About

The Lind Scholarship is generously funded by a donor to provide two scholarships annually. The Lind Scholarship requires demonstration of financial need (evaluated via FAFSA), high GPA, and explanation of importance of the student’s graduate field of study in today’s society.

Amount

Two awards are made annually, each at $1,000, and are processed by Financial Aid.

Eligibility

Students must be continuing students (not in their first term of enrollment), enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more), have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and have demonstrated financial need. International students are not eligible to apply.

Application Deadline

Students must file the FAFSA form by March 1^st and apply annually via the myUCCS portal in the ‘Financial Aid’ section under ‘Apply for Scholarships.’

How to Apply

Students apply through the UCCS Scholarship Portal and must file the FAFSA form by March 1^st.

Selection Criteria

Graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher,
• Be a continuing graduate student (incoming students are not eligible for funding),
• Students must be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more),
• Must demonstrate financial need, and
• Have provided a quality essay responding to the prompt provided.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the award decision, whether selected or declined for funding, by the end of April.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate students must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook. 

About

Incoming and returning graduate students demonstrating financial need are encouraged to apply for this award. This award honors students who clearly articulate how their diverse perspectives enhance their area of study at UCCS to further their academic field.

Amount

Eight awards are made annually, each at $5,000, and are processed by Financial Aid. International students are not eligible for this award.

Eligibility

Graduate students must meet the following criteria:

• Be a master’s or doctoral student,
• Be enrolled full-time,
• Have an incoming (graduate or undergraduate) GPA of 3.0 or higher,
• Demonstrate financial need, and
• Must file a FAFSA by March 1^st of the application year.

Application Deadline

Students apply through the UCCS Scholarship Portal, which is available starting December 1^st. Applications must be received by March 1^st.

How to Apply

Students must file the FAFSA form by March 1^st and apply annually via the myUCCS portal in the ‘Financial Aid’ section under ‘Apply for Scholarships.’

Selection Criteria

Graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher,
• Students must be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more),
• Must demonstrate financial need as determined using the FAFSA, and
• Have provided a quality essay responding to the prompt provided.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the award decision, whether selected or declined for funding, by the end of April.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate students must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook. 

About

Outstanding incoming graduate students, who are entering at the doctoral and master’s levels in the summer or fall semesters, are encouraged to apply for this competitive fellowship that honors research excellence. Students should have identified a faculty mentor or advisor with whom they will work on a research or scholarship project.

Amount

Awards of $6,000 annually are funded by the Graduate School and the Center for Student Research and processed by Financial Aid.

Eligibility

Graduate students must meet the following criteria:

• Be an incoming graduate student at the master’s or doctoral level,
• Be engaged in research and/or scholarship with a faculty mentor,
• Be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more), and
• Have an undergraduate GPA of 3.33 or higher.

Contact

Interested students may contact the Graduate School at gradfund@uccs.edu for general information about the award. Contact your program to express interest in being considered for this fellowship.

Application Deadline

Programs may nominate up to five eligible incoming (first year) graduate students by February 15th annually.

How to Apply

Contact your program to express interest in being considered for this fellowship. Programs should supply student names, student IDs, and one letter of recommendation from the identified faculty mentor/advisor IF the admitting graduate program does not require letters of recommendation as part of their graduate admissions process.   In instances where graduate programs do require letters of recommendation as part of the admissions process, one of these previously supplied letters will be supplied to reviewers.

Selection Criteria

Incoming graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Undergraduate GPA of 3.33 or higher,
• Must be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more),
• Must be newly admitted to a graduate program (note that Accelerated Master’s Pathway students are encouraged to apply once they have been formally admitted to their graduate program), and
• Must have specific plans to engage in research or scholarship with a faculty mentor/advisor that meets training objectives of the student's graduate program.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the award decision, whether selected or declined for funding, by the beginning of April.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate students must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook.

Awardees are additionally recognized as participants in the Graduate Research Academy, which provides professional development opportunities. Awardees are expected to participate in at least two activities during the year of funding.

Students are also expected to apply for participation at Mountain Lion Research Day and in the 3 Minute Thesis competition during their time as a graduate student at UCCS.

About

Outstanding continuing graduate students who are earning their master’s degree are encouraged to apply for this competitive fellowship. Students should be working with a UCCS faculty mentor or advisor on a research or scholarship project for which they are able to demonstrate research impact.

Amount

Awards of $6,000 annually are funded by the Graduate School and the Center for Student Research and processed by Financial Aid.

Eligibility

Graduate students must meet the following criteria:

• Be a continuing graduate student at the master’s level (not in their first year of a graduate program),
• Be engaged in research and/or scholarship with a faculty mentor,
• Be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more),
• Have a graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Contact

Interested students may contact the Graduate School at gradfund@uccs.edu for additional information.

