Dimond First-Year Enrollment Endowed Scholarship

Purpose:
The Fund is established to provide scholarships to the University’s School of Hospitality students with financial need.

The ‘Dimond First-Year Enrollment Endowed Scholarship’ exists to provide scholarships to first-year, first-generation hospitality students to encourage them to enroll at the University and declare a major in hospitality.

Criteria:
The scholarship recipient shall:
• Be meeting the University’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements and cannot be in default or owe any refund/repayment of federal, state or institutional aid.
• Have financial need as determined by the Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) or Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CAFSA) and the University’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
• Have a completed and current general scholarship application on file.
• Be a first-year student (freshman class standing)
• Be a first-generation student
• Be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours during the semester the scholarship is received
• Have a declared major in the University’s School of Hospitality

The scholarship is open to DACA/ASSET students.

Award
$500
Scopes
Hospitality, Tourism and Events, School of Hospitality
Deadline
11/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have either of your parents (or legal guardians) earned a four-year college degree in the U.S.?
  2. What was your high school GPA?