Our Opportunities

Norlin Scholars can develop leadership and professional skills as UEP Office Assistants. Office Assistants are student employees who perform tasks crucial to UEP’s functioning, including event planning, updating social media and communications, and more. They are hired, supervised and evaluated by the UEP Office Manager. They gain office skills, learn what it means to work in a higher education context, and work in collaboration with the Office Manager and Director of UEP.

When available, Norlin Scholars program can provide additional funding for specific educational experiences for which you do not have the funds. If funds are available, students will receive an email indicating that is the case. It's a good idea to track all of your extra-curricular involvement within the community so that you can make a case for funding. 

Application Information

We invite Norlin Scholars to apply for additional funds for specific educational experiences for which you do not have the funds. Award amounts are limited to expenses not covered by other gift aid (that is, scholarships or grants). Funded experiences must be credit-bearing and/or during a semester when
you are earning at least 6 course credits. Funded experiences include:
• Study Abroad for a semester or year
• International Education Global Seminars
• CU in DC

Eligibility criteria:
• A consistent GPA of 3.0 or above in your tenure as a Norlin Scholar
• Consistent and sustained active participation in official Norlin and/or UEP activities (i.e. activities
sponsored by the UEP office that are not mandatory, not classes, and not required co-curriculars)
• Student is still within their 4-year or 2-year scholarship term and not graduated at the time of the
project
• Demonstrated financial need

Awards vary from $500 to $3000, depending on how many proposals we receive. The awards will be
one-time funding, and they will be applied directly to your tuition bill.
Your proposal should be no more than 5 pages, double-spaced, 12-font (maximum 1500 words) and
must include the following clearly delineated sections:

• a project description (the who, what, when and where)
• a project rationale (the why: how does this fit with your academic plan; why is it relevant to your path? what is its purpose; what are your goals for the experience, both professional and personal; etc.)
• timeline (start and end dates with explanations if needed)
• a budget (total detailed costs of the project and what you need, up to $3000; include other sources of funding you’ll be receiving)
• a summary and specific list of how you have been an actively engaged Norlin Scholar beyond the
  required components and beyond maintaining friendships with Norlin or UEP peers); name the activities and events, semester and year of each one, and your level of participation/leadership if applicable
• an explanation of your financial need (for example, you are paying for your own education, or you are a Pell Grant recipient)

Send directly to Joan Gabriele, gabriele@colorado.edu as a PDF attachment and name your proposal
FirstNameLastNameEnrichmentProposal(SemesterYear)
E.g. JoanGabrieleEnrichmentProposalSpring2025

One month after completion of project, students must submit a reflective report detailing the
experience: What was successful about it? What challenges came up? How were goals met or not? What did you learn about yourself and/or your project? How will the experience carry forward into your future? Send the report to uep@colorado.edu.

Proposals are due by February 17th.

Late applications will not be considered.

The University of Colorado Law School has an agreement with UEP to provide law school networking events. To encourage and aid in the application process for Norlin Scholars, the Law School will do the following:

• Provide an application fee waiver to each interested applicant, for a $65 savings. Applicants should contact the admissions office at lawadmin@colorado.edu to request a fee waiver prior to submitting their application.
• Guarantee automatic admission for any scholar applicant with at least a score of 164 on the LSAT and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5. An automatic two-year deferral is available for anyone who is admitted to the Law School and then participates in either the Peace Corps or Teach for America.
• Offer a special information session for scholars at the Law School to introduce these students to our community and give them the opportunity to talk with Law School faculty, students, and administrators.
• Invite interested scholars to attend special events at the Law School throughout the school year, including special speakers and conferences.

The JD application is available at lsac.org beginning October 1 of each year. Please contact Kristine Jackson, Senior Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management, for any questions at kristine.jackson@colorado.edu or 303-492-7085.