{"id":9653,"date":"2026-04-08T18:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/?post_type=news-publications&#038;p=9653"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:26:29","slug":"daniels-fund-awards-205-students-four-year-daniels-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"news-publications","link":"https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/news-publications\/daniels-fund-awards-205-students-four-year-daniels-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniels Fund Awards 205 Students Four-Year Daniels Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br><\/strong>Media Contacts: Sean Duffy, 303.718.9049, <a href=\"mailto:SDuffy@DanielsFund.org\">SDuffy@DanielsFund.org<\/a>\u00a0<br>Bruce Wilmsen, 720.941.4429, <a href=\"mailto:BWilmsen@DanielsFund.org\">BWilmsen<\/a>@brucew<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniels Fund Awards 205 Students Four-Year Daniels Scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Highly Selective Program Awards Up to a Full Ride for College<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Apr. 2, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 (DENVER) &#8211; The Daniels Fund today announced its 2026 class of Daniels Scholarship Program recipients. The Fund selected 205 high school seniors from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming \u2013 including 150 students from Colorado. The full list of scholarship recipients can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/2026danielsscholars\">danielsfund.org\/2026danielsscholars<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2000, the Fund has invested nearly $440 million in scholarship programs, including scholarships awarded to more than 5,600 Daniels Scholars.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Daniels Scholarship is one of the most selective and sought-after scholarships in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to award 205 four-year college scholarships to outstanding young men and women who exemplify academic excellence, character, and a commitment to service,\u201d said Hanna Skandera, Daniels Fund President &amp; CEO. \u201cThose of us who had the privilege of meeting and interviewing these new Daniels Scholars came away deeply inspired by this exceptional and promising generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the interview process, 180 top business and community leaders from the Daniels Fund\u2019s four-state region interviewed prospective scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are selected for their strength of character, leadership potential, commitment to serving the community, academic potential and financial need. As the living legacy of Daniels Fund founder Bill Daniels, Daniels Scholars embody the values he most cherished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniels Scholars may use their scholarship at any accredited nonprofit college or university in the United States. They have their full cost of attendance covered at partner schools and up to $100,000 over four years if they choose to attend another school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At any given time, around 900 Daniels Scholars are attending approximately 200 colleges and universities throughout the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motivated high school seniors graduating in 2027 are encouraged to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/our-work\/scholarships\/\">DanielsFund.org<\/a> to learn more. Applications for the new class of Daniels Scholars open in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Daniels Scholarship Program<\/strong><br>The Daniels Scholarship Program provides a four-year college scholarship for graduating high school seniors with great potential, strong character, and big dreams. Daniels Scholars receive full cost of attendance at partner schools, or up to $100,000 at other schools across the United States. More than just a financial resource making college possible, the Daniels Scholarship gives recipients access to intensive development, coaching, and engagement opportunities to prepare them as highly sought-after employees and leaders ready to give back to their communities and positively influence American life. Through the scholarship, Daniels Scholars receive the tools and support to achieve their highest goals, resulting in generationally transformative impacts for their families and communities.<strong>About the Daniels Fund<br><\/strong>Established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, the Daniels Fund is a private charitable foundation dedicated to improving American life, with particular focus on Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. In addition to the Daniels Scholarship program, the Fund invests in nonprofits through its grants program and sponsors a national ethics competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.danielsfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DanielsFund.org<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","update-type":[25],"topic":[13,12],"class_list":["post-9653","news-publications","type-news-publications","status-publish","hentry","update-type-news-release","topic-scholarships","topic-updates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Daniels Fund Awards 205 Students Four-Year Daniels Scholarships - Daniels Fund<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/danielsfund.org\/news-publications\/daniels-fund-awards-205-students-four-year-daniels-scholarships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daniels Fund Awards 205 Students Four-Year Daniels Scholarships - Daniels Fund\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contacts: Sean Duffy, 303.718.9049, SDuffy@DanielsFund.org\u00a0Bruce Wilmsen, 720.941.4429, BWilmsen@brucew Daniels Fund Awards 205 Students Four-Year Daniels Scholarships Highly Selective Program Awards Up to a Full Ride for College Apr. 2, 2026 \u2014 (DENVER) &#8211; The Daniels Fund today announced its 2026 class of Daniels Scholarship Program recipients. 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