2024 Scholarships

  • Every academic year during the Spring Semester there will be scholarships available for our military connected students on campus. Please contact our office at the beginning of each semester for details. 
  • All applications MUST be downloaded, filled out, and submitted to Veterans Resource Center (VRC) at vrcscholarships@fullerton.edu   

VETERAN Success scholarship

Initiated by CSUF veteran alumni and supported by campus and community donors to foster academic success. Active members of the Student Veterans Association will be given priority consideration for this scholarship, but membership is not required.

Requirements:

  • U.S. military veteran
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Currently enrolled 
  • Will be taking a minimum of 6 units
  • Must be in good academic standing (minimum 3.0 GPA)
  • Scholarship recipients will be publicly announced at the Veterans Appreciation Night; recipients do not need to attend to receive the scholarship.

*Active members of the Student Veterans Association will be given priority consideration for this scholarship

Amount Deadline Scholarship Details
Twenty-five (25) scholarships will be awarded $2,500 each. TBA Submit the following documents:
  • Completed Application
  • Two (2) recommendation forms from a professor, academic adviser and/or supervisor (recommended, but not mandatory)
  • Titan Degree Audit (TDA)
  • Copy of financial aid award (if applicable)
Personal statement (1-2 pages) outlining:
  • Military experience
  • Educational and career goals
  • Financial need
  • How this scholarship will impact your educational outcome (i.e. retention, GPA, graduation)

Orange County Veterans INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIP

Funded through a partