeschofnig, Ph.D., CMC Professor Emeritus, taught Chemistry,...
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$1,200.00 John Vickery Continuing Student Scholarship
Retired Campus Dean John J. Vickery, great friend of Colorado Mountain...
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$1,175.00 Jonathan Wright Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jonathan Wright was a world traveler and well-known photographer who...
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$2,375.00 Judith James Carlson Scholarship
This scholarship has been established by the family of Judith James...
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$3,000.00 Karri Casner Scholarship
The Karri Casner Scholarship has been created by the Casner Family to...
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$3,000.00 Kelton Family Foundation Scholarship
The Kelton Family Foundation Scholarship was created to enable an Eagle...
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$500-$1500 Leadville Campus Scholarship
*These scholarships are funded by staff, faculty, and friends of...
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$500-$1000 Leadville Campus Staff/Faculty Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship has been created through the generous donations of the...
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$2,850.00 LeVine Family Scholarship
The LeVine Family Scholarship was created because education in general,...
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$1,000.00 Linda Carlson Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is in memory of Linda Carlson or “Mama C” as she was...
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$1,425.00 Lord of the Mountains Church Scholarship
Established by the Lord of the Mountain Baptist Church this scholarship...
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$2,375.00 Lorraine Mall Haslee/Swift Eagle Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Lorraine Mall Haslee, a long time Vail Valley local and the librarian at...
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$500.00 Lucy Bogue Memorial Scholarship
Lucy Bogue founded Yampa Valley College in 1962, which became the...
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$2000-4300 Marge and Jerry Gavenda Endowed Scholarship
Marge and Jerry Gavenda are strong supporters of their Frisco and...
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$960.00 Martin Family Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship is established through generous contributions of the...
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$1350-$2700 Matthew Martinez Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is in memory of Matthew Martinez, CMC Student (2014 –...
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$1,100.00 Matthew Wells Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established through the support of the family and...
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$540.00 Mayer Family Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Dennis M. Mayer became the fifth President of Colorado Mountain...
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$296.00 Michael Robert Gebhardt Scholarship for Avalanche Certification
This Scholarship is established by the Gebhardt Family and the Michael...
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$1000-$1300 Michelle Balcomb Memorial Endowed Scholarship
The Michelle Balcomb Memorial Endowed Scholarship was created in honor...
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$2,375.00 Mullen Charitable Fund Scholarship
The Mullen Charitable Fund Scholarship was established to give a CMC...
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$100-$2500 My Future Pathways Scholarship
The Ron Davis Family has created this scholarship to benefit students...
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