{"id":158,"date":"2021-01-26T21:22:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dsawptest6.colostate.edu\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-07-30T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:53:30","slug":"puksta-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/puksta-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Puksta Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"158\" class=\"elementor elementor-158\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fc2d4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fc2d4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bae38c4\" data-id=\"bae38c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df15a27 elementor-alert-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"df15a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Puksta Scholarship Application will open on<span> October 1. Visit your RamWeb or CSU Academic Works for the application.<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"elementor-alert-dismiss\" aria-label=\"Dismiss this alert.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c176b29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c176b29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-375003a\" data-id=\"375003a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88d6b6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f88d6b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ENRICHING LIVES, ENGAGING COMMUNITIES<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-842\" src=\"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/07\/puksta-logo-300x93-1.png\" alt=\"puksta FOUNDATION\" width=\"396\" height=\"123\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280a07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280a07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header><h2>About the Puksta Scholars Program<\/h2><\/header><section><div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\"><section data-id=\"36d194f6\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div data-id=\"1437a813\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div data-id=\"cb7ba5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div><p>The Puksta Scholarship was founded in 2001 as legacy of Harry and Eva Puksta. The Foundation provides scholarships, mentorship, and community engagement training for undergraduates, who exhibit a strong commitment to service and civic responsibility. The Puksta Foundation currently sponsors programs at Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Colorado Boulder, and the University of Colorado Denver.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><p>The Puksta Scholarship Program at Colorado State University awards a $5000 per year scholarship to undergraduates who participate in a civic engagement social project. The scholarship is awarded during the sophomore, junior and senior year with the expectation that scholars will develop multi-year project (renewal contingent on fulfilling all requirements and availability of funding).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6d74c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6d74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Who are the Puksta Scholars?<\/strong><\/h3><p>Eligible applicants must exhibit a strong commitment to service &amp; civic responsibility. \u00a0Each Scholar develops their social change project to address the root cause of an issue or need in the community. Puksta Scholars have worked on issues such as access to education, health care &amp; poverty in developing countries, &amp; supporting the homeless population.\u00a0Scholars are\u00a0selected at the end of their first year\u00a0at CSU.\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to a strong CSU community, students also connect with Puksta Scholars at the other host schools including the University of Colorado-Boulder, Metropolitan State University, University of Denver, and University of Colorado-Denver. Applicants are highly encouraged to visit the\u00a0<strong>Puksta Foundation website<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pukstafoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>https:\/\/pukstafoundation.org<\/b><\/a>\u00a0to learn more about the program, the Scholars and their projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dec028 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dec028\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed5786\" data-id=\"7ed5786\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cdd2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b4cdd2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1891\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Eligibility Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1891\"><ul><li><b>Be a resident of the <u>City of Denver<\/u><\/b> or attended a Denver High School for the last 6 months prior to starting at CSU (Puksta Foundation partners with Prosperity Denver Fund)<\/li><li>Current first-year CSU student participating in the Key Communities, SLiCE Programs or equivalent university leadership development program with demonstrate past &amp; ongoing contributions to service and\/or community engagement projects<\/li><li>Have a CSU cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher<\/li><li>Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), or Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA) by March 1st\u00a0<\/li><li>Applications due <b>March 1st<\/b>.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1892\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How Do I Apply?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1892\"><p>Complete an application for the Puksta Scholars Program by March 1st. <strong>Visit your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ramweb.colostate.edu\/registrar\/Public\/Login.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RamWeb<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/colostate.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/62130\">CSU Academic Works*<\/a>\u00a0for the application!<\/strong><\/p><p>*You must FIRST complete the Colorado State University Scholarship Application (CSUSA) through Academic Works in order for the Puksta Scholars Program application to become available to you. Please be sure to prepare enough time to complete BOTH applications<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f59fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88f59fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-style: normal\">What Puksta Scholars say:<\/h3><p>\u201cThe program has shown me that there are a lot of good people in the world who want to make positive change \u2013 just like me.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cI would not trade this program for any other program.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cI loved this experience and I will never be able to discuss these four years of my life without mentioning this program.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puksta Scholarship Application will open on October 1. Visit your RamWeb or CSU Academic Works for the application. &times; ENRICHING LIVES, ENGAGING COMMUNITIES About the Puksta Scholars Program The Puksta Scholarship was founded in 2001 as legacy of Harry and Eva Puksta. The Foundation provides scholarships, mentorship, and community engagement training for undergraduates, who exhibit &#8230; <a title=\"Puksta Scholars\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/puksta-scholars\/\" aria-label=\"Leer m\u00e1s sobre Puksta Scholars\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4784,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":138,"href":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3783,"href":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/3783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c4e.colostate.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}