Application Deadline

Students apply via the myUCCS portal in the ‘Financial Aid’ section under ‘Apply for Scholarships.’

How to Apply

Interested students submit their application materials through the UCCS Scholarship portal, which opens on December 1^st. Students must provide an essay that describes their research/scholarship goals, impact, and products. A letter of recommendation from a faculty mentor that specifically addresses mentorship plans and professional development opportunities for their applying student should be expressly addressed.

Selection Criteria

Continuing graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher,
• Must be in good standing with the program,
• Must be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more),
• Must be continuing their master’s level research,
• Must be engaged in research or scholarship with a faculty mentor/advisor that meets training objectives of the student’s graduate program.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the award decision, whether selected or declined for funding, by the beginning of April by the Graduate School.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate students must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook.

Awardees are additionally recognized as participants in the Graduate Research Academy, which provides professional development opportunities. Awardees are expected to participate in at least two activities during the year of funding.

Students are also expected to apply for participation at Mountain Lion Research Day and in the 3 Minute Thesis competition during their time as a graduate student at UCCS.

About

Outstanding continuing graduate students, who are earning their doctoral degree, are encouraged to apply for this competitive fellowship. Students should be working with a UCCS faculty mentor or advisor on a research or scholarship project for which they are able to demonstrate research impact.

Amount

Awards of $6,000 annually, are funded by the Graduate School and the Center for Student Research and processed by Financial Aid.

Eligibility

Graduate students must meet the following criteria:

• Be a continuing graduate student at the doctoral level (not in their first year of a graduate program),
• Be engaged in research and/or scholarship with a faculty mentor,
• Be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more),
• Have a graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Contact

Interested students may contact the Graduate School at gradfund@uccs.edu for additional information.

Application Deadline

March 1st annually via the myUCCS portal in the 'Financial Aid' section available to students under the 'Apply for Scholarships' menu.

How to Apply

Interested students submit their application materials through the UCCS Scholarship portal, which opens on December 1^st. Students must provide an essay that describes their research/scholarship goals, impact, and products. A letter of recommendation from a faculty mentor that specifically addresses mentorship plans and professional development opportunities for their applying student should be expressly addressed.

Selection Criteria

Continuing graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher,
• Must be in good standing with the program,
• Must be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more),
• Must be continuing their doctoral level research,
• Must be engaged in research or scholarship with a faculty mentor/advisor that meets training objectives of the student’s graduate program.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the award decision, whether selected or declined for funding, by the beginning of April by the Graduate School.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate students must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook.

Awardees are additionally recognized as participants in the Graduate Research Academy, which provides professional development opportunities. Awardees are expected to participate in at least two activities during the year of funding.

Students are also expected to apply for participation at Mountain Lion Research Day and in the 3 Minute Thesis competition during their time as a graduate student at UCCS.

About

Outstanding advanced doctoral candidates in all UCCS doctoral programs (doctorate of philosophy or clinical and professional doctorate) are encouraged to apply for this award. Students are only eligible for one year of funding from this support mechanism. This award is intended to provide students with support to cover remaining tuition or living expenses while engaged in mentored professional development activities such as research, teaching assignments, clinical work, practicum, etc., once they have completed the comprehensive, specialty, or professional preparedness examination (or its equivalent) required by their respective program.

Amount

Awards of $20,000 (five awards annually) or $25,000 (four awards annually), depending on the number and quality of applications received, are funded by the Graduate School and processed by Financial Aid.

Eligibility

Graduate students must meet the following criteria:

• Be a doctoral student (doctorate of philosophy, clinical and professional doctoral programs of study) who has completed program requirements such as a comprehensive exam, specialty exam, or professional preparedness exam per their respective program requirements,
• Be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more or 1 dissertation credit if the student has already completed at least 90% of their program’s required dissertation credits),
• Be engaged in a mentored professional development activity such as additional research, teaching assignments, clinical work, or practicum, etc.,
• Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher,
• Be in good standing in all other aspects of their program in accordance with their program graduate student handbook,
• Must not have received the UCCS Tuition Matching Grant, Graduate Opportunity Scholarship, Graduate Dean Doctoral Tuition Grant, or Advanced Doctoral Dissertation Award in the same year,
• Must not have received this same award previously.

Contact

Interested students may contact the Graduate School at gradfund@uccs.edu for additional information.

Application Deadline

Students must complete the application by March 1^st via the myUCCS portal in the ‘Financial Aid’ section under ‘Apply for Scholarships.’ Please note that all requested letters of recommendation ALSO need to be uploaded by March 1^st.

