University of Colorado Boettcher Scholars

Since 1952 the Boettcher Foundation has helped talented Colorado students obtain their undergraduate degrees by offering generous four-year, merit-based scholarships for attendance at any of the colleges or universities in the state. In that time, nearly 2000 Colorado high school students have accepted the Boettcher Scholarship. The University of Colorado at Boulder is proud to have educated and conferred degrees on over 700 of these scholarship recipients.

Aside from in state residency, eligibility requirements for the Boettcher Scholarship include being in the top 5% of the student’s high school class--or one of the top 2 students in classes of under 40. The Boettcher