Scholarships and Grants 


​CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Colorado State University ScholarshipNickolas Shepherd
​Passion Projects Grant
Dixie Crowe, Professsional Development

​CSSRM is proud to announce it will be providing scholarships in 2025. The goal of this program is to support students, ranchers, and other professionals as they pursue academic programs and projects that benefit rangelands.
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HOW TO APPLY:

  1. Review eligibility requirements below 
  2. Download and complete the application form
  3. Submit the application and all other application materials to Kasey Dollerschell, the CSSRM Scholarship Committee Chair at [email protected]
  4. Application materials must be received no later than May 30th each year! Click here for Application!

SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT APPLICATIONS, WHAT'S REQUIRED

CSSRM is pleased to accept applications for the 2025 academic year undergraduate college scholarship (up ot $1,000) and a CSSRM "Passion Project" Grant (up to $1,000). 

See the FAQ section below.

Requests for additional information can be sent to [email protected] 

​A pdf version of the scholarship application will be available on the website.






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ELIGIBILITY

CSU Undergraduate Scholarship (up to $1,000)
  • Be a junior or senior in good standing (full or part-time) at Colorado State University for the academic year of the available scholarship being offered and enrolled in an SRM accredited rangeland major or minor.
  • Have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

CSSRM "Passion Project" Grant (up to $1,000)
  • This program is designed to support any individual witha  project related to Colorado Rangelands. Graduate students, career professionals, producers, and the interested public are all invited to share their vision for what they would like to accomplish with the help of the grant.
  • Possible projects include: research, attending grazing schools or other producer trainings, professional development or continuing education, hosting educational events or creating educational materials for others, or the arts. 
  • If the need is less than $1,000 please indicate that in your application. 

APPLICATION

The application will allow you to indicate which oppportunity you are applying for and then the required documentation that should accompany it. Your application email should include:
  • Application 
  • A resume or curriculum vitae 
  • For the academic scholarship 
    1. A letter of 500 words or less describing the applicant's interests in rangelands and their short- and long-term goals as they pertain to their professional career.
    2. An official copy of your most recent academic transcript.
  • For the "Passion Project" grant
    1. A letter describing your proposed project or activity in 500 words or less. A short video explaining the project is an alternative to the letter. 

SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION

Email the completed application packet to the scholarship committee by the application date of May 30th each year.

Announcement of awards

Announcements of awards will be made by the beginning of July each year. Recipients will be notified by email.

Awarded funds for scholarship recipient(s) will be deposited directly in their student account at Colorado State University for the Fall semester. Requests for exemptions for this requirement may be submitted to the CSSRM Board of Directors. The scholarship is to be used in the year it is awarded.

Passion Project grant awardees will have a check sent to them to use for their intended project. 

The decisions of the CSSRM Scholarship Committee are final and not subject to appeal. CSSRM reserves the right to award a portion of the money to eligible recipients OR not award any of the aforementioned scholarships or grants at all. 

Eligibility REquirements:

Colorado State University Scholarship
  • Full- or part-time enrollment for the fall of 2024 at Colorado State University
  • Cumulative college GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Academic program must be associated with or benefiting rangelands
  • Submission of Application Materials by May 30th:
    • Completed Application Form
    • Resume or CV
    • Official Transcript
    • 500 word essay describing your interest in rangelands and your short-term and long-term professional goals
Passion Projects Grant
  • ​Project must benefit Colorado rangelands
  • Submission of Application Materials by May 30th:
    • Completed Application Form
    • Resume or CV
    • 500 word proposal explaining the vision for the project, and what the funds will be used for. A short video is an acceptable alternative to a letter.

Scholarship and Grant FAQ:

General Questions:

​Colorado State University Scholarship Questions:

​Passion Project Grant Questions:


​If you have any further questions, please email Kasey Dollerschell at [email protected]
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