Reisher Scholars Program

The Northern Lights in Gunnison, Colorado.

The Reisher Scholars Program is designed to support full-time college students with financial need who have successfully completed at least one year of college at Western Colorado University. Recipients receive $6,000 – $22,000 per year.

Applications Open Spring 2026

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Scholarship Qualifications

Before applying, please review the following requirements:

Applicants must be classified by Western Colorado University as a Colorado resident.
Applicants must be a first-year Western Colorado University student who will be a sophomore by credit by the following Fall semester.
Applicants must be eligible for the Pell Grant (Maximum, Minimum, or Calculated) or demonstrate unmet financial need while having a household adjusted gross income less than 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.
Applicants must have (and maintain) a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
Applicants must plan to study full-time (at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester) in a campus-based, degree-awarding program.
Applicants must have a plan to graduate within three years of receiving the scholarship.

Continue to be a Colorado resident.
Be enrolled as a full-time student and complete at least 12 credit hours each fall and spring semester at Western Colorado University.
Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
Work an average of ten hours per week during the school year.
File the FAFSA every year in a timely manner to meet early priority deadlines at Western Colorado University.
Attend required Reisher Scholar events and respond to inquiries from their Reisher Coordinator in a timely manner.
Continue to demonstrate financial need.

The Reisher family established the Reisher Scholars Program at The Denver Foundation in 2001. Roger and Margaret Reisher came from modest means and were the first in their families to attend and graduate from college. Appreciating the significant impact their education had on their lives, the Reishers wanted other students to have the opportunity to earn a college degree.

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For more information on the scholarship program, contact our Success Coordinator for Scholarship Initiatives.

Christa Ochoa

Success Coordinator for Scholarship Initiatives

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