The 2024-2025 CASFA/FAFSA are open; please expect intermittent FAFSA access.

 
This grant offers funding to eligible youth mentorship programs to provide scholarships to students in exchange for mentorship services.
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Fund My Future
Provides funding for Colorado high schools to implement programming aimed at increasing student aid completion amongst high school seniors.
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Fund My Future
COSI is taking student applications for a new scholarship program geared at giving formerly committed youth a chance to pursue a college degree.
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Scholarships and services for Coloradans impacted by the pandemic who want to pursue a new credential or degree.
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Scholarships and services for Coloradans who have some college, no degree or enrolled at an institution during the pandemic, but did not attend.
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COSI: Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative

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COSI: Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative

The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative works to reduce barriers to postsecondary education by providing funding across the state for student programing. COSI programs offer student scholarships and support services. Programs include Matching Student Scholarships, Community Partner Program, Back to Work, Finish What You Started, Fund My Future, and Second Chance Scholarship.

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Every Coloradan deserves an affordable path into the workforce; Together we can make it happen.

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Student Resources

I want to know about matching scholarships, resources, and more as I prepare for or am already in college.

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Provider Resources

I work at a higher education institution that assists with COSI grants.

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Learn About COSI

By leveraging state funds to generate local giving, the program grows community efforts and engages private donors to increase available scholarships well beyond the investment from the state.

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Apply for Grants

COSI will be releasing several new grant opportunities in Fall 2023 for eligible non-profits and IHE Foundations. 

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COSI Program Redesign

COSI is working to redesign its grants to combine the Matching Student Scholarship and Community Partner Program into one. 

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