Scholarships

For students currently pursuing one of the following programs: MS Finance & Risk Management, Professional MBA, or Commodities & Energy Graduate Certificate

Award amount: Up to $1,600 per graduate CMDT course.*

Criteria: Applicants are required to submit a resume and essay. Current students must have a 3.0 GPA or higher.

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The J.P. Morgan Center offers a limited number of scholarships, which will be fully allocated each semester. Priority will be given to students who have declared a commodities specialization or are pursuing the graduate certificate. However, we encourage all students enrolled in commodities courses to apply.

*Students will need to apply for the scholarship each semester they are taking CMDT courses.
 

Application Deadlines

Fall B 2024 Final Deadline: October 2, 2024 (Decision will be communicated by October 7)

Spring A and B 2025 Priority Deadline: December 15, 2024 (Decision will be communicated by December 20)

Spring A Final Deadline: January 8, 2025 (Decision will be communicated by January 13)

Frequently Asked Questions

• When are applications reviewed? Applications are reviewed on a rolling-basis. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications by the priority deadline for the best chance of receiving a scholarship.

• How are scholarship decisions communicated? Students will be notified of the status of their application via the email address submitted on the application.

• Will students know the status of their application prior to the add/drop deadline? Yes, students will know if they have been awarded a scholarship within two weeks following the application deadline.

• If awarded a scholarship, when will the scholarship be applied to the student's account? The scholarship will be applied after the add/drop deadline to ensure students are enrolled in the course. Please note it can take the scholarship office 2-4 weeks to process the scholarship and post it to the student's account. Ideally, the scholarship will be applied prior to the university's tuition due date, however, in some cases, students may have to pay the tuition upfront, and once the scholarship is applied, they will receive a tuition refund. 

• If obtaining the Specialization in Commodities in the MS Finance or Professional MBA programs, do students need to apply for the scholarship each term? Yes, students pursuing the Specialization in Commodities will need to submit a new scholarship application before the start of each term (Spring A, Spring B, Fall A, Fall B, Summer). This is to ensure students are in good academic standing and are still on track to complete the specialization in the MS Finance or Professional MBA program.

• If a student receives a scholarship for a course and drops it after the add/drop period, are they responsible for repaying the scholarship? Yes, if a student withdraws from the course after the add/drop period, the scholarship money received towards the course tuition will be revoked, and the student will be responsible for the full tuition of the course.

Please contact Michele Cooper (michele.cooper@ucdenver.edu) with any questions.