Applications for Central Colorado Humanist 2026 Scholarships
Are Now Available
The Central Colorado Humanists (CCH) awards several scholarships each spring to high school applicants planning to attend accredited two- or four-year colleges. Applicants must be seniors at Buena Vista, Salida, or Cotopaxi High Schools, or a student in a non-traditional or home-school program planning to attend college next fall. CCH scholarship recipients are eligible for and encouraged to apply for our CCH Continuing Scholarship after the completion of their first semester in college to help them meet college expenses for their second year.
In spring of 2025, CCH awarded 7 scholarships of $1500 and $2000; six to high school seniors and one CCH Continuing Scholarship to a 2024 recipient for her sophomore year in college. (See photo gallery below.)
Scholarship candidates should have a 3.0 GPA and have exhibited some form of community service during their high school career. Evaluations will be based in part on the quality of an essay (limited to 750 words) to be submitted by each applicant. Scholarship recipients will be announced at the respective high school’s awards assembly in May.
Click the link below to begin the application process for our 2026 CCH scholarship awards. Our application process is being coordinated with the Chaffee County Community Foundation (CCCF), using their grant application website. The link below connects you with our page on their website. Be sure to read their “Getting Started Guide” for detailed instructions relating to setting up your account and navigating the application process.
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2025 Scholarship Recipients
The Central Colorado Humanists present the scholarship recipients for 2025. We are so very proud of these hard-working, high achieving, talented students and wish them well as they enroll in their freshman year of study. Thank you to the CCH Scholarship committee members for their hard work in the selection process.
Salida High School
Zachary will be attending University of Colorado in Boulder, CO
Buena Vista High School
Sydney will be attending Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO
Buena Vista High School
Ava will be attending University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA
Salida High School
Olive will be attending Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Salida High School
Emerson will be attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO
Salida High School
Ezekiel will be attending Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA
For more information about the Central Colorado Humanists college scholarship program, including how to apply, please contact us from the button below: