SCHOLARSHIPS

Supporting your journey

In an effort to make postsecondary education more affordable, Aurora Public Schools Foundation provides scholarships to students pursuing higher education. The robust student scholarship program is created through the generosity of individuals, families and organizations throughout our community.

2026–27 Scholarships for APS Graduating Seniors

Find the scholarships you qualify for, then apply for as many as you'd like.

Deadline: December 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Step 1Start with the scholarships open to every APS graduating senior pursuing post-secondary education.

Step 2Then select your high school to see any additional scholarships.

Step 3Read the full requirements for each scholarship in our 2026–27 scholarship packet before you apply.

Open to All APS Graduating Seniors

11 scholarships available, no matter which APS high school you attend.

Scholarship

Award

Min. GPA

Best fit for…

APSF Scholarship

Award4 × $2,000

Min. GPA3.0

Leaders with extracurricular involvement

Chris Cunningham Memorial Scholarship

Award7 × $1,000

Min. GPA2.8

Students with 2+ community service projects

Community Impact Scholarship by the ASPIRE Foundation

Award2 × $1,000

Min. GPA2.5

Volunteers and community leaders

Dorothy Osborn Barry Educational Fund

Award1 × $1,000

Min. GPANone

Women making a fresh start after overcoming obstacles

Gerkin Family Expository Writing Scholarship

Award1 × $1,000

Min. GPA3.0

Strong nonfiction writers (portfolio required)

HCA HealthONE Aurora Scholarship

Award2 × $2,500

Min. GPA3.0

Future healthcare professionals

The Ivory Howard and Her Ten Kids Scholarship

Award1 × $1,500

Min. GPA3.0

Students from single-mother households

Kristin D. Hiza Memorial Scholarship

Award1 × $1,000

Min. GPA3.0

Any college-bound senior with financial need

Mary Jane Kohler Scholarship

Award1 × $1,000

Min. GPA3.2

Future teachers

Richard Anderson and Anderson Family Autism Scholarship

Award1 × $1,000

Min. GPA2.0

Students with an autism diagnosis

Zack Golditch Opportunity Scholarship

Award$10,000 over 4 years

Min. GPA3.0

First-generation student-athletes attending a 4-year school

Additional Scholarships by High School

Select your school to see what else you can apply for.

High school

Scholarship

Award

Min. GPA

Best fit for…

Aurora Central

Crews and Crowe Scholarship

Award1 × $1,000

Min. GPA3.0

Black Student Union members attending a 4-year school

Aurora Central

Dee and Steve Lambert Scholarship

Award$8,000 over 4 years

Min. GPA3.0

Future engineers

Aurora Central

The Myrtle Replogle Travis and Russell Romayne Travis Memorial Scholarship

Award1 × $2,000

Min. GPA3.0

Students from low-income families

Gateway

T. Matt Hirschfeld Scholarship

Award$2,000 (4-yr) or $1,000 (2-yr)

GPA range2.0–3.25

Hard-working students who may not always be recognized

Hinkley

Kara Abbott Memorial Scholarship

Award4 × $5,000

Min. GPA3.0

Driven students; future educators get special consideration

Rangeview

Rangeview High School Scholarship

Award4 × $800

Min. GPA2.75 weighted

Any Rangeview senior (recommendations from RHS staff)

William Smith

Denise Davis Scholarship

Award1 × $2,000

Min. GPANone

Students with financial need and service involvement

Attend another APS high school, like Aurora West College Preparatory Academy or Vista PEAK? You're eligible for all 11 scholarships open to every APS senior listed above.

Ready to apply? Questions? Email APSFoundation@aurorak12.org or call 303-326-2042.

Start your application

Since 2013, we have provided more than $750,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors.

Sandrine Iradukunda is a Hinkley High School alumni and current student at Colorado State University! Sandrine was a recipient of the 2024 Aurora Public Schools Foundation Scholarship.

Coming from a single-parent immigrant family, education is not taken lightly. Every day when I look at how hard my mother has worked bringing six people from a war-drenched and poverty-stricken country to this country barely speaking English, I am reminded of how grateful I should be for the opportunities that I have been given. Especially the opportunity for an education and the fact that I have been offered this scholarship.

Receiving this scholarship is not only a financial relief for me but also an affirmation of my hard work and dedication to my academic and personal goals. Your belief in my potential motivates me to continue striving for excellence in my studies and endeavors. I am so grateful for your generosity and belief in my potential.

Just as I have not taken lightly the education that I have been given I will not take this scholarship lightly either.

- Sandrine Iradukunda