Chiara Spavieri
Chiara grew up in Pittsburgh PA as a child of academic immigrant parents from Italy and India who highly valued education. She obtained her B.A. in International Relations at American University in Washington DC. Throughout her life she is worked with youth, most recently at East High School as a Program Director, and also mentored two students at East who began their freshman year in college in 2021. Chiara obtained her M.A. in Human Rights and Genocide Studies and has also worked closely with refugees in the US and overseas. She started working at Manual HS as a DSF advisor and enjoys working in an environment that allows abundant support for students. She has lived in several different countries and states and feels that travel and exposure to different countries allows for further education. In her spare time she spends time with the senior dogs her and her husband rescue, and is also outdoors as much as time allows running, biking, skiing, rafting, camping, hiking, and anything else!
Chiara Spavieri, M.A.
College Advisor Manual High School
Pronouns: She, Her
Denver Scholarship Foundation | a 501(c)(3) Public Charity
789 Sherman Street, Suite 610 | Denver, CO 80205
O: 720.423.6356 | cspavieri@denverscholarship.org
www.denverscholarship.org
College Application Support
College in Colorado: https://www.mycoloradojourney.com/journey?
The Common Application: https://www.commonapp.org/
The Common Application Help: https://www.commonapp.org/ready
The Common Black College Application: https://commonblackcollegeapp.com/
The Coalition Application: https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/
Where Do I Belong?/Finding the Right Fit
NACAC College Comparison Worksheet: https://www.nacacfairs.org/globalassets/college-fair–homepage/ncf-documents/learn/collegecomparisonworksheey.pdf
MAIA Learning College Searching: https://www.maialearning.com/#/
Colleges that Change Lives: https://ctcl.org/
College Information Database: https://www.collegedata.com/
Virtual Campus Tours: https://campustours.com/
Start with a Google search for scholarships being specific to colleges, careers and location. Do not do scholarships that are lottery scholarships, focus on ones that require you to answer questions!
DSF Scholarship List https://denverscholarship.org/students-alumni/scholarship-directory/download-pdfs/#high-school
FAFSA: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
Announcement “The FAFSA process will be completely new this year and will be launching Dec 31st 2023. Ms Chiara will start working with students on FAFSA Jan 8th”
CSS Profile: https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE): https://www.wiche.edu/tuition-savings/wue/