Scholarships for First‑Generation Students

FIRST@DU serves as a critical point of contact for the following scholarship participants. Choose a card below to learn more. 

Daniels Fund Scholarship

The Daniels Fund is a four-year college scholarship for academically accomplished low- to middle-income high school seniors graduating from schools in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming.

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Davis New Mexico Scholarship

The Davis New Mexico Scholarship helps make college accessible for first-generation college students in New Mexico through its partnerships with schools like DU.

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Denver Scholarship Foundation

The Denver Scholarship Foundation offers its DSF Scholarship to qualifying graduates of Denver Public Schools and maintains a directory linking prospective students to many more potential scholarship opportunities.

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For a student like me, a first-generation Latina, a scholarship means every dream becoming a possibility.

Mayerli Lopez-Hernandez, sophomore, 2021 More about Mayerli
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