Financial Literacy
The Center for Human Enrichment鈥檚 financial literacy grant goal focuses on providing CHE participants with Financial Literacy tools such as iGrad, information and scholarship resources to help them in managing their finances and making sound financial decisions. Students are encouraged to attend the financial literacy information sessions provided during fall and spring semesters on various finance topics.
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The CHE Financial Literacy Coordinator is available to discuss with students relevant personal finance topics such as:
- Creating a budget
- Tracking spending expenses
- Organizing finances
- Building a good credit score
- Repaying student loans
- Using credit cards responsibly
- Understanding the benefits of good credit
- Protecting against identity theft and much more
- Setting up retirement account(s)
- Investing for the future
网曝吃瓜 Financial Resources for Students
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
To begin the financial aid process all students must have a completed their FAFSA through the Department of Education and 网曝吃瓜’s Office of Financial Aid. If you have not completed your FAFSA, then first read 网曝吃瓜’s FAFSA Tips design to help you in the application process. Be sure to file the FAFSA by the priority deadline to ensure your access to the best financial aid package available.
Need more information?
Contact the Office of Financial Aid at 970-351-4862 or email them at ofa@unco.edu. You may also visit their office at Bear Central in the Campus Commons if you have additional financial aid questions. Walk-in appointments are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
网曝吃瓜’s Federal School Code: 001349
iGrad Financial Wellness Tool
As a 网曝吃瓜 student, you have access to iGrad, a free financial tool designed to help you make effective personal finance decisions. This finance tool will help you reach your financial goals one step at a time. To better prepare you for the financial challenges you will face in college and beyond, take advantage of iGrad’s financial wellness resources that include information videos, articles, modules and more. Managing your money is one of the most important life skills you can ever learn! Start by creating your profile on iGrad.
The CHE Financial Literacy Coordinator will follow up with CHE participants to discuss their progress with iGrad finance tool. This platform includes a scholarship search tool which has hundreds of external scholarship opportunities.
Searching for Scholarships
For additional information on 网曝吃瓜 scholarships log into your My网曝吃瓜 account, select the financial tab to access 网曝吃瓜’s Universal Scholarship Application (opens Nov 1st). Most 网曝吃瓜 undergraduate scholarships require students to have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Important Note: Whenever you use My网曝吃瓜, don’t forget to log out due to this platform contains your personal information such as your bear number, grades, financial aid, e-mail addresses, etc.
To search for other scholarship opportunities within 网曝吃瓜, visit 网曝吃瓜 Scholarships. By earning scholarship awards you can reduce the cost of your college expenses and minimize the amount of student loans. One 网曝吃瓜 internal scholarship worth applying to is the Reisher Scholars Program. Schedule an appointment with either Dr. B Saenz or Cynthia Mitchell, CHE staff, to review your scholarship essays.
There are various scholarship sources available to students, so we recommend reading through some for scholarships. Feel free to make an appointment with Dr. B. Saenz to help you start your search. Students awarded scholarships save thousands of dollars in their academic expenses.