The Wabash CannonBall Colorado Scholarship program provides scholarships for Colorado high school seniors who plan to attend Kansas State University.

The Wabash CannonBall Colorado Scholarship is funded by the Wabash CannonBall Colorado gala in Denver through sponsorships and the "Fund a Wildcat" program and the Colorado Cats annual golf tournament. Each attendee has the opportunity to donate to the scholarship endowment. 

Scholarship Information:
• Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded for the 2026-2027 academic school year. 
• Scholars will be paid half of the scholarship monies ($2,500) at the start of the 2026-2027 academic school year and the second half ($2,500) will be paid at the beginning of the second semester.
• Scholarships will only be awarded to recipients enrolled in 12 or more credit hours per semester.
• The scholarship is $5,000 and is renewable for an additional three years if a 3.0 GPA is maintained.

Scholarship Qualifications:
To be eligible for selection for the 2026-2027 scholarship, you must first be admitted to Kansas State University for the fall 2026 term. Then:

• Must have completed the K-State Scholarship Network (KSN) application by Feb. 1, 2026, by 5 p.m. CST.
• Must be a high school senior living in Colorado.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a weighted or unweighted scale.

**Please note: scholarship recipients are selected solely by the university scholarship committee, not by the K-State Alumni Association. 

Questions?

Erin Cleary
Assistant director of alumni programs
785-532-5081

Email Erin 

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