CHEYENNE (WNE)  — Graduating high school seniors in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are encouraged to apply for the Daniels Scholarship, which provides up to the full cost of attendance at colleges and universities across the country.

Applications are open from Sept. 1 through Oct. 15.

The Daniels Scholarship Program provides the opportunity for motivated students to attend any accredited nonprofit college or university in the United States as follows:

• Scholars who choose one of 25 partner schools receive funding to cover their full cost of attendance including tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies and other educational expenses.
• Students choosing to attend colleges other than the Daniels Scholarship’s partner schools are eligible to receive up to $100,000 over four years for schools outside the four-state region of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming and up to $30,000 over four years at non-partner institutions within it.
• Selection criteria for the Daniels Scholarship include strength of character, leadership potential, commitment to serving their community, academic performance or promise, well-rounded personality and emotional maturity and stability.

Applications for the scholarship close Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. MDT, and finalists will be notified in January. 

The online application and additional information on the Daniels Scholarship are available at danielsfund.org/scholarships.