Financial Aid: Scholarship & Grants

Graduate Equity Fellowship - $2,500
Funded by the CSU, this program offers 14 awards of approximately $2,500 each per academic year for economically disadvantaged students, especially from groups that are underrepresented among graduate degree recipients in their areas of study. A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA form) must be filed, and may be obtained from the CSUF Financial Aid Office (University Hall 146). Applicants must comply with the standard requirements for the granting of financial assistance. The fellowship application is available in the Graduate Studies office or online at http://www.fullerton.edu/graduate/forms.htm. The deadline for the application is in the beginning of May of each year.
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship - $3,000
This CSU award is a systemwide competitive program for students
who will continue their studies at the doctoral level and be eligible
for faculty positions. The program provides travel funds to visit
doctorate-granting institutions, some options for summer research
grants, and funds for other related activities. Application packets
are available each spring in the Graduate Studies Office.
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans -- $20,000
plus half tuition
These Fellowships support a graduate student for up to two years of graduate study. Candidates must be either holders of Green Cards, naturalized citizens, or children of two naturalized citizen parents. Beginning students or continuing students are eligible, though not past their second year. The deadline is in the beginning of November of every year. Applications are available in the Graduate Studies Office or International Education & Exchange after May 1st.
General Scholarships & Awards
Information on scholarships and grants offered by individual departments
or college is available in the University Awards & Scholarships
booklet published each fall by the Career Planning & Placement
Center. Copies are available in the Center, the Graduate Studies
Office, and from the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in each
college.
Loans and Grants
Cal State Fullerton Financial Aid Office: http://www.fullerton.edu/financialaid/
Department of Education Federal Aid: 1-800-433-3243
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/
2002 Colleges, College Scholarships & Financial Aid
http://www.college-scholarships.com/100college.htm
Gates Scholarships for Qualified Minorities
http://www.gmsp.org/main.cfm |