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Scholarships

¹ú²úAV offers a variety of scholarships, and our scholarship application process is fast and easy. Any student wanting to apply for scholarships offered through ¹ú²úAV must complete and submit a ¹ú²úAV Scholarship Application, available online via .

A available to graduate students can be found on the Office of Financial Aid website.

• Graduate Dean's Scholarship Program 

  The Graduate Dean's Scholarship provides multi-year financial support for students. Students must be nominated by faculty to receive the scholarship. Eligible students must be seeking a degree in the following fields:

  Master's Degrees

  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Counseling
  • Criminal Justice
  • Earth Sciences
  • Education Leadership
  • Educational Psychology
  • Foreign Languages - Spanish (summer only)
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Sociology
  • Speech Language Pathology
  • Theatre and Dance

  Doctoral Degrees

  • Audiology
  • Biological Education
  • Counselor Education and Supervision
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Educational Mathematics
  • Educational Psychology
  • Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership
  • Music
  • School Psychology

  Eligibility 

  • Be admitted to an eligible program prior to the start of the semester
  • Be a new ¹ú²úAV graduate student for fall term or for a future semester
    • If enrolling in a Master's program, have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.2
    • If enrolling in a Doctoral program, have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.2
    • Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.2 throughout your master's or doctoral program
  • Be enrolled in at least three credit hours for a master's student and at least nine credit hours for a doctoral student in fall and spring semesters
  • Be enrolled in at least three credit hours for a master's student; nine credit hours for a doctoral student over both or one of the summer sessions. Enrollment in summer is optional.

  Fall and Spring Semesters 

  • Master's students enrolled in three to eight credit hours will receive $250 per semester; those enrolled in nine or more credit hours will receive $750 per semester.
  • Doctoral students enrolled in nine or more credit hours will receive $1,000 per semester.

  Summer Semester

  • Master's students enrolled in a minimum of three hours will receive $250.

  • Doctoral students enrolled in a minimum of nine hours will receive $750.
• Diversity Tuition Scholarship 
  • Must be a fully admitted graduate student without any other contract assignment; full-time (teaching assistantship, graduate assistantship or graduate research assistantship) assignment.
  • Must be a member of underrepresented group (racial/ethnic minority, gender if underrepresented in discipline and/or at the degree level being pursued, a person with disabilities).
  • Must meet minimum admission standards for degree level, enrolled in 3 to 10 hours and have a 3.0 grade point average.


  Award Amount

  • Minimum award of $750 
  • Maximum award of $3,000
  • Non-renewable but may be given a new award each year
  • Available in summer with prior approval by the Dean of the Graduate School
• Nonresident Scholarship
  • Fully admitted.
  • Must be a nonresident student for tuition classification purposes (only eligible for first year of enrollment at ¹ú²úAV unless unable to qualify for resident status)
  • Master's and specialist must have an admission grade point average of 3.25 (or higher)
  • Doctoral must have an admission grade point average of 3.5 (or higher)
  • Must have GRE scores of at least 1000 if GRE is required. Must be enrolled in 9 to 10 hours.


  Award Amount

  • Minimum award of $500.
  • Only available for one full calendar year but may be offered for more than one year to students who cannot become residents, such as foreign students
  • Maximum six semesters
  • Available in summer with prior approval by the Dean of the Graduate School.

• Emergency Tuition Scholarship 

  Admitted to a graduate degree program, meeting minimum admissions standards (3.0 grade point average or better), enrolled in at least six hours. Priority will be given to incoming students who are starting a degree program, students in "low-enrolled" graduate programs, first generation and need based students.


  Award Amount

  Varies

• ¹ú²úAV Foundation Scholarships

  Must fill out a FASFA application through Financial Aid in order to be nominated for these awards by March 1. Contact Financial Aid Office regarding these scholarships.

  • Flood and Peterson Scholarship: Nominee qualifications: Full-time graduate student; Colorado resident; show academic performance and future potential. Renewable for two years.
  • Cross Family Memorial Scholarship: Nominee qualifications: Awarded annually to deserving students.
  • Fleta Craig Memorial Scholarship: Nominee qualifications: Awarded annually to an outstanding full-time student.
  • Graduate Faculty Merit Scholarship: Nominee qualifications: Admitted graduate students; master's or specialists, 3.25 GPA; doctoral, 3.5 GPA professional accomplishments.
  • Living Memorial Scholarship: Nominee qualifications: Awarded annually to an outstanding full-time graduate student – one award.
  • Arthur and June Reynolds Graduate School Scholarship: Nominee qualifications: Full-time student, shall be enrolled in or accepted to the Graduate School and have satisfied general requirements – one award.
  • Arno H Luker Scholarship for the Benefit of Graduate Students Studying Psychology and/or Counseling: Nominee qualifications: Full-time graduate student in psychology and/or counseling; 3.0 GPA.
  • Violet Elliott Stenson Education Award: Nominee Qualifications: Graduate student in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences in good academic standing.
• Universal Scholarship