Are you a graduating senior interested in applying for scholarships? Durango Education Foundation is hosting FOUR virtual scholarship seminars for graduating seniors! We will be doing an overview of DEF scholarship opportunities and discussing general strategies for researching and applying for scholarships. Scholarship Seminars will be on: Tuesday, December 8th at 1:00 PM Thursday, December…
Read MoreScholarship Name Recipient High School Brinton Family Girls’ Swimming Kylie Behn Durango High School Always 100% Effort – Joe Burtoni Memorial Anna Smagacz Durango High School Jeff Kuss Distinguished Student Award Cassandra Blau Durango High School DLM Family Paola del Campo Big Picture High School MMRAC Automotive Josh Crawford 2nd Year Renewal Newbold Family I…
Read MoreCORE Grant Applications will now be accepted until November 30th. Please visit the Grants Page under “What We Fund.” For any questions, please email 9Rfoundationgrants@gmail.com
Read MoreFor the month of October, a portion of proceeds from Primus Restaurant’s sales will be donated to the Durango Education Foundation (DEF) through their philanthropy program which is administered by the Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado. While supporting DEF, Primus will show their appreciation for 9-R educators and staff by running a special promotion for…
Read MoreDurango Drive-In through a partnership with Durango Education Foundation will host over 100 Durango School District 9-R Staff this weekend. “When this pandemic began, teachers were given little notice to shift very quickly to distance learning, sometimes with little or no training. Our 9-R educators had to reinvent lessons for an already planned curriculum, learn…
Read MoreThe deadline for the following scholarships have been extended to March 23, 2020 by 5:00 PM: – Tom & Ann Hartney Scholarship in partnership with Rotary Club of Durango – Morehart Murphy Regional Auto Center Automotive Scholarship – Paving a Pathway – Martin Family Scholarship – DLM Family Scholarship
Read More$10,000 Scholarship Opportunity for Durango High School and Big Picture High School graduating seniors. Deadline to Apply: March 23, 2020 by 5:00 PM For more information, visit: https://www.durangoeducationfoundation.org/dlm-family-scholarship/
Read MoreMark your calendars and schedule your donation through the link below! https://www.coloradogives.org/DurangoEducationFoundation/overview
Read MoreClick the link below for the full Fall Newsletter! https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e3956db5abc64dcbd23a39f59/files/3376e88e-f554-43d4-aeb6-f29aa13d9101/Fall_Newsletter_2019__1.pdf
Read MoreOur grant application cycle is now open! Applications are due by Friday, November 22nd. Find more information on our Grants page. If you have any questions please reach out to Diana Cruz, Executive Director, at 970-385-1491.
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