MOPS Scholarship Contest Rules

Rules for the MOPS Spring 2021 Scholarship Contest

The offer

Two grand prizes will be awarded to MOPS members who enter the scholarship contest: one $10,000 grand prize scholarship for an undergraduate degree and one $5,000 grand prize scholarship for a master’s degree. The scholarships will be awarded from a drawing of all Spring 2021 MOPS Scholarship Contest eligible entrants.

Designated grand prize winners

A random drawing will be held to select the winners of the $10,000 grand prize scholarship and $5,000 grand prize scholarship. The names of the winners will be posted on the CCU and MOPS Scholarship Contest website.

Once notified, the grand prize scholarship winners must accept the scholarship within 14 calendar days. If the winner does not accept the scholarship within 14 calendar days, the scholarship will be awarded to the next entrant in the random drawing.

Deadline to start classes

The grand prize scholarship winners must start classes in their academic program by August 23, 2021.

Key deadlines for scholarship winners

1. June 14, 2021: Apply for admission to CCU's College of Adult and Graduate Studies. Submit your admission application for an associate degree, bachelor's degree, or master's degree offered through CCU's College of Adult and Graduate Studies. See the full list of qualifying programs.
2. August 13, 2021: Submit your remaining admission materials and meet CCU admission requirements. Your admission status must be fully, provisionally, or conditionally admitted by this date. Contact your enrollment counselor or call 303-963-3311 if you have any questions about your admission status.
3. August 20, 2021: Register for classes for your degree program at CCU. See our list of qualifying academic programs. Check our College of Adult and Graduate Studies Academic Calendar for semester start dates, and check with your Enrollment Counselor for the next start date for your specific academic program.
4. August 23, 2021: Start classes in your CCU degree program.

Scholarship payments

The scholarship is designed to be distributed evenly among multiple courses in the student's degree program at Colorado Christian University, and may not exceed the cost of a course. The scholarship may only be used toward courses offered directly by CCU.

• The recipient of the $10,000 scholarship will receive up to a $1,000 tuition credit toward each of the first 10 courses in the student’s degree program.
• The recipient of the $5,000 scholarship will receive up to a $625 tuition credit toward each of the first 8 courses in their degree program.

Tuition credits will be deducted from the student’s account balance. All course billings must be paid, or have a payment arrangement contract in place, prior to the first day of the class. The scholarship funds must be used by the spring 2024 semester. Any unused portion will be forfeited after that date.

Visit the College of Adult and Graduate Studies Financial Aid website for more information about tuition, scholarships, and flexible options for making your degree program affordable.

Eligibility requirements

• • The grand prize scholarships are offered only to members registered with MOPS International. Members must be active for at least six months prior to starting classes to receive the discount. Members must maintain Membership with MOPS to continue receiving the discount.
  • Entrants must be at least 19 years old on May 10, 2021.
  • Entrants must have a high school diploma or GED.
  • Only one entry per individual (and per email address) is permitted.
  • Scholarships may only be used toward tuition for degree programs in CCU's College of Adult and Graduate Studies (CAGS). The scholarships are not applicable to the following CAGS programs or courses of study:
    • Core classes in the Pre-Nursing to BSN program
    • Classes in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program
    • Certificate programs
    • Stand-alone licensure programs
    • Non-degree seeking student status
  • The scholarship promotion is not applicable to degree programs in CCU’s College of Undergraduate Studies (CUS), which offers traditional residential-based programs.
  • This contest is for new students only: 
    • Students who have completed any CCU CAGS course prior to May 10, 2021, are not eligible for this scholarship contest. 
    • Students who are actively registered for a class when the contest starts (May 10, 2021) are not eligible for this scholarship contest. (i.e. If you haven’t completed a course but are actively registered to start, you are not eligible.) 
    • Students who are actively attending a class when the contest starts (May 10, 2021) are not eligible for this scholarship contest. (i.e. If your first class started May 3, 2021 — which you haven’t completed — you are not eligible.)
  • Graduate students with a conferred CCU bachelor’s degree are eligible for this scholarship provided they have not started or registered for any graduate-level coursework after their undergraduate degree was completed and prior to May 10, 2021.
  • Scholarships cannot be deferred beyond the deadline to start classes.
  • Scholarships are not transferable to another person.
  • Students who are eligible for CCU’s reduced military tuition rate will not be eligible for this scholarship contest.
  • The $10,000 and $5,000 grand prize scholarships cannot be combined with any other discount program or scholarship offered by Colorado Christian University, with the exception of: Winners may qualify for CCU’s MOPS member discount in the first block following the term when the scholarship is exhausted.
  • If a scholarship recipient is unable to meet CCU admission and scholarship contest requirements, or chooses not to enroll in a degree program at CCU during the enrollment period noted above, the tuition scholarship will be forfeited.
  • By entering this contest, entrants authorize Colorado Christian University to contact them by phone, text messaging, mail, and/or email.
  • By accepting the $10,000 or $5,000 grand prize, winners give Colorado Christian University ("CCU"), its successors, assigns, licensees and legal representatives the irrevocable and unrestricted right to take, record, use, reuse, and publish photographs, video/audio content, and printed matter of the grand prize winners in which they may be included. Such photographs, video/audio content, and printed matter may be used for editorial, trade, advertising, and any other purpose, in any manner and medium. CCU shall have the right to alter and composite any such images or video/audio content, and the right to edit any such printed matter, without restriction and without winner’s approval. Download CCU's Photo-Testimonial Release Form (PDF) for details.