Apply for the DSF Scholarship
The DSF Scholarship Application for the 2019-20 school year is now closed.
If you did not submit a DSF application by April 1, applications are no longer being accepted. Check back in early February 2020 for the 2020-21 DSF Application.
If you submitted a 2019-20 DSF scholarship application and need to update your college selection, visit portal.denverscholarship.org and click “Update College Choice”.
The deadline to update your final college selection for the 2019-20 academic year is July 15, 2019.
The college selected on your College Choice Form as of July 15 is the college where you will be considered for a scholarship award for the entire 2019-20 academic year. If you will not be attending the college DSF has on file, you will not be eligible for the DSF Scholarship for the upcoming academic year.
DSF strives to process scholarship payments as soon as possible once we receive financial aid, enrollment, and Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) information from your college at the beginning of each term. Click here for details about the DSF payment process and timing.
DSF offers need-based scholarships to qualifying graduates of Denver Public Schools. The scholarship can be used at DSF’s Partner Colleges in Colorado, including technical, community, and four-year colleges and universities. Students must enroll full-time. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years depending on the type of college you attend. Click here for our list of partner colleges.
To be considered for a DSF Scholarship, students must meet our initial Eligibility Requirements and complete our application process detailed in one of the following checklists.
Please note: In order to apply for the DSF Scholarship, students must also apply for at least 3 other scholarships (click here to view our Scholarship Directory), or 2 scholarships and one student support program. Click here for examples of student support programs at our Partner Colleges.
New applicants must complete additional steps in the application process. Be sure to follow the checklist that is appropriate for you.
New Applicants
Follow the Checklist for New Applicants if you:
- Will graduate from high school in 2019; or
- Graduated from high school in 2018, but are applying for the DSF Scholarship for the first time; or
- Received a notification from DSF instructing you to apply as a New Applicant.
New applicants must complete additional steps in the application process. Be sure to follow the checklist that is appropriate for you.
Renewal Applicants
- Have been awarded a DSF Scholarship in the past;
- Are a member of a DSF Cohort from a previous year;
- Were notified that you were a DSF Finalist, but did not receive a scholarship award; or
- Received an email from DSF instructing you to apply as a Renewal Applicant.
Questions?
If you are not certain whether you are a New or Renewal Applicant, please read our Eligibility Requirements, contact DSF at denverscholarship.org/contactus or contact your Future Center Advisor or Campus Contact.
Award Process
For details about DSF scholarship award amounts, the timing of scholarship payments, and additional information about how DSF processes your scholarship award, please click here.