ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION
Please take the time to watch the video Scholarships 101 before applying for a Bootstraps Award.
Who is eligible to apply for a scholarship or loan?
1. You are eligible to apply for a Bootstraps scholarship and/or loan if you meet the following criteria:
• You are a high school senior currently attending and will be graduating from Evergreen, Conifer, Gilpin County*, Platte Canyon*, or Clear Creek* High School.
OR
• You live in the Conifer High School or Evergreen High School attendance area and will graduate from a different high school or are home schooled.
AND
• You are a legal resident of the State of Colorado and reside in Conifer, Evergreen, Indian Hills, Kittredge, Morrison, or Pine.
AND
• You plan to attend a postsecondary school full-time in the fall immediately following high school graduation. Postsecondary includes college, university, vocational and technical schools.
* Please note - Students of Gilpin County High School are eligible ONLY for the Mountain Protective Association Scholarship. Clear Creek High School students outside of the 80439 zip code are only eligible for the Mountain Protective Association Scholarship. Students of Platte Canyon High School are eligible to apply for the Mountain Protective Scholarship and the Evergreen Elks Scholarship.
The criteria for the Mountain Protective Scholarship are a student with an interest in environmental studies, law enforcement or fire safety attending a college or university in Colorado.
1. You are eligible to apply for a Bootstraps scholarship and/or loan if you meet the following criteria:
• You are a high school senior currently attending and will be graduating from Evergreen, Conifer, Gilpin County*, Platte Canyon*, or Clear Creek* High School.
OR
• You live in the Conifer High School or Evergreen High School attendance area and will graduate from a different high school or are home schooled.
AND
• You are a legal resident of the State of Colorado and reside in Conifer, Evergreen, Indian Hills, Kittredge, Morrison, or Pine.
AND
• You plan to attend a postsecondary school full-time in the fall immediately following high school graduation. Postsecondary includes college, university, vocational and technical schools.
* Please note - Students of Gilpin County High School are eligible ONLY for the Mountain Protective Association Scholarship. Clear Creek High School students outside of the 80439 zip code are only eligible for the Mountain Protective Association Scholarship. Students of Platte Canyon High School are eligible to apply for the Mountain Protective Scholarship and the Evergreen Elks Scholarship.
The criteria for the Mountain Protective Scholarship are a student with an interest in environmental studies, law enforcement or fire safety attending a college or university in Colorado.
Please call Colleen Skates at 303-670-3632 or send an email to colleen@bootstrapsinc.org if you experience problems with the application.
