UCCS Partnering with the Community to Support Scholarship for Active-Duty Military Students
May 20 2024 - 2:40PM
Business Wire
Active-duty military members face an array of challenges when
trying to pursue a college degree. First, there’s the difficulty of
balancing studies with the responsibilities of their military
duties. Further, there is often a gap between what military
benefits cover and the total cost of college attendance.
For active-duty students, the average need to cover this gap is
$3,000 each year. But the University of Colorado Colorado Springs
(UCCS) has developed a solution with the HEROES Scholarship Fund.
The scholarship is designed to make sure active-duty students can
close this gap so they can continue to pursue their degrees without
taking on financial hardship, all while serving their country and
communities.
UCCS is now partnering with the community on a fundraising
campaign for the HEROES Scholarship, with an immediate goal of
raising one hundred $3,000 scholarships by the fall of 2025. The
long-term goal is to raise funds to support 200 or more active-duty
service members well into the future by building a sustainable
endowment. Funds from the campaign will enable endowed support for
the HEROES Scholarship as it helps service members by providing
financial support for tuition, textbooks, and other educational
expenses.
“With roughly one in four students being either active-duty or
connected to the military at UCCS, the HEROES Scholarship is an
important part of our community mission to support service members
in the Pikes Peak region,” said Kent Fortune, HEROES Ambassador for
UCCS. “Active-duty students face many challenges and obstacles in
order to pursue a college education, so helping them to be a part
of a highly skilled workforce without financial need aligns with
our institutional values.”
Alumni, friends, community leaders and corporate donors are
welcome to donate to this campaign to support military service
members in the Colorado Springs community. To make a gift to the
HEROES Scholarship or to learn more, please visit
https://give.uccs.edu/heroes-scholarship.
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Jenna Press UCCS Assistant Director of Communications
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