Daniels Scholarship

The Daniels Scholarship Program is one of the most comprehensive and generous college scholarships in the country. It helps make college possible for high-achieving, values-driven students in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Scholars receive up to a full cost of attendance scholarship and can attend the college or university of their choice throughout the country.

Daniels Scholars are known for their strong character, leadership, and commitment to service. United by shared values, they are tomorrow’s leaders committed to making a difference.

Through financial assistance and personal support, the Daniels Scholarship opens doors and builds lifelong networks. It’s more than a scholarship. It’s a launchpad for lives of purpose and impact.

What the Daniels Scholarship Covers

Daniels Scholars can attend any accredited nonprofit college or university in the United States. The Daniels Scholarship offers three funding options to help students attend the college of their choice while keeping debt to a minimum, and typically, eliminating it altogether. Funds can be used for qualified educational expenses, including:

• Tuition and Fees
• Room and Board
• Books and Supplies
• Miscellaneous Educational Expenses

Who is eligible?

Bill Daniels was a cable television pioneer known for his compassion for those in need and his unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. Bill loved America dearly. He fought in two wars to defend our country and the freedoms we enjoy today. Bill Daniels was also passionate about the free enterprise system, which he believed provided the best opportunity to help people improve their lives.

Daniels Scholars are selected because they embody the criteria Bill Daniels defined for the program:

• Strength of character
• Leadership potential
• Commitment to serving their communities
• Academic performance or promise
• Well-rounded personality
• Emotional maturity and stability

Bill Daniels would also want his scholars to uphold the values that meant so much to him. Those values include ethics and integrity, honesty, respect for people, loyalty and reliability, entrepreneurial spirit, patriotism and dedication to community, commitment to excellence, and etiquette.

Eligibility Requirements

• Be a graduating senior and resident of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming
• Have an unweighted GPA of 3.0+
• Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States
• Demonstrate financial need through Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $100,000 or less on the federal tax return on which the applicant is claimed as a dependent and review of other assets. If there are additional dependents, we allow for additional income.
• Have an ACT score of 18+ in each category OR an SAT Math score of 490+ and Reading & Writing score of 490+