The Arts & Humanities (A&H) Merit Scholarship is offered to incoming resident and nonresident first-year students who applied and were admitted with a declared A&H major.
Scholarship Amounts
Newly admitted students will be considered for the following based on their residency:
- Residents can receive the A&H Gold Scholarship: $3,000 per year (renewable for four years, totaling $12,000)
- Nonresidents can receive the A&H Achievement Scholarship*: $4,000 per year (renewable for four years, totaling $16,000)
*A nonresident student who receives in-state residency for tuition purposes will receive the resident scholarship amount.
Qualifications
- You must be an incoming resident or nonresident first-year student.
- Submit a completed application for admission no later than January 15
- Have applied for and been admitted with a declared major in one of the eligible Arts & Humanities majors by no later than the January 15 admission application deadline.
- Eligible majors: Art History, Asian Studies, Chinese, Classics, Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts, Dance, English, French, German Studies, History, Humanities, Italian, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Russian Studies, Spanish, Art Practices, Theatre
Residents receiving the A&H Gold Scholarship cannot also receive the CU Boulder Esteemed Scholars.
To qualify for the A&H Achievement Scholarships, nonresidents must also be a recipient of the CU Boulder Chancellor's Achievement or Presidential Scholars award.
Eligibility
New students are considered for scholarships based on a comprehensive review of admission materials. Your academics are the main focus of review; however, your personal background is also taken into account.
To be considered you must demonstrate:
- Minimum 3.6 weighted high school grade point average at time of application based on 4.0 scale
- A high GPA alone may not be enough to qualify. Typically, about 25% of our incoming class earns a 4.0 GPA and not all students who are eligible receive a scholarship.
- Difficulty of coursework and positive grade trend through high school
- Extraordinary academic achievement relative to high school community
Questions?
Keep in mind that scholarships are highly competitive. Not all students who are considered will receive an automatic consideration scholarship.
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