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        <h1>The Presidential Scholarship FAQs</h1>

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            <li><a href="#qualifications">What are the qualifications for the Presidential Scholarship at CU-Boulder?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#apply">How do I apply for the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#deadline">Do I have to apply to CU-Boulder by a certain  date?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#notified">When and how are students notified?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#amount">How much is the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#benefits">What other benefits are provided to Presidential Scholars?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#accept">What do I do to accept the offer?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#funds">How do I receive the funds?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#criteria">What are the eligibility and renewal criteria?*</a></li>
            <li><a href="#defer">If I defer admission to CU, can I retain the offer?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#test">My ACT or SAT test scores have improved since being admitted. Can I send the updated scores and be reconsidered for the  scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#gpa">My high school GPA changed since being admitted. Can I send an updated transcript and be reconsidered for the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#graduate">If I graduate from CU-Boulder in fewer than four years, can I still get the full amount of the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#summer">If I attend summer school at CU-Boulder, can I get the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#residency">If I change to an in-state resident, how does that affect the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#studyabroad">Can I receive the funds if I go on Study Abroad?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#fulltime">If I am not enrolled full-time at the start of the semester, what happens? Can I get the scholarship back the next semester  when I am full-time?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#sap">If I am not meeting the academic terms of the scholarship, when will the award be cancelled?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#reinstate">If the scholarship is cancelled due to failure to meet the renewal conditions, can it be reinstated in the future (i.e. if the  student’s grade point average is above the minimum after a future semester)?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#eligibility">Are classes taken at CU-Boulder in the summer counted in determining if a student is eligible for renewal the next year (i.e.  meeting the minimum 24 credit hour and cumulative GPA requirements)?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#stayconnected">If a student goes on the <a href="http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/stayconnected.html">Stay Connected</a> Program, how does that affect the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#withdraw">If a student withdraws without going on the <a href="http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/stayconnected.html">Stay Connected</a> Program, how does that affect the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#otherscholarships">I am receiving other scholarships and/or financial aid. How does that affect the scholarship?</a></li>
            <li><a href="#contact">Who may I contact with additional questions?</a></li>
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        <h2>What are the qualifications for the Presidential Scholarship at CU-Boulder?</h2>
         <p>The Presidential Scholarship at CU-Boulder is awarded to a select group of students who have qualified for the Chancellor’s Achievement Scholarship. As part of our commitment to creating an intellectually and geographically diverse freshman class, around 10% of Chancellor’s Achievement Scholars are selected to receive this award. Students will receive one award or the other, not both. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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      <h2>How do I apply for the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>Students are automatically considered for CU-Boulder's Presidential Scholarship upon submission of an admissions application to CU-Boulder. No additional application is required.</p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>Do I have to apply to CU-Boulder by a certain date?</h2>
         <p>Students need to apply for admission to CU-Boulder no later than the January 15 freshman application decision deadline. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>When and how are students notified?</h2>
         <p>Students will receive a notification from the CU-Boulder Office of Admissions in the form of an official letter. Notification will depend on when the student is admitted to the University, and will typically arrive within a few weeks of the student receiving their admission decision. Letters will be sent to students beginning in December. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>How much is the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>The Presidential Scholarship at CU-Boulder is $55,000, paid over 4 years ($7,500 per semester for the first 4 semesters; $6,250 per semester for the final 4 semesters). </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>
         
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          <h2>What other benefits are provided to Presidential Scholar?</h2>
         <p>CU-Boulder's Presidential Scholars are part of a community designed to promote academic success and networking. Through a limited series of exclusive events, Scholars have the opportunity to get to know each other as well as to explore a particular topic in areas such as theater, dance, or music. Over dinner, Scholars hear from a CU faculty member who has expertise in the particular area, and then they attend the event itself. </p>

<p>Additionally, Scholars have access to an email “hotline” which they can use for any academic or campus life issues. The hotline is monitored by the office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education. Scholars also receive periodic emails which provide encouragement and helpful tips for academic and co-curricula success. 

