Scholarships
Every student's story is different, but for many the financial gap in paying for college is very real. CSU/SigEp believes by providing scholarship assistance. We can enable greater success in college by providing backing for deserving students who want to do more than just graduate with their degree, but who are seeking to invest in themselves, give back to society, and are attracted to the ideals of living a SigEp lifestyle.
Below is a list of scholarships offered at CSU by the Chapter and past SigEp members:
Balanced Man Scholarship
Our Balanced Man Scholarships seeks to support those students who have faced challenges in their life and require financial assistance in order to further their education.
Any underserved (low-income, underrepresented, or first-generation) male freshman or raising sophomore, who has at least a 3.2 GPA, who is seeking to invest in themselves, wants give back to society, and are attracted to the idea of living by SigEp's values (Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love) should apply for a scholarship.
There is No obligation to join SigEp. We award four $250 scholarships deposited into each recipient’s CSU account. The scholarship will be awarded to the applicants who exemplify being balanced in their everyday lives. The awards are presented at the Balanced Man Scholarship Banquet during the Fall semester each year.
There is no requirement of joining the fraternity in order to be eligible to apply or win the scholarship. It only takes 15 minutes
To be considered applicants must complete a BMS application by February 28, 2025
Pin Number 050-0215
EDWARD T. BRADFORd 1932 SCHOLARSHIP
The purpose of this award is to honor a Colorado Gamma Chapter upperclassman and aid him in the continuation of his education at Colorado State University.
The scholarship shall be awarded to a brother(s) the Colorado Gamma Chapter who the AVC Awards Committee deem the best exemplification of “Fraternity” as defined in "Sig Ep Means Brotherly Love” by Reverend Richard Shimpfky, Colorado, 1963.
Applications will be excepted at the start of each fall semester. The top 3 nominees will be interviewed by the AVC Awards Committee and the winner(s) will be announced before the end of the fall semester.
To be eligible for the $500 award, the applicant must meet the following criteria:
Be an active member that lives or has lived in the house.
The recipient shall be enrolled at Colorado State University during the semester in which the award shall he presented to him (the following fall semester).
The recipient shall have completed four semesters of college by the time of the award.
The recipient shall display personal conduct that reflects well upon the Colorado Gamma Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
The recipient shall best exemplify the meaning of active membership in the Colorado Gamma Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
The recipient may not be the current president of the chapter.
Pin Number: 050-0829
Robert & Garry Saylor Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to award the member(s) who has real financial need and has demonstrated through his activities and personal commitments, a belief in service to his fellow man and who has contributed most to the fraternal spirit of the Colorado Gamma chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Applications will be accepted at the start of each spring semester. The top 3 nominees will be interviewed by the AVC Awards Committee, and the winner(s) will be announced before the end of the spring semester.
To be eligible for the $2,500 award, the applicant must meet the following criteria:
Be a member of the Colorado Gamma Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Completed three semesters of academic work with a minimum of thirty-six (36) semester hours.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need.
Demonstrated scholastic excellence by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or greater.
Have demonstrated through his personal involvement and his actions a dedication to Colorado Gamma.
Have contributed to the fraternal spirit that is represented in the cardinal principles of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love.
Must have lived in or will live in the house the following semester they receive the scholarship.
Plan to return to Colorado State University for the full academic year or until he graduates, whichever is earliest.
A recipient will be eligible to be a candidate for successive annual awards.
Scholarships & Awards By or In Honor of CSU/SigEp Alumni
None of the following awards and scholarships are not part of or controlled by the CSU/SigEp AVC
Class of 1953
Pin Number 050-0645
The Scott Undergraduate Scholarships
In 2016 Colorado State University received a $53 million gift, the largest gift in university history, from the Walter Scott, Jr. family. Part of the gift provides funding for approximately 20 scholarships per year to exceptional freshmen engineering students ranging from $6,000 to $21,000 per year, renewable for up to four years of awards.
Colorado Gamma Recipients:
Pin Number: 050-2520
2021 - Connor T. Cloherty (ME), First Graduating Class of Scott Scholars
Class of 1973
Pin Number: 050-1141
The Biddle Family Endowments
J. Tim Biddle and his family have established two SigEp endowments, the Mary Ann and Joel S. Biddle Scholarship Endowment and the Biddle Family Endowment.
