Private Scholarships
Various entities not affiliated with DU offer an array of scholarship opportunities. These sources can include community organizations as well as women's, ethnic or religious organizations. Many of these opportunities are not broadly advertised, so be sure to speak with any such organizations near you, particularly those you're already affiliated with, to see if they offer scholarship funding.
Since these entities are not affiliated with DU, you are encouraged to evaluate each scholarship opportunity. While DU works hard to review outside scholarships before sharing them with students, most of the websites listed below function as search engines. Among other things, beware of applications that only ask for your personal information (such as an email address), require examples of previous coursework, or simply enter you in a type of prize drawing. These scholarships may be ways to mine for data or utilize your work in ways that could violate academic integrity policies.
If you have any questions about a scholarship opportunity, please don't hesitate to contact us at finaid@du.edu.
If you have a scholarship payment, please forward it to the address below. If the external organization requires a billing statement or other verification from the University, please send a copy of the organization’s request to the address below:
Financial Aid
University of Denver
2197 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208-9403
Once processed, your scholarship will be added to your financial aid award and will disburse to your account in the same way as the rest of your aid.
How Private Scholarships May Affect Your Aid:
Your financial aid eligibility is limited by your cost of attendance and/or your financial need. If you receive additional aid, such as a grant, scholarship or tuition benefit from outside of DU, we will first apply these funds to any unmet financial need, if applicable. However, if you have not applied for need-based aid, then these awards are applied to your account and are limited by your cost of attendance. If the private scholarship(s) causes you to go over your demonstrated financial need and/or cost of attendance, we may have to adjust your aid offer. We will reduce student loans first, then work-study, before reducing any DU scholarships or grants. In some cases, however, additional outside awards that must pay toward tuition charges may result in the reduction of a DU scholarship or grant.
