Colorado Cars & Coffee Automotive Program Scholarship
The Colorado Cars & Coffee Automotive Program Scholarship is for Colorado based automotive program students. This scholarship honors all of those who choose to pursue a career in the automotive field.
Scholarship Benefit: Minimum $1000 Scholarship, directly paid by check to your school’s cashier’s office, applied to your student account or tool allotment. We will be providing NINE scholarships and selecting NINE students this year. A student may receive a scholarship award up to two times.
Dates
Q: When can I apply for the Colorado Cars & Coffee Automotive Program Scholarship?
A: The Scholarship application window opens January 28, 2026 and will close by 11:59pm MDT March 31, 2026. Applications submitted after the application deadline will not be considered. No exceptions.
Initial selections will occur by April 15. We will verify student information with college point of contact and finalize selections by April 30. All applicants will be notified of status in May and disbursement will occur by the end of May 2026.
Eligibility
Q: How do I know if I am eligible for the Scholarship?
A: At the time of submission applicants must be:
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident and current Colorado resident
- A graduating high school senior, high school graduate, GED recipient, or current college undergraduate
- Colorado Cars & Coffee member
- By FB, https://www.facebook.com/groups/cocarsandcoffee OR
- By IG: https://www.instagram.com/cocarsandcoffee/ OR
- By Email Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/Email-Newsletter-Signup
- Enrolled in or accepted to an accredited vocational school in Colorado or surrounding state with a focus on automotive technology. This could include: technical school, 2-year college or other approved vocational institute or certification
Application
Q: How do I apply for the Colorado Cars & Coffee Automotive Program Scholarship?
A: Download the application form below, complete and submit the application by email to scholarship@coloradocarsandcoffee.com during the application window.
Our fantastic sponsors have donated generously to make this scholarship happen:
100 Octane Coffee https://www.100octanecoffee.com/
485 Designs https://www.485designs.net/
ASR Legal https://asr.legal/
Absolutely Creative Customs – https://www.absolutelycreativecustoms.com/
Auto Film Solutions https://www.autofilmsolutions.com/
Brandon Miller Realtor https://millerpropertygrp.com/
Chip Pros Auto Glass Repair https://www.chipprosautoglass.com/
Community West Mortgage https://www.communitywestmortgage.com/
Dae Jung Realty https://www.zillow.com/profile/DaeJungT
David Lowry Allstate Insurance https://agents.allstate.com/david-lowry-castle-rock-co.html
DeCo Tint, PPF, Wrap https://shopdecotinting.com/
DynoTime https://www.instagram.com/dynotimefoco/
Elite Roofing & Solar https://www.elite-roofs.com/
Gleam Car Wash https://gleamcarwash.com/
Golden Auto Detail https://goldenautodetail.com/
KCL Creations https://kclcreations.com/
Mile High Customs https://www.milehighcustomsco.com/
Paddock Imports https://www.paddockimports.com/
Pikes Peak International Raceway https://ppir.com/
Plus Five Horsepower https://www.plusfivehorsepower.com/
Rally Real Estate https://www.rallyregroup.com/
Randy Bales Insurance https://balesteam.com/
RDB Paintless Dent Repair https://rdbdentrepair.com/
Road Home Exteriors https://www.roadhomeexteriors.com/
Simply Subaru’s https://www.simplysubarus.com/
SG Window Tint https://www.sgwindowtint.com/
Telluride Autumn Classic https://tellurideautumnclassic.com/
TurboTint Arvada https://arvada.turbotint.com/
Vision Autoglass https://visionautoglassdenver.com/
Also so much thanks to CO C&C members who joined our scholarship donation tier, thank you to Audra, Brendan, Benton, Preston, Tiff, and Patricia. You can join them in support at https://ko-fi.com/coloradocarsandcoffee/tiers.