An act of the Colorado State legislature in May, 2004 established a new way for the state to provide state tax dollar support for higher education at the resident undergraduate level. At the Anschutz Medical Campus this will pertain to resident students in the Bachelor of Science Nursing and Dental Hygiene programs. The state is no longer appropriating monies to institutions for these students, but is providing direct funding to these students through the “College Opportunity Fund” or “COF.” This program is also known as “vouchers” or “stipends.” Starting in fall 2006, provided that an undergraduate in-state student applies for and authorizes use of the voucher, COF vouchers will be applied to the student’s university bill. For details, Bachelor of Science Nursing students should contact the School of Nursing at 303-315-5592. Dental Hygiene students should contact the School of Dental Medicine at 303-724-7100.

The state, as it has in the past, will continue to provide state tax dollar support for all other resident students at the Anschutz Medical Campus. There will be no financial impact on resident students who are not eligible for COF.

Please browse http://www.cu.edu/ums/cof/faq.html for additional information.