Strub-Heer First2Go

The First2Go Scholarship Fund will be used to provide undergraduate scholarship awards for students who participate in the First2Go Program at UCCS, and who are first-generation in their family to attend college. You are considered first-generation if NEITHER of your parent(s) or guardian(s) completed a four year (Bachelor’s) degree in the United States. Qualified applicants must maintain a grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher. Students also must demonstrate financial need or other similar assessment which determines financial need by submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA for ASSET Students).

Preference will be given to students entering their junior or senior year of college.

Award
$2,000.00
Category
ASSET / DACA, First Generation , Need Based
Deadline
03/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you a first-generation student? You are considered a first-generation college student if neither of your parent(s) or guardian(s) completed a four-year (bachelor's) degree in the United States
  2. How has being a first-generation college student shaped your approach to education? Minimum word count of 100 words and a Maximum word count of 300 words.