How to Apply

Apply via the UCCS Scholarship Portal.

Selection Criteria

Graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Graduate GPA of 3.5 or higher,
• Must have completed the comprehensive exam, specialty exam, or professional preparedness exam,
• Must be engaged in a mentored professional development activity as described above,
• Have provided polished and well described essays per prompts that describe how engaging in mentored activities are supporting professional goals

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the award decision, whether selected or declined for funding, by the beginning of April.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate students must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook. 

About

PhD candidates who have employment in their home program, department, or on campus that directly relates to their training objectives may receive funding from this tuition grant mechanism. The grant may be used to cover tuition for up to 9 credit hours per semester for resident and nonresident graduate students in good standing with their PhD programs. Awards should typically be made for both fall and spring semesters if at all possible. Summer semesters are not covered.

Students must be receiving a paid graduate teaching assistant (GTA), graduate research assistant (GRA), or other graduate assistant (GA) position within the home program/department or college. These graduate programs must provide matching funds, which are $12,000 or greater annually, to pay graduate student employees for work completed in GTA, GRA, or GA positions within their home program/department or college.

Amount

Programs make recommendations of eligible students to the Graduate School. Awards in amounts of up to $15,000 per year (for resident tuition) or up to $26,000 (for nonresident tuition, including international students) are processed by Financial Aid. The awarded funds first go towards payment of any unpaid bill (tuition and fees) with refunds made directly to the student if tuition is already covered or if the sum of tuition and fees is less than the award amount. Any remaining tuition/fees not covered by the grant will be the student’s responsibility. Credits added past disbursement date will not be covered, nor will summer tuition.

Programs may use these funds to support eligible students who are supported by a sponsored program, such as making up the difference between resident and nonresident tuition. The tuition grant will cover up to 9 credits of resident or nonresident tuition, per semester, which may be larger than the amount paid to the student for a GTA/GRA/GA position. There is no dollar matching requirement other than the expectation that programs pay students $12,000 annually.

Tuition grant amounts may be different for different students based upon expected number of credit hours or for residency status. Awards cannot be made for more than 9 credit hours per semester at the student’s charged rate. Programs are encouraged to estimate the amount of the award based on anticipated tuition. 

Eligibility

Graduate students must meet the following criteria:

• Be a PhD student with a paid position in the home program/department/college of at least $12,000 annually,
• Be enrolled full-time or part-time,
• Be in good standing in all other aspects of their program in accordance with their program graduate student handbook, and
• Must not have received the UCCS Tuition Matching Grant, an Out-of-State Award, or a Mentored Doctoral Fellowship in the same year.

Contact

General questions about this award can be directed to gradfund@uccs.edu. Please contact your program to express interest in being considered for this funding.

Application Deadline

Each program has their own process to consider eligible students for funding. Please contact your program with questions or to express interest in funding.

Programs should submit student names, IDs, and amount awarded (up to $15,000 per academic year, excluding summers, for resident tuition, or $26,000 per academic year, excluding summers, for nonresident tuition) to the Graduate School by the second Monday in May.

How to Be Considered for Funding

Your program will have a specific process by which to be considered for funding. Contact your program for information.

Selection Criteria

Graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher,
• Students must be enrolled full-time or part-time, though only up to 9 credit hours per semester will be covered by this grant, and
• Students with more than 30 dissertation credit hours are not eligible.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the award decision, whether selected or declined for funding, by their home program.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate students must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook.

Graduate student assistants must fulfill the requirements of the position and behave in a professional manner in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook as well as the UCCS Student Employment Handbook and the UCCS Graduate Student Appointment Manual (links coming soon).

About

The Graduate School Tuition Matching Grant provides funding, up to $8,000, with 50 – 100 awards made annually across all graduate programs at UCCS. Students interested in this grant must also hold employment within their program, department, or college as teaching assistants, research assistants, or some other service and/or internship that is directly related to their educational program.

Amount

Programs make awards in amounts of up to $8,000 per year (and maximum of $4,000 per semester) depending upon the number of applications received. The Tuition Matching Grants are funded by the Graduate School and processed by Financial Aid, while payment for employment is made through normal processes facilitated by the student’s program, department, or college.

Eligibility

Students must be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more), have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be receiving a paid position such as a graduate teaching assistant (GTA), graduate research assistant (GRA), or Graduate Part-time Instructor (GPTI) in their department position from the department, program, or college for work during the same period of the tuition grant. Other paid positions, such as internships or service roles, are also eligible. Incoming and returning graduate students at the master’s or doctoral level are eligible to apply. Students who are using their employee tuition assistance benefit are not eligible for this award, nor are students who are on academic probation or are extending the timeline for graduation.

