CCCS Internal Reisher Bridge Scholarship Program
Unlock your potential with the Reisher Bridge Scholarship Program — a new partnership between The Denver Foundation, the Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges and the Colorado Community College System.
This program is designed to provide a seamless and structured pathway for Colorado’s highly motivated students from low-income backgrounds, empowering students to earn both their associate and bachelor’s degree with minimal debt.
Benefits to Students
As a Reisher Bridge Scholar, you can:
- Receive up to $2,000 during your final year of your associate degree to help you take the next step toward earning your bachelor’s degree.
- Gain access to Reisher Scholarship Navigators, who will mentor and guide you to ensure you’re well-prepared.
- Become an ideal candidate for the Reisher Transfer Scholarship, offering awards ranging from $4,000 to $15,000 at one of Colorado’s nine partner universities.
University Partners
The Reisher Bridge Scholarship Program is made possible through collaborative agreements between CCCS and select Colorado four-year universities.
Thanks to these creative partnerships, more Colorado students will be able to attend college and complete their four-year degree.
Are You Eligible?
To qualify for the Reisher Bridge Scholarship, students must meet the following requirements:
- Intend to transfer to one of the nine 4-year institutions that are a part of the Reisher Scholars Program upon completion of associate degree.
- Be enrolled in an Associate of Art or Associate of Science degree.
- Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- Be a Colorado resident.
- Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Must have demonstrated financial need.
- Have 30 credits or fewer remaining in your associate degree pathway.
- Have and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Intend to complete an associate degree by the end of Spring 2026 term.
Scholarship consideration for the 2025-26 cohort will continue up to May 1st, 2025. Award notifications will be sent by May 15th, 2025.
Get Started!
There is no application for this scholarship. Students who are enrolled in the Colorado Community College System’s Bridge to Bachelor’s Degree Transfer Program will be given automatic consideration. Students who intend to transfer and are not enrolled in the Bridge to Bachelor’s Program can complete an interest form to be considered for the scholarship.
Students identified to receive the scholarship must complete an eligibility and acceptance form that will be sent to their student email.
For more information, contact a Reisher Scholarship Navigator at ReisherBridge@cccs.edu.