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          <h2>What do I do to accept the offer?</h2>
         <p>The offer is automatically accepted once you have confirmed your intent to enroll at CU-Boulder. Your confirmation must be postmarked by the May 1 deadline. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>                  

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          <h2>How do I receive the funds?</h2>
         <p>The scholarship is paid on a semester basis, and the funds for each semester will be credited to your CU-Boulder tuition and fees bill provided that you meet the eligibility criteria. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>What are the eligibility and renewal criteria?*</h2>
         <p><b>To be eligible to receive the award in a given semester, you must:</b> 
<ul>
<li>enroll in a minimum of 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester at CU-Boulder; </li>
<li>remain a non-resident for tuition purposes; </li>
<li>meet the Office of Financial Aid’s <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/finaid/sappolicy.html">Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)</a> standards.</li>
</ul>

<b>To renew the award in subsequent years, you must:</b>

<ul>
<li>maintain a minimum cumulative CU grade point average at the end of the designated academic year.
	<ul> 
		<li>At the end of the freshman year (after the 2nd semester at CU), the requirement is a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.</li>
		<li>At the end of the sophomore and junior years (after the 4th and 6th semesters at CU), the requirement is a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA. </li>
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<li>successfully complete a minimum of 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester at CU-Boulder; </li>
<li>remain a non-resident for tuition purposes; </li>
<li>meet the Office of Financial Aid’s <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/finaid/sappolicy.html">Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)</a> standards. </li>
</ul>
<p>*These apply to students admitted fall 2009 or later.</p></p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>If I defer admission to CU, can I retain the offer?</h2>
         <p>You may defer your admission to CU-Boulder for up to 1 year and still retain the Presidential Scholarship award. You must contact the <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/prospective/">Office of Admissions</a> to formally request a deferral. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>My ACT or SAT test scores have improved since being admitted. Can I send the updated scores and be reconsidered for the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>Yes, until the May 1st confirmation deadline, you may submit official copies of your scores to the Office of Admissions. Please email <a href="mailto:jillian.mcglinchey@colorado.edu">jillian.mcglinchey@colorado.edu</a> in the Office of Admissions to request reconsideration after you have submitted your updated test scores.</p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

