Stroud Application

Not including essays, allow 30-40 minutes to complete this application. See how to prepare materials.

Submit all responses before 11:59pm MST on Monday February 19, 2024. (President's Day)

Please work with a parent, guardian or teacher to ensure your application is complete and accurate. Email stroudscholars@coloradocollege.edu with questions.

Student Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Preferred Name

Birthdate *

Sex assigned at birth*

Male

Female

We invite you to share more about your gender identity:

What are your preferred pronouns?

Are you Hispanic or Latino? *

In addition, you may select one or more of the following races *

If other, please specify

Student Contact Information

Email Address *

Mobile Phone Number *

May we send text messages to this number? *

Yes

No

Address *

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Student Educational Information

What high school do you attend? *

Household Information

What is your family's total annual (yearly) household income? *

Do you qualify for free or reduced lunch? *

Yes

No

Not sure

Not including yourself, how many people are in your household? Please include parents, siblings, and any other relatives who live in your house *

Add all members of your current household below

DeleteParent/Guardian _ID_
Relationship Type First Last Age Email Phone Highest Educational Attainment Do you live with this parent? Do you live with this parent? Yes No What is this parent's total annual (yearly) income? In what country did this parent/guardian receive their highest level of education?

Click here to add a parent/guardian information *

DeleteHousehold Member _ID_
First Last Age Relationship Type Highest Educational Attainment

Click here to add other household members

Program Essay

Tell us about yourself and why you want to participate in the Stroud Scholars Program. What do you hope to gain and what do you hope to contribute?

How would you like to submit the answer to the question above? *

Written Essay

Video Blog

Your essay will provide the selection committee with valuable insight into your interest in Stroud Scholars Program. We recommended you draft your responses in a word processing document and carefully edit your responses before submitting below. Essays must be a maximum of 500 words. *

Upload your essay via Word Document or PDF (optional)

Record your video essay

You will receive an email upon submitting this application with a link to instructions on how to submit your video essay.
Your video response provides the selection committee with valuable insight into your interest in Stroud Scholars Program. Your response must be no longer than 3.5 minutes. Feel free to be creative as possible!

If your video is on a cloud platform (google drive, dropbox, wordpress, youtube, etc.) you can share the link below

Video Blog URL

Short Answer Questions

We want to learn more about you.

There are no wrong answers to the questions below because they are all about you. We are interested in learning more about your desire to learn, your motivations, and your role in your community. Please answer one question from each category. Max 150 words each.

Category: Intellectual Curiosity/ Desire to Learn *
Choose to answer one of the following prompts

If you could take a class on anything, what would it be, and why?

What is a topic/skill that you find interesting and would like to teach someone if you had 30 minutes with them?

Category: Growth, Motivation, and Self-Accountability *
Choose to answer one of the following prompts

What do you plan to do after you graduate from high school? How are you preparing for that next step?

What is the best grade you've earned so far? Please share any challenges, successes, or reflections that explain the grade you received.

Category: Community Building *
Choose to answer one of the following prompts

Tell us about a time when you were part of a team or group and made a unique contribution. What role did you play and how did you get others to buy in?

Tell us about the communities you consider yourself to be a part of (identities, places, organizations, friends, families). How have they shaped you, and how do you participate in and affect them?

Please list any programs outside of school you are part of (academic, service, college readiness, leadership, etc.)*

Portfolio

This is an opportunity to show us what makes you YOU that isn't conveyed in the questions above. Draw a picture, do a math problem, write a poem, submit a paper you're proud of, talk about a hobby, tell a story (or joke!)-do whatever you want here. Feel free to express yourself.

Portfolio Upload

Please provide a short summary of your portfolio

Optional Essay

We understand that this application only provides a glimpse into who you really are. Is there anything else we should know about you that you weren't able to express when responding to the questions above?

Next Steps

To be selected for the next round, we require two references to fill out a form on your behalf — one from an educator and the other a personal reference *

Your academic reference can be teacher, counselor, or someone who can speak to your academic potential for success. Please choose a recommender from your 8th or 9th grade year.

Academic Reference
First Name*

Last Name *

Email *

How do you know your academic reference?

Your personal reference can be anyone from a friend, coach, mentor, community member, clergy. Anyone who knows you well! Please do not list an immediate family member.

Personal Reference
First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

How do you know your personal reference?

Stroud Application

Not including essays, allow 30-40 minutes to complete this application. See how to prepare materials.

Submit all responses before 11:59pm MST on Monday February 19, 2024. (President's Day) Please work with a parent, guardian or teacher to ensure your application is complete and accurate. Email stroudscholars@coloradocollege.edu with questions.

We want to learn more about you.

This is an opportunity to show us what makes you YOU that isn't conveyed in the questions above. Draw a picture, do a math problem, write a poem, submit a paper you're proud of, talk about a hobby, tell a story (or joke!)-do whatever you want here. Feel free to express yourself.

To be selected for the next round, we require two references to fill out a form on your behalf — one from an educator and the other a personal reference *

Submit all responses before 11:59pm MST on Monday February 19, 2024. (President's Day)

Please work with a parent, guardian or teacher to ensure your application is complete and accurate. Email stroudscholars@coloradocollege.edu with questions.