Naropa Scholarship Application Deadline

2024/2025 Naropa Application Scholarships

For scholarships that require an application the deadline is April 1, unless otherwise noted.

Undergraduate Scholarships

Find a complete list of scholarships available to undergraduates on our Undergraduate Scholarships page.

Scholarship Requirements

Naropa Academic & Transfer Scholarships

• Academic Scholarships
  • Academic scholarships are awarded to new, entering undergraduate students who will be enrolled full-time. Awards are based on a student’s cumulative GPA. No additional materials are required in order to be considered, however, the financial aid application (FAFSA or International Financial Aid Application) is required.
• Transfer Scholarships

  • To qualify you must have completed 12 or more semester credits post high school and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better and have a completed aid application on file. You may be eligible for a higher value academic scholarship dependent on GPA. The transfer scholarship cannot be combined with other academic scholarships.

For additional information on the Academic or Transfer scholarships please review our Undergraduate Scholarships page.

Naropa Application & Nomination Scholarships

To be considered for Naropa’s Application and Nomination scholarships, students must meet the following criteria by the scholarship deadline:

• Be admitted into a degree program
• Be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours each semester
• Students must be enrolled full-time for both fall and spring 
• Have a cumulative 3.0 GPA (continuing students only)
• Have a complete financial aid application on file (FAFSA or International Financial Aid Application), unless otherwise stated in the scholarship description
• The 2023-2024 FAFSA is considered complete when the application contains complete 2021 tax information and any outstanding items have been resolved.

Additional Information

• Scholarships range from $500 to $10,000/academic year
• Receiving more than one institutional scholarship could affect your eligibility for, or the amounts of other forms of aid, including scholarship awards

Naropa Grant

Federal Pell Grant

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)

Colorado State Grant

Work-Study

Students with a work-study award can apply for a work-study employment position on-campus or through one of our approved off-campus work-study sites as part of the community work-study program. Students can work 5 to 20 hours per week. Students are paid twice per month. Earnings are paid to the student and are subject to taxation. Students must demonstrate financial need to be eligible for work-study. Receiving a work-study award is not a guarantee of employment.

The Resident Assistant position does not require students demonstrate financial need. This position requires a student live in University Housing for which a partial housing scholarship is given. This is a 15-hour-per-week position in which students are paid twice per month. Please note that receiving more than one institutional form of aid (including the RA position) could affect your eligibility for, or the amounts of, other forms of aid, including scholarship awards. If you are awarded an RA position and you have already requested the maximum in the Grad/Parent PLUS Loan, we will need to reduce the Grad/Parent PLUS Loan to make room for the RA position payment and housing scholarship. If the application is open, it can be found via the work-study positions link below.

View and apply for work-study positions

Community Work-Study

Naropa employs a small percentage of students at the following nonprofit organizations in the Boulder area through the community work-study program:

• Boulder Day Nursery

Community work-study is a great opportunity to be of service to the community and work with children and adults in tutoring, counseling, and teaching. You must be eligible for work-study and be a United States citizen to hold a work-study job at a community work-study site.

View and apply for community work-study jobs

How to Apply for a Community Work-Study Job

• Contact the site/organization directly to inquire about available jobs and the application process
• If the site selects you for a position, students must also complete Naropa’s employment application and new hire process:
  • Background check release and authorization
  • New hire paperwork
• Once you’ve completed the above listed forms, take them to Human Resources along with your work authorization documents noted on the third page of the I-9 Form
• Common forms of identification include passport, driver’s license, and social security card or birth certificate. These documents need to be presented to Human Resources within 3 business days of your first day of work
  • Human Resources is located at 1630 N 63rd St, Boulder, CO 80301
  • Phone: 303-245-4700
  • humanresources@naropa.edu
• If the site/organization selects you for a position and you have successfully completed Naropa’s new hire process, Student Financial Services will contact your site supervisor to confirm you can start working in your position

Naropa Student Employment (NSEP)

Naropa Student Employment is a form of employment with the University. NSEP is a university-funded form of financial aid that allows international students to work on-campus and earn a semi-monthly paycheck. Student employment earnings are not applied to a student’s tuition bill. NSEP is awarded to international students who demonstrate high financial need. Receiving an NSEP award is not a guarantee of employment. Open work-study positions are posted on Naropa’s employment webpage.

Federal Direct Loans

The following federal Direct student loans are available to undergraduates:

Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans:

• 5.50% interest rate* (based on 2023-2024 rates)
• 1.057% origination fee (for loans disbursed after 10/1/2021, but prior to 10/1/2023)*
• 6-month grace period
• Subsidized loan—interest is subsidized by the federal government while student is enrolled in at least 6 credits per semester

Lending Limits—Dependent Students

1st Year: $5,500 ($3,500 may be subsidized)
Sophomore: $6,500 ($4,500 may be subsidized)
Junior/Senior: $7,500 ($5,500 may be subsidized)

Lending Limits—Independent Students

1st Year: $9,500 ($3,500 may be subsidized)
Sophomore: $10,500 ($4,500 may be subsidized)
Junior/Senior: $12,500 ($5,500 may be subsidized)

Parent Plus Loan

Federal loan available to credit qualifying parents to assist in paying a dependent student’s educational expenses.

• 7.54% interest rate* (based on 2022-2023 rates)
• 4.228% origination fee (for loans disbursed after 10/1/2021, but prior to 10/1/2023)*
• Parents can borrow up to a student’s cost of attendance minus other forms of aid a student has been awarded

*Interest rates and origination fees for future academic years change yearly based on the auction of the Treasury bill in the spring. Learn more. 

Review Federal Student Loan Borrowing History

Students can review information regarding their federal grants and federal student loans, including borrowing history, through the Federal Student Aid Website.

• You will need your Federal Student Aid ID (FSA-ID) to enter the site
• You must Create an FSA ID, if you haven’t already done so, in order to access Department of Education websites, such as FAFSA

Loan Repayment

There are various loan repayment plans available through the Department of Education. A few repayment plans are listed below:

• • Standard Repayment
  • Income Contingent Repayment Plan—ICR*
  • Income-Based Repayment—IBR*
  • Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan*
  • Revised Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan*

*Students may be eligible for loan forgiveness

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Individuals employed full-time with a public service organization may be eligible for loan forgiveness.

Private Student Loans

Naropa University awards educational loans primarily from the Direct federal student loan program. Some lenders advertise private loans that “mimic” the federal student loan program, but which differ in important ways. Private student loans:

• Cannot be included in a federal consolidation loan
• Are not eligible for income-driven repayment plans
• Are not eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Result in an additional monthly student loan payment for the borrower

Aid from all sources cannot exceed a student’s estimated cost of attendance. Please send an email to finaid@naropa.edu with the words “Private Loan” in the subject line if you would like to start the process of requesting the inclusion of a private loan in your financial aid package.

Naropa University does not endorse or promote any private loan program or lender. Borrowers are encouraged to review federal student loan options before considering private loans since federal loans will generally have more favorable terms and conditions.

• 2022-2023 Residency Classification for State Financial Aid for Undergraduates
• 2023-2024 Residency Classification for State Financial Aid for Undergraduates

Types of Aid

Colorado State Grant

Colorado Work-Study

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Yellow Ribbon Program

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