Scholarships
Scholarship Information
- Foundation Scholarships
- Institutional Scholarships
Institutional scholarships are automatic when the student submits their verified transcripts. For more information, please contact the TSC Admissions Office at 719-846-5621. - Scholarship Links
- Scholarship Flyer (printable)
Foundation Scholarship Information
The Trinidad State College Foundation Scholarship Application is now open!
The scholarship application process is QUICK and EASY! With your answers to just a
few questions, your application will be automatically matched to multiple scholarship
opportunities at once!
We have scholarships for every type of student:
- NO transcripts required
- NO resumes required
- NO interviews are required
- One application qualifies you for a variety of scholarships
- Based on your answers, you may be invited to answer a few additional questions for specific opportunities
- Awards range from $500 to Full Tuition
- While not all of scholarships require a FAFSA, we encourage completing one in order to qualify for the greatest number of scholarships
Your application will now automatically match you to the majority of the Foundation scholarships from the General Application. Based on your answers, you may qualify for additional Foundation scholarship opportunities and the system will prompt you to answer supplemental questions to determine your eligibility for recommended scholarships.
You are invited to create your student account in the AcademicWorks Scholarship Administration System. Once you confirm your account with the username and email you provided, you can start
your scholarship application at any time. You can complete it and submit in one sitting
or save it to complete at a later time.
Please remember, the priority deadline to apply is the first Friday of March.
- Create an account.
- Confirm your account with the username and email you provided.
- Start your scholarship application at any time. You can complete it and submit in one sitting or save it to complete at a later time.
Please contact the Foundation Scholarship Office at foundation.scholarships@trinidadstate.edu if you have questions or need assistance.
Important Information
The Financial Aid Office cannot guarantee that you will receive any of the scholarships
listed. It is your responsibility to become aware of all scholarships listed, as well
as all requirements, and to make correct and timely applications. You must first be
accepted at TSC to apply for institutional scholarships. Additional requirements not
listed here may have been added.
Please ensure that all information required by the scholarship is completed. Applications
may be disqualified if all information requested is not supplied. Many, but not all,
applications are due the first Friday of March.
Institutional Scholarships

Download to review the Institutional Scholarship Informational Flyer
The Student Emergency Fund (SEF) is supported by Trinidad State College and the Educational Foundation. The SEF is
set in place to assist TSC students by proving financial support when they need assistance
with unexpected emergency expenses. This funding is not intended to replace or supplement
existing income and/or financial aid and does not have to be repaid. Student Emergency
Funds are limited. The number of students served through the program is subject to
the availability of funds. The fund is sustained through contributions from alumni,
parents, faculty, staff, private donors, and friends of the college.
PRESIDENTS SCHOLARSHIP
3.5 - 4.0 GPA
Amount:
6 credit hours paid for on-campus learning, in-state tuition
Criteria:
- First time degree/certificate – seeking undergraduate student
- High School/GED GPA 3.5 – 4.0, or have achieved a 1130 or higher score on the SAT
- Students must carry 15 credit hours per semester Fall/Spring
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to sustain the scholarship
- Colorado students must apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF)
- Submit official high school transcript to verify eligibility
Duration:
Up to four semesters or 60 credit hours based on academic performance
Deadline:
Fall Semester: September 1
Spring Semester: January 5
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
3.0 – 3.499
Amount:
3 credit hours paid for on-campus learning, in-state tuition
Criteria:
- First time degree/certificate – seeking undergraduate student
- High School /GED 3.5 – 4.0, or have achieved a 1130 or higher score on the SAT
- Students must carry 15 credit hours per semester Fall/Spring
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to sustain the scholarship
- Colorado students must apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF)
- Submit official high school transcript to verify eligibility
Duration:
Up to four semesters or 60 credit hours based on academic performance
Deadline:
Fall Semester: September 1
Spring Semester: January 5
LEARN LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP
Amount:
3 credit hours paid for on-campus learning, in-state tuition
Criteria:
- Scholarship available to students who graduated from a high school in the Trinidad/Alamosa service area counties: Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache.
- Students must carry 15 credit hours per semester Fall/Spring
- Colorado students must apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF)
- Submit official high school transcript to verify eligibility
Duration:
Up to four semesters or 60 credit hours based on academic performance
Deadline:
Fall Semester: September 1
Spring Semester: January 5
FINISH LINE SCHOLARSHIP
Amount:
3 credit hours paid for on-campus learning, instate tuition
Criteria:
- Scholarship available to students who have earned 45 credit hours and in the final semester at Trinidad State
- Students must carry 15 credit hours for the final semester
- Colorado students must apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF)
- Students must submit a graduation application and demonstrate they are in their last semester of coursework.
Duration:
Last semester at Trinidad State College
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
The following sites are to assist you in locating scholarships that are not exclusive to Trinidad State College.
- Fastweb
- Collegeboard.com
- College Resource Network
- College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative
- SRN Express
- College Answer
- Tuition Funding Sources
When using Tuition Funding Sources, click on Login, then First Time User. The School UserName will be Trinidad and the Password will be College.
For more information, please contact Admissions Office, 719-846-5621. |