Student Scholarships

CBAM Post Secondary Scholarship  

The Colorado Business and Marketing Educators Association (CBAM) is proud to offer four $1,000 scholarships, awarded annually, divided equally among deserving high school seniors who were active participants in DECA and/or FBLA.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicants must have been an active participant in their DECA/FBLA chapter activities, preferably for two years.

• Applicant must be an official dues-paid local, state, and national DECA and/or FBLA member in good standing.

• Applicant must be a graduating senior in the current school year who will have achieved Concentrator status (equivalent of 4 semesters) in the Business/Marketing Pathway, as defined by Colorado CTE Standards, by the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

• Applicant must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

• Applicants must attend a post-secondary institution in the academic year following graduation (2-year or 4-year).

• Applicant’s chapter Adviser/Advisor must be a current dues-paid member of CBAM. If you are unsure, reach out to use, we can look it up.

• Applicants may only be awarded one CBAM sponsored scholarship.

Application Requirements:

• Only one applicant per school’s CTSO (DECA and/or FBLA) will be considered. 

• Any student awarded a Colorado DECA Scholarship or Colorado FBLA Scholarship will not be eligible to be awarded the CBAM Scholarship.

• Students chosen to receive the CBAM Scholarships will be required to submit the requested post-secondary school information by the requested deadline. If not submitted as required, the scholarship will be awarded to the first runner-up.

• The amount of each Scholarship will be $1,000, paid in one lump-sum directly to the institution upon presentation of evidence that the student is enrolled in and attending post-secondary education.

The advisor/adviser is required to complete the CBAM Scholarship Application Certification of Assurance. Certification of Assurance forms will be emailed to the applicants’ advisers/advisors.