The Daniels Fund announced on April 2 its 2025 class of Daniels Scholarship Program recipients, which includes Pagosa Springs High School’s Jesse Beck.
The Fund selected 230 high school seniors from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — including 156 students from Colorado. The Daniels Scholarship is one of the most selective and sought-after scholarships in the United States.
As part of the Daniels Fund’s 25th anniversary celebration, 25 additional young men and women received a Daniels Scholarship this year.
Over its 25-year history, the fund has awarded more than $275 million in scholarships to over 5,400 students.
“It’s an honor to award 230 four-year college scholarships to young men and women who are excellent students and who demonstrated their ambition to lead successful lives of character and service,” said Hanna Skandera, Daniels Fund president and CEO. “All of us who had the pleasure of interviewing these new Daniels Scholars were inspired by this rising generation of Americans.”
As part of the interview process, 180 top business and community leaders from the Daniels Fund’s four- state region interviewed prospective scholars.
Students are selected for their strength of character, leadership potential, commitment to serving the community, academic potential and financial need. As the living legacy of Daniels Fund founder Bill Daniels, Daniels Scholars embody the values he most cherished.
Daniels Scholars may use their scholarship at any accredited non- profit college or university in the United States. They have their full cost of attendance covered at partner schools and up to $100,000 over four years if they choose to attend another school.
At any given time, about 900 Daniels Scholars are attending approximately 200 colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Motivated high school seniors graduating in 2026 are encouraged to visit DanielsFund.org this September to apply online for the Daniels Scholarship Program.