Scholarships > Financial Aid Resources

External Scholarship Listings and Contact Information
Other places to look for scholarships are: public libraries, churches, counseling offices, businesses, professional or civic organizations, magazines, chambers of commerce, clubs (Elks, Kiwanis), sororities and fraternities, employers, and your friends and family.

What are they looking for?
Scholarships may be awarded on: merit, gender, religious affiliation, talent, athletic ability, major, ethnicity, hobbies, career goals, club affiliation, heritage, interest in military career or being the first in your family to attend college.

Web Connections
Below are some sources on the web for financial aid and scholarships

• Colorado State Student Financial Services

• FastWEB - Free Scholarship Search

• SRN Express- Free Scholarship Search

• FAFSA - Federal Application for Financial Student Aid

• College Board Scholarship Search

Information for specific interests/groups
 

• Study Abroad

• Accounting

• Accounting & Finance

• Business

• Business and Economics Majors

• Ethnic Minorities

• Hispanic Students

• Women in Business

Study Abroad

Rotary Scholarships
Number and Value: Varies/up to $21,000
Deadline: Late February or March
Contact:

• Your local Rotary Club

• Office of International Education
  Laurel Hall
  Colorado State University
  Ft. Collins, CO 80523

Accounting

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Number and Value: Varies/up to $2,000
Deadline: July 1
Contact:

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  1211 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, NY 10036-8775
  (212) 596-6223

Arthur H. Carter Scholarship of the American Accounting Association
Number and Value: Varies/$2,500
 

Colorado Society of CPAs Award
Number and Value: Varies/$500-$750
Applications available from 

• Dr. Melanie Middlemist
  Department of Accounting
  Rockwell Hall
  Colorado State University
  Fort Collins, CO 80523

Government Accounting Scholarship
Gov. Finance Officers Scholarship Committee
Number and Value: Varies/$2,000
Deadline: February 14
Contact:

• Government Finance Officers Association
  180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
  Chicago, IL 60601-7476
  (312) 977-9700

Return to list

Accounting and Finance

Tim Smith Memorial Scholarship of the Colorado Fiscal Manager's Association
Number and Value: Varies/$1,000
Deadline: May
Contact: 

• CFMA Scholarship Selection Committee
  c/o CCCOES
  1391 N. Speer Blvd., Suite 600
  Denver, CO 80204
  www.state.co.us/cfma/scapp.htm

Business Majors

State Farm Companies Foundation Exceptional Student Fellowships
Number and Value: 50/$3,000
Deadline: February 15
Contact:

• State Farm Companies Foundation
  One State Farm Plaza
  Bloomington, IL 61701-0001
  (309) 766-2039
  www.statefarm.com/foundati/exceptio.htm

Business Major/Horticulture Scholarship
Number and Value: Varies/$500-$2,000
Criteria: Business or Marketing majors with interest in Horticulture
Deadline: May
Contact:

• Bedding Plants Foundation, Inc.
  Scholarship Applications
  P.O. Box 280
  Lansing, MI 48826-0280
  (517) 333-4617
  www.bpfi.org/application.htm

Business and Aquatics Industry
Colorado Pool & Spa Association, Inc. Scholarship
Number and Value: 2/$750
Deadline: Nov. 30
Contact:

• Colorado Pool and Spa Association
  Executive Secretary
  P. O. Box 313
  Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Return to list

Business and Economics Majors

Bank One-Ft Collins/Loveland Diversity Scholarship
Number and Value: one/$1,000
Criteria: Returning Business or Economics Major, GPA of 3.0
Deadline: February 28
Contact:

• El Centro Student Services
  178 Lory Student Center
  Colorado State University
  Ft. Collins, CO 80523
  (970) 491-5722

Ethnic Minority

Colorado Collegiate Handbook
(Published yearly by Colorado Council on High School/College Relations and available from Colorado high school counselors) c/o

• Harlan Steinle
  P. O. Box 2093
  Durango, CO 80302-2093
  (970) 247-7190

Return to list

Hispanic Students

LULAC National Scholarship Fund
Number and Value: Varies/Varies Deadline: None
Contact:

• LULAC Dept of Scholarship Inquiries
  2100 M St. NW STE 602
  Washington, DC 20037
  Email: LNESCAward@aol.com

National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Number and value: Varies/$500-$1,000
Deadline: April 1 - June 15
Contact:

• National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  P. O. Box 728
  Novato, CA 94948

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Number and value: Varies/$1,000-$3,000
Deadline: October 15
Contact:

• General Program, Selection Committee
  Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  One Sansome Street, Suite 1000
  San Francisco, CA 94104
  (877) 473-4636
  www.hsf.net

Return to list

Women in Business

Business and Professional Women's Foundation Education Program Scholarship
Number and Amount: Varies/$500-$1,000
Deadline: April 15
Contact:

• BPW Foundation, Attn: Scholarships
  2012 Massachusetts Ave., NW
  Washington, DC 20036
  (202) 293-1200, ext. 169

CSU Women's Association Scholarship
Number and Amount: Varies/$1,000
Deadline: Mid to end of April
Contact: CSU Financial Aid Office
 

Colorado Business and Professional Women's Education Foundation Scholarship
Number and Amount: Varies/$500-$1,000
Deadlines: January 31, August 31
Contact:

• Colorado BPW Education Foundation
  Attention: Scholarships
  P.O. Box 1189
  Boulder, CO 80306
  (303) 443-2573
  website: www.cbpwef.org
  e-mail: office@cbpwef.org

Return to list