Scholarships & Awards


Both CSU and the Computer Science Department offer scholarships and awards to help you finance your education.

Department Scholarships

The Computer Science Department gives the following merit-based awards to students. Two include substantial financial assistance.

Thomas J. Heidenfelder Scholarship

Scholarships up to full in-state tuition, awarded each year to CS majors who have high academic achievement and demonstrated service to the field. US citizenship and Colorado or Illinois residency required.

Recipients:

John M. Miller 1995-1996

Manfred Georg 2002-2003

Jasmun Hendrick 2006-2007

Jason R. Fritz 1996-1997

Ian Rousom 2002-2003

Weston Pace 2006-2007

Michael Trombley 1997-1998

Catherine Jones 2003-2004

Bailey Draper 2007-2008

Colin Day 1997-1998

Jonathan Haywood 2003-2004

Christina Williams 2007-2008

John Sapienza 1997-1998

Dustin Lehr 2004-2005

Kyle R. Kelley 2008-2009

Jason S. Moore 1998-1999

Jonathan Haywood 2004-2005

Christopher M. Mullins 2009-2010

Adam Carheden 1999-2000

Kyle Thayer 2004-2005

Daniel Goes 2010-2011

Andrew Grauch 2000-2001

Benson Joeris 2005-2006

Jeremy Hyrkas 2011-2012

Brian Pfau 2001-2002

Gary Lyman 2005-2006

Devin M. Wilson 2012-2013

Patricia R. Mohilner Memorial Scholarship

Between $300 and $1000 per year, awarded to the undergraduate CS major with the best academic record. US citizenship or permanent residence required. Awarded to a junior for the senior year. Chosen by a faculty committee. No application necessary.

Recipients:

Michael T. Kelley 1984-1985

Stephane L. Freeman 1994-1995

Alexander Deyke 2004-2005

Robert S. Dye 1985-1986

Erin Elizabeth Fox 1995-1996

Scott M. Lundberg 2005-2006

Paul D. Burns 1986-1987

Paul E. Holland 1996-1997

Benson Joeris 2006-2007

Christopher A. Bogart 1987-1988

Nathan Schroeder 1997-1998

Jonathan Troup 2007-2008

Sarah Barrios 1988-1989

Hans C. Petersen 1998-1999

Christopher M. Mullins 2008-2009

Jerlyn R. Cook 1989-1990

David Scott Bolme 1999-2000

John Herndon 2009-2010

Michael L. Raymer 1990-1991

Michael Hake 2000-2001

Cassandra Helms 2010-2011

Kari E. Knudsen 1991-1992

Catherine E. Jones 2001-2002

Ryan A. Stern 2011-2012

Jeffrey H. Junker 1992-1993

Travis R. King 2002-2003

Annika M. Muehlbradt 2012-2013

Jan Kok 1993-1994

David Charles Straw 2003-2004

James Sites and Elaine Regelson Undergraduate Research Scholarship

Dr. James Sites and Elaine Regelson established this scholarship to support outstanding undergraduates majoring in Physics and/or Computer Science who actively pursue research under the guidance of a Colorado State University faculty member. Up to three scholarships of approximately $1,250 each may be awarded during each academic year.

Recipients:

Aaron Hargerstrom 2006-2007

Kyle R. Kelley 2007-2008

Laura Adams 2010-2011

Andrew Stone 2006-2007

Christopher Mullins 2007-2008

Jeremy Hyrkas 2010-2011

Truman Wilson 2007-2008

Nicholas Lewkow 2008-2009

Kelly Mauser 2010-2011

Aaron Hagerstrom 2007-2008

Liam Kilcommons 2009-2010

Kelly Mauser 2011-2012

Department Awards

Anita Read Graduate Award

The Anita Read Graduate Award is given annually to a graduate student in Computer Science with demonstrated dedication to education and excellence in teaching. The recipient is selected by the department faculty.

Recipients:

Robert Rinker 1996-1997

Kyungim Baek 2001-2002

Crystal Redman 2006-2007

Jeffrey P. Hammes 1997-1998

Monica D. Chawathe 2002-2003

Aritra Bandyopadhyay 2008-2009

Soraya Rana 1998-1999

Lakshmi Renganarayana 2003-2004

Artem Sokolov 2009-2010

Robert M. Kretchmar 1998-1999

Albert Lionelle 2004-2005

Christopher Wilcox 2010-2011

Wendy Yambor 1999-2000

Eunjee Song 2004-2005

HyunChul Joh 2011-2012

Stefano Segreto 2000-2001

Charles Ross 2005-2006

University Scholarships

CSU offers both need and merit based scholarships to qualified students. University scholarships are centrally administered by the Office of Student Financial Services, information about which can be found by clicking the link below.

Student Financial Services

In addition, there are numerous scholarships offered through the College of Natural Sciences. Application for these scholarships is made between January and March of each year for awards effective the following school year. A single application qualifies students for all the available CNS scholarships. More information on these scholarships can be found at:

CNS Scholarships