MSU Denver Connect Scholarship Expands to Five Colorado Districts, 500 Dollars Per Semester in the First Year, Backed by a 3.25 Million Dollar Grant
DENVER, Colorado — Metropolitan State University of Denver announced on November 9, 2026, that its Connect Scholarship now covers five Colorado school districts, providing 500 dollars per semester during the first academic year, up to 1,000 dollars a year, to graduates of partner districts in 2026 and 2027 who are admitted, enroll full time and complete the required financial aid steps.
The direct admission partners are Denver Public Schools, Littleton Public Schools, St. Vrain Valley Schools, Douglas County School District and Adams County School District 14. The scholarship was announced in August with four districts, and Littleton became the latest to join when it signed a memorandum of understanding with the university on Monday.
The scholarship is one of the university initiatives benefiting from a 3.25 million dollar grant from the Reisher Scholars Program at The Denver Foundation. Over the next two years the grant will also bolster student teaching scholarships and retention and completion grants, and the foundation administers the scholarship program.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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