The CSU Systemwide Scholarship application process is open until April 8.
Students can access the CSU Scholarships Application through the Cal Poly Scholarships link on the portal homepage. The CSU application will be separate available upon completing the General Application and checking the Interested in applying for CSU Systemwide Scholarship” checkbox on the General Application.
As noted in the scholarship description, a brief personal statement is required and is included in the application process.
Howard C. Christiansen Endowed Scholarship
Eligibility Requirements:
- Demonstrate superior academic performance with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be in good academic standing
- Demonstrate financial need as determined by the campus financial aid office
- Be currently enrolled as a full-time equivalent undergraduate or graduate student in any engineering major field at a CSU campus and remain a CSU full-time equivalent student during the academic year
This scholarship is for undergraduate or graduate students studying any major in engineering.
The Howard C. Christiansen Trust established the endowed scholarship in 2016.
Application deadline: April 8, 2024
Award amount: Six (6) $5,000 scholarships will be awarded for the academic year.
How to apply: The Financial Aid Office will review applicants to ensure they meet all stated requirements. The campus may submit two applicants for consideration to the CSU Foundation to make the final selection.
Completed applications submitted by the campus Financial Aid Office to the CSU Foundation must include the following:
A personal statement (300 word count for each):
- What experience has impacted your personal growth?
- Tell us about a time you failed. What did you learn from that experience?
- Why are you pursuing your major? How does it relate to your career aspirations?
- Provide an example of service beyond the classroom (i.e., have you taken on significant family obligations, helped other in a specific way, been involved in political action, worked/volunteered/interned at a particular organization, etc.). Why is this example significant to you?
If selected as a final nominee, the CSU Foundation will request two letters of recommendation from individuals such as teachers/professors, counselors or community leaders who can attest to the candidate’s meritorious performance and personal strengths and assess the nominee’s potential for success. One letter of reference must be from an academic instructor.
Cal Poly can nominate one student. The Financial Aid Office will send the list of eligible students to departments on April 10. Departments must send their finalists to Kathi Good at kjgood@calpoly.edu by April 26.
Robert D. & Dorothy W. Talty Endowed Scholarship
Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicants must be in good academic standing.
- Be currently enrolled as a full-time equivalent undergraduate or graduate student majoring in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology or computer sciences at a CSU campus.
- Remain a CSU full-time equivalent student during the academic year.
In 2012, the Robert and Dorothy Family Trust established an endowment to provide funds for scholarships for CSU students majoring in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology and computer sciences.
Application deadline: April 8, 2024
Award amount: One (1) $7,000 scholarship will be awarded for the academic year.
How to apply: The Financial Aid Office will review applicants to ensure they meet all stated requirements. The campus may submit one (1) applicant for consideration to the CSU Foundation to make the final selection.
Completed applications submitted by the campus Financial Aid Office to the CSU Foundation must include the following:
Personal Statement (300 word count for each):
- What experience has impacted your personal growth?
- Tell us about a time you failed. What did you learn from that experience?
- Why are you pursuing your major? How does it relate to your career aspirations?
- Provide an example of service beyond the classroom (i.e., have you taken on significant family obligations, helped others in a specific way, been involved in political action, worked/volunteered/interned at a particular organization, etc.). Why is this example significant to you?
Cal Poly can nominate 1 student. The Financial Aid Office will send the list of eligible students to departments on April 10. Departments must send their finalists to Kathi Good at kjgood@calpoly.edu by April 26.
Feel free to contact me at kjgood@calpoly.edu if you have scholarship questions, or Brandon Stieler at bstieler@calpoly.eduif you have application questions.
