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April 13, 2020

Daniels Fund awards $50,000 for scholarships to non-traditional students in Utah

The Daniels Fund has awarded a total of $50,000 in Boundless Opportunity Scholarship grant funds to four universities in Utah: Salt Lake Community College, Southern Utah University, Utah State University, and Weber State University.

The partnering schools will use the funds to award Boundless Opportunity Scholarships to non-traditional students who are motivated to create a better life for themselves and their families, and who demonstrate the need for financial assistance.

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“Boundless Opportunity Scholarships provide a much-needed boost for non-traditional students interested in investing in themselves through education,” said Linda Childears, president and CEO of the Daniels Fund.

Qualifying "non-traditional" student populations include: adults entering or returning to college, GED recipients, veterans entering or returning to college, former foster care youth, and former juvenile justice youth. Each school selects specific populations for which they provide scholarships.

A full list of schools and the populations they award can be found at DanielsFund.org/Boundless. Each year, funding for Boundless Opportunity Scholarships is awarded to schools for two-year cycles, so scholarships are also available at Snow College, The University of Utah, and Westminster College, which received funding in 2019.

The name of the program comes from a quote by founder Bill Daniels who once stated, "America remains the greatest nation on earth, where boundless opportunities still exist for each and every one of us."

Since 2003, Daniels Fund has granted a total of $19.4 million in Boundless Opportunity Scholarship funding which has been awarded to more than 6,800 non-traditional students through colleges in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

About the Daniels Fund

The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better for the people of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming through its grants program, scholarship program, and ethics initiative. Visit DanielsFund.org to learn more.
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