These two endowments, with a current value of $130,000, provide annual scholarships in memory of his parents, Mary Ann and Joel Biddle, and an annual grant for the development of new leadership programs centered around the Balanced Man.
Class of 1951
Pin Number 050-0525
The Monfort Scholars Annual Scholarship
1) Incoming freshman-any major 2) Upper 5% of graduating class [#1 or #2 if class is fewer than 40] 3) Evidence of scholastic ability, leadership, community/school service, outstanding character 4) Financial need (The scholarship is to be used for tuition, fees, books, room and board. May be applied toward a University approved study abroad program. May be renewed for up to 8 undergraduate semesters; requires undergraduate status, min 3.0 cum GPA, report at end of each yr.)
Class of 1950
Pin Number: 050-0483
Hensel Phelps Construction Company Scholarship
Awarded to students in Construction Management who maintain a 2.75 GPA. To qualify for the scholarship, students must be interested in a career in the commercial and industrial construction industry, have work experience, participate in activities, and show leadership and character.
Class of 1960
Pin Number: 050-0883
Gary B. Halley Pioneer Scholarship
1) Full-time or part-time (min 6 hrs) graduate students in the College of Business 2) Major in Business Administration with any concentration 3) Overall 3.0 GPA 4) Applicants must submit a short essay that discusses how they believe their future plans reflect a pioneer spirit
Gary B Halley Veterans Scholarship
1) Full-time undergraduate or full-time graduate students in the College of Business 2) Major in Business Administration with any concentration 3) Overall 3.0 GPA 4) Must currently be serving in the military (Coast Guard, Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines), show proof of honorable discharge from military, or show evidence of being a surviving dependent of a service member who died while on active duty
Class of 1964
Pin Number: 050-0948
Bruce Cardy Memorial Scholarship
1) Jr/Sr CSU Air Force ROTC cadet who has been accepted in the Air Force Pro Officer Corps 2) 3.0+ GPA is required except for the engineering student who must have 2.5+ GPA 3)Consideration given to leadership, personality, character & potential as a commissioned officer 4) A cadet with a rated officer allocation (e.g. pilot, combat systems officer, air battle manager, remote pilot aircraft)
His mother established this scholarship in his memory to recognize a cadet with leadership ability, personality, character, and combat pilot potential.
Class of 1917
Pin Number:050-0125
The College of Agricultural Sciences Charles N. Shepardson Awards
Graduate Student Teaching Award - Awarded to a currently enrolled graduate student in CAS who has demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching of agriculture related courses at CSU within the past academic year.
Faculty Teaching Award - Awarded to a current CAS faculty member, with under 10 years teaching experience at CSU, who has demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching of agriculture related courses at CSU within the past academic year.
Charles N. Shepardson Meritorious Teaching Award - Awarded to a CSU faculty member teaching agriculture-related courses in soil and crop sciences, animal sciences, agriculture and resource economics, entomology, horticulture, plant pathology, weed science, landscape architecture, and agricultural education-related disciplines.
Charles N. Shepardson Student Leadership Award - Awarded to a currently enrolled (as of spring 2020) CAS undergraduate with senior standing who has demonstrated outstanding leadership ability during their undergraduate career through employment, activities, and organizations in CAS and CSU related to agricultural sciences and has maintained a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA.
NOTE: The winner of the Charles N. Shepardson Student Leadership Award will be offered the opportunity to provide the student remarks at Commencement.
Class of 1916
Pin Number 050-0006
James Morrison Memorial Scholarship was established by Mrs. June Ogden in memory of her father, James Morrison, a Rotarian. James Morrison served as Director of Cooperative Extension at Colorado A & M (now Colorado State University). Recipient must have graduated from Fort Collins High School and must attend Colorado State University.
Offered through the Fort Collins Rotary Club
Class of 1917
Pin Number: 050-0027
Harold B. and Sylvia F. Joy Scholarship is open to undergraduate students at Colorado State University who are in good standing and demonstrate financial need.
Offered through Colorado State University Office of Financial Aid