$25,000 Daniel Scholarship Program

The Daniels Scholarship Program helps make college possible for motivated students like you. 

We’re looking for students with great potential, strong character, big dreams, and values that align with the man behind it all, Bill Daniels. Daniels Scholars® are America’s next generation of leaders, persevering through life’s challenges and committed to making a difference in the world around them. They are free and entrepreneurial thinkers who are proud of this country and their communities and work hard to improve them. 

Sound like you? Then apply to join an incredible community of over 5,000 Daniels Scholars and alumni across the country.

To be eligible for the Daniels Scholarship Program, students must meet the following requirements at the time of application:

  • Be a graduating high school senior
  • Be a resident of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming
  • Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
  • Earn a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 in high school (on an unweighted 4.0 scale)
  • Earn a minimum SAT Math score of 490 and a minimum Evidence-Based Reading & Writing score of 490, or a minimum ACT score of 18 in each category (writing score not required).
  • Meet financial eligibility requirements as described below.

Financial Eligibility Details

In order to be eligible for the Daniels Scholarship Program, applicants must demonstrate financial need through Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $100,000 or less on the 2022 federal tax return on which the applicant is claimed as a dependent and review of other assets. If there are additional dependents, beyond the applicant, claimed on the 2022 tax return, we allow for $10,000 of additional income for each additional dependent.

As a Daniels Scholar, your full cost of attendance (COA) is covered at partner schools within Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.* If you attend a school outside our 4-state region, you can receive up to $25,000 a year for qualified educational expenses.

Funds can be used towards: 

  • Tuition and fees
  • Room and board
  • Books and supplies
  • Miscellaneous educational expenses

You will also receive a laptop computer and receive support before, during, and after college.

*$7,500 annually for schools within four-state region outside of partnership agreement. Partnership schools to be announced in August.

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