         
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          <h2>My high school GPA changed since being admitted. Can I send an updated transcript and be reconsidered for the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>Typically, seventh semester grades alone do not change a student’s eligibility for the scholarship. Scholarship eligibility is determined based on a combination of factors, including a student’s GPA and test scores. Both sets of standards must have changed significantly in order to be meaningful for scholarship reconsideration. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>If I graduate from CU-Boulder in fewer than four years, can I still get the full amount of the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>Since the scholarship is provided on a semester by semester basis, you are limited to receiving a single semester’s award amount at a time. If you graduate in fewer than four years, the remainder of the benefit is forfeited. However, if you continue to be enrolled at CU-Boulder in a graduate program, the scholarship will be extended until you have graduated or until you’ve utilized the maximum 8 semesters of the award. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>If I attend summer school at CU-Boulder, can I get the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>Summer school is not typically funded. However, if you will be enrolled in summer school at CU-Boulder in a minimum of 12 credit hours and meet the renewal criteria as of the end of the previous spring semester, you may request to receive a semester’s scholarship award in the summer in lieu of receiving it in the fall or spring. You must contact Scholarship Services to make the request. You will not be automatically credited with the scholarship. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>If I change to an in-state resident, how does that affect the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>The Presidential Scholarship is for non-resident students only. Therefore, if you become an in-state resident, the remainder of the scholarship is forfeited effective with the semester that your residency is changed. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>Can I receive the funds if I go on Study Abroad?</h2>
         <p>Yes, if you are participating in a CU-Boulder sponsored Study Abroad program of at least 12 credits per semester, you are eligible to receive the funds (please see the question above regarding summer school, if applicable).  If you will be participating in a non-CU sponsored Study Abroad program, you must sign up in <a href="http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/stayconnected.html">Stay Connected</a> to be eligible for reinstatement of your scholarship upon your return.</p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>If I am not enrolled full-time at the start of the semester, what happens? Can I get the scholarship back the next semester when I am full-time?</h2>
         <p>If you are not enrolled in at least 12 credit hours at CU-Boulder at the start of a semester, as of the university’s census date (the third Friday of the semester), the scholarship will be cancelled effective with that semester and the remainder of the scholarship will be forfeited. The cancellation is permanent and the scholarship cannot be reinstated. Courses taken for no-credit through Continuing Education and Professional Studies do not count toward the minimum credit hours. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>If I am not meeting the academic terms of the scholarship, when will the award be cancelled?</h2>
         <p><b>Your academic progress and enrollment will be reviewed at the beginning of and at the completion of each fall and spring semester:</b> 
<ul>
<li>At the beginning of each fall and spring semester, you must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours at CU-Boulder by no later than the university’s census date (the third Friday of the semester). Courses taken for no-credit through Continuing Education and Professional Studies do not count toward the minimum credit hours.</li> 
<li>At the end of the fall semester, you must be meeting the Office of Financial Aid’s <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/finaid/sappolicy.html">Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)</a> policy or your scholarship will be cancelled effective with the spring semester and the remainder of the scholarship will be forfeited. You will be responsible for the full amount of non-resident undergraduate tuition beginning in the spring semester. </li>
<li>At the end of the spring semester, you must have successfully completed at least 12 credits in each the fall and spring semesters at CU-Boulder, have achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average based on your grade level (see the question above on renewal criteria) , and must be meeting the Office of Financial Aid’s <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/finaid/sappolicy.html">Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)</a> policy. </li>
</ul>                  </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>If the scholarship is cancelled due to failure to meet the renewal conditions, can it be reinstated in the future (i.e. if the student’s grade point average is above the minimum after a future semester)?</h2>
         <p>No, unfortunately the cancellation is permanent and the award will not be reinstated. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>Are classes taken at CU-Boulder in the summer counted in determining if a student is eligible for renewal the next year (i.e. meeting the minimum 24 credit hour and cumulative GPA requirements)?</h2>
         <p>No, a student must meet the renewal conditions for the next year based on credit hours earned in the previous fall and spring semesters and on the cumulative GPA at the end of the spring semester. Summer course work at CU-Boulder does not count toward meeting the renewal standards. However, given that the grades from summer courses taken at CU are included in your cumulative GPA, the courses will impact your eligibility at the end of the following spring semester.  </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>
         
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         <h2>If a student goes on the <a href="http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/stayconnected.html">Stay Connected</a> Program (formerly the Time Out Program), how does that affect the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>The scholarship will be available upon your return to CU-Boulder, assuming that the renewal conditions have been met. You will have the same number of semesters and dollars remaining as if you had not participated in the <a href="http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/stayconnected.html">Stay Connected</a> Program.</p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>If a student withdraws without going on the <a href="http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/stayconnected.html">Stay Connected</a> Program, how does that affect the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>A student who withdraws from the university without going on the <a href="http://registrar.colorado.edu/students/stayconnected.html">Stay Connected</a> Program will forfeit the remainder of the scholarship. </p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>


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         <h2>I am receiving other scholarships and/or financial aid. How does that affect the scholarship?</h2>
         <p>The cost of attendance (COA), also known as the cost of education or "budget", is the total amount it should cost a student to go to school. This amount includes tuition and fees, room and board, and allowances for books and supplies, transportation, and personal and incidental expenses. Any financial aid that you receive, including the Presidential Scholarship, cannot exceed your Cost of Attendance. If it does, you may have aid adjusted and/or cancelled, depending on your individual circumstances.</p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>

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          <h2>Who may I contact with additional questions?</h2>
         <p>You may contact Scholarship Services at 303-492-4533 or schlp@colorado.edu.</p><a href="#top">Back to top</a>


         




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