2024 Scholarships

The Colorado Association for Bilingual Education offers various scholarship opportunities to students regardless of immigration status. We offer scholarships for high school students, undergraduates, and graduate students ranging from $1,500 to $10,000.

2024 Colorado Association for Bilingual Education Scholarship Recipients!

The deadline for the scholarship applications is 4 pm, May 30th 2024

 Scholarships will be awarded based on the availability of funds and at the discretion of CO-CABE.

A few general guidelines that apply for all of our scholarships and are as follows:

  1. Candidates must be accepted or enrolled in the summer or fall of the current year and working towards a degree or certification in linguistically and Culturally Diverse Education in a Colorado university.
  2. Previous winners of CO-CABE Scholarships and who meet the other eligibility requirements are eligible to apply.
  3. Candidates receiving full scholarships or grants from other sources are not eligible for this scholarship.
  4. Students who will complete their program before January of the next year following application for this scholarship are not eligible for this scholarship.
  5. Candidates must submit all of the required application materials prior to the application deadline in order to be considered.
  6. Candidates who are bilingual and bicultural are encouraged to apply.

2023 Colorado Association for Bilingual Education Scholarship Recipients!

Hi! My name is Lyly Zaragoza, and I am a bilingual educator in Denver Public Schools. I was born and raised in Denver and attended Denver Public Schools from elementary to high school. It feels great to support and give back to the bilingual community. This scholarship has helped me continue my education in bilingual education, which has also given me tools to empower both my students and their families. I am honored to be a recipient of this scholarship to be able to continue my own education

Kia Jeffords is working on her master’s degree at the University of Colorado Denver with a focus of study in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education. Kia gives back to her community by volunteering at the following:

Meals on Wheels
Friends of Horse
Harmony Equine Center PTSD rehabilitation

 

Hello everyone! My name is Emily Sipley, soon to be Emily Friestad. I grew up on a dairy farm in Upstate NY, moved to Iowa for my undergrad, and now made it to Colorado. I live in Mead, CO with my fiance Bryan and my dog, Ruby. I teach high school social studies, and this upcoming school year I will be the new creative electives teacher at Innovations and Options in the 27J school district. I’ll be getting married on June 17th of this year!

Natalia Morales was awarded the 2019 CO-CABE Scholar Scholarship in the amount of $12,000 over four years of study. Natalia also was the 1st Place winner in the Middle School Divsion of the 2015 Orgulloso(a) de ser bilingüe/Proud to Be Bilingual Student Essay Contest. 

The generous financial support of our donors and sponsors made it possible for CO-CABE to not only empower Natalia, but help her achieve her dreams and attend the University of Colorado.

Scholarship Spotlight

Natalia Morales

CO-CABE Scholar 2019-2023
“I’m proudly bilingual in Spanish, and English. Spanish was my first language, and will forever be something I will hold so dearly in both my heart and brain, because it is the language that my parents taught me, the language that I was first educated in, and for a part of my life all I knew. My parents were immigrants, and although I didn’t travel to Mexico until I was eight years old, Spanish was my strongest tie to my beloved culture.”
“At 14 I wrote an essay for the CABE Proud To Be Bilingual Essay Contest, and to my surprise, won first place for my age division. I had written my essay at the end of middle school and received the news at the beginning of my freshman year in high school. At the CABE event, I had the opportunity to read my essay, and at one point I looked up and saw the audience crying and my parents in the front seats radiating with pride. When I finished my essay, I received a  standing ovation, and could not contain my emotions; tears wouldn’t stop rolling down my flushed cheeks. I couldn’t believe that I was witnessing my words move so many people in one room. I didn’t know how impactful my voice could truly be up until that point, and that has given me the biggest boost of confidence in myself, and has given me a huge sense of empowerment.”

Scholarship Recipients

2019/2020 Academic Year Scholarship Recipients

CO-CABE Undergraduate Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year in the amount of $1,500: Breann Parks Breann is seeking an undergraduate...
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