Apply for the DSF Scholarship
The DSF Scholarship application for the 2017-18 application is now closed. Applications and updates to 2017-18 college selection are no longer being accepted.
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 this link 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 (listed in the Eligibility Section) 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 students 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.
Eligibility
Click here to read the full list of eligibility requirements.
New Applicants
Follow the Checklist for New Applicants if you:
- Will graduate from high school in 2017; or
- Graduated from high school in 2016, 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 www.denverscholarship.org/contactus or contact your Future Center Advisor.
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.