Contact

Interested students should contact their program to express interest in being considered for the grant.

Application Deadline

Each program has their own process to consider eligible students for funding. Please contact your program with questions or to express interest in funding.

How to Be Considered for Funding

Your program will have a specific process by which to be considered for funding. Contact your program for information and to express interest in this funding.

Selection Criteria

Graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• GPA (undergraduate or graduate) of 3.0 or higher,
• Students must be enrolled full-time (6 credit hours or more),
• Must hold a paid position within the department, program, or college that is directly related to the student’s educational program that pays at least an equivalent amount to the Graduate Student Tuition Matching Grant allotment (up to $8,000), and
• International students are welcome to apply but must hold an F1 or J1 visa with authorization for any work.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the funding decision, whether selected or declined, by their home program or college and by the Graduate School.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate student assistants must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook.

Graduate student assistants must fulfill the requirements of the position and behave in a professional manner in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook as well as the UCCS Student Employment Handbook and the UCCS Graduate Student Appointment Manual (links coming soon!).

About

Outstanding advanced PhD candidates who have completed all course requirements and at least 20 dissertation credits are encouraged to apply for this award. This award is intended to provide students with support to cover remaining tuition not covered by other non-need-based awards (e.g., military benefits, WRGP, grant funding, employee benefits) as they complete the PhD degree.

Amount

Programs make recommendations of eligible students to the Graduate School. Awards in amounts of up to $6,000 per semester, or up to $12,000 per year, are funded by the Graduate School and processed by Financial Aid. The awarded funds first go towards payment of any unpaid bill with refunds made directly to the student if tuition is already covered or if tuition is less than the award amount. Credits added past disbursement date will not be covered, nor will summer tuition.

Eligibility

Graduate students must meet the following criteria:

• Be a PhD student who has completed all coursework and program requirements such as a comprehensive exam or its equivalent.
• Be enrolled full-time (5 dissertation credit hours or more or 1 dissertation credit if the student has already completed at least 20 dissertation credits, but no more than 33 dissertation credits, of their program’s required dissertation credits),
• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher,
• Be in good standing in all other aspects of their program in accordance with their program graduate student handbook, and
• Must not have received the UCCS Tuition Matching Grant, an Out-of-State Award, or a Mentored Doctoral Fellowship in the same year.

Contact

General questions about this award can be directed to gradfund@uccs.edu. Please contact your program to express interest in being considered for this funding.

Application Deadline

Each program has their own process to consider eligible students for funding. Please contact your program with questions or to express interest in funding.

Programs should submit student names, IDs, and amount awarded (up to $6,000 per semester or $12,000 over fall and spring semesters) to the Graduate School by the second Monday in May.

How to Be Considered

Each program has their own process to consider eligible students for funding. Please contact your program with questions or to express interest in funding.

Selection Criteria

Graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher,
• Students must be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more) OR be enrolled in at least 1 dissertation credit if the student has already completed 20 of the program’s required dissertation credits, and
• Students with more than 33 dissertation credit hours are not eligible.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the award decision, whether selected or declined for funding, by their home program.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate students must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook. 

About

This grant is made available to support the recruitment of first-year students, including international students, who are classified as paying full nonresident tuition to UCCS graduate programs who receive allocated funding.

Amount

Programs make recommendations of eligible students to the Graduate School. Awards in amounts of $3,000 per semester, up to $6,000 per year, are funded by the Graduate School and processed by Financial Aid.

Eligibility

Graduate students must meet the following criteria:

• Be a first-year student in a master’s or doctoral program,
• Be paying full nonresident tuition with no discounts (note: international students are eligible for this award),
• Be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more), and
• Have an incoming GPA of 3.33 or higher.

Contact

General questions about this award can be directed to gradfund@uccs.edu. Please contact your program to express interest in being considered for this funding.

Application Deadline

Each program has their own process to consider eligible students for funding. Please contact your program with questions or to express interest in funding.

How to Be Considered for Funding

Each program has their own process to consider eligible students for funding. Please contact your program with questions or to express interest in funding.

Selection Criteria

Graduate students must meet the following criteria as designated above:

• Incoming GPA (undergraduate or graduate) of 3.33 or higher,
• Students must be enrolled full-time (5 credit hours or more),
• Pay full nonresident tuition without any discount such as may be applied by military benefits, online programs, or discounted tuition by WGRP, among others, and
• International students are welcome to apply.

Notification of Award Decision

Students are notified of the funding decision, whether selected or declined, by their home program.

Expectations of the Awardee

Graduate student assistants must demonstrate adequate progress every semester toward their degree in accordance with their program or department graduate student handbook.