APPLY: Summer Colorado Student Leadership Institute

We are thrilled that the application for 2023 for the Colorado Student Leadership Institute is now open and we are ready to begin to meet next summer's class. 

 

Application for 2023 open October 1

2023 COSLI Application Open: October 1, 2022-Feb 28th, 2023

Acceptance Decision & Notification: Early March 2023

The COSLI Program will take place from July 2 to July 29, 2023

If you are a current 9th, 10^th or 11^th grader - or know someone - who likes to work and think outside the box, while wanting to be part of our state's decisions in science, art, politics, energy, policy matters, education and everything else that matters, we hope you'll apply. 

 

 

Each year we look for the top 100 who will make future Colorado even better. 

 

Eligibility Requirements

1. Students from Colorado public schools (e.g., local school districts, charter, federal) or non-public schools (e.g. private, parochial, homeschool) may be nominated.

2. Priority is given to current 9th and 10th graders, but current 11th graders are permitted to apply and will also be considered.

3. Student must be a resident of Colorado at the time of attendance.

4. All students must meet the aptitude/achievement and behavior/character criteria as established by the Executive Board. The Executive Board takes the recommendations of the Advisory Board regarding program admittance. The Institute is clear that scores on tests and transcripts are only part of a holistic view of student applicants.

 

 

About COSLI

 

Colorado Student Leaders Institute (COSLI) is a state-legislated, summer residential program. For one month each summer, Colorado's best and brightest students, chosen from a competitive pool of applicants, live and study on the campus and earn three hours of college credit. Students choose one of two majors through which to explore an interdisciplinary curriculum: International Social Studies or STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math), and explore diverse topics through a lecture series by university professors and 3 hands-on projects--Colorado Social Problem Lab, Short-Term Business Lab, and National History Day. 

COSLI students do not have to be formally designated as gifted and talented students, but they must demonstrate through their application that they meet the academic rigors that the program requires. At least 50% of our students must be eligible for free and reduced lunch and/or be first generation college students.

COSLI prepares students for college by fostering leadership, independence, innovativeness, initiative, critical thinking, and creativity.