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Every eligible Colorado resident who will be a student must apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF) in order to authorize payment of the state’s contribution toward tuition at any public college or university in the State of Colorado, including Metropolitan State University of Denver.
These funds, called “stipends,” will be applied to a student’s college account each semester and are available for up to 145 credit hours of eligible college-level, undergraduate study. The actual value of the stipend will be determined by the Colorado Legislature each year. Students must apply online for the stipend here. Students must authorize the use of the stipend each semester during registration in the Student Hub.
The COF application requires students to submit their legal name, date of birth, Social Security Number, and Driver’s License Number only once in a student’s lifetime. The application must be completed before the stipend can be credited to a student’s tuition and fee bill.
Students who do not apply for and/or authorize COF will not be eligible for the stipend and will be responsible for paying the total in-state tuition - both the student’s share and the state’s share.
Eligibility: In-state, undergraduate students will be eligible for the stipend, up to 145 credit hours of eligible college-level, undergraduate study, regardless of age, income or financial aid status. If a student goes over the 145-lifetime-credit hour cap, the student may apply for an institutional one-time, waiver for (3) consecutive terms.
For more information, visit the university’s Q&A section on COF.
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