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Apply for the Howard C. Christiansen Endowed Scholarship
Bonderson Projects Center
Written By CENG MarCom Team

Applications are open for the 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 yearThis scholarship is for undergraduate or graduate students studying any major in engineering.

Application deadline: May 3, 2026

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 (2) 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):

  1. What experience has impacted your personal growth?
  2. Tell us about a time you failed. What did you learn from that experience?
  3. Why are you pursuing your major? How does it relate to your career aspirations?
  4. 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.

Feel free to contact me at kjgood@calpoly.edu if you have scholarship questions, or Brandon Stieler at bstieler@calpoly.edu if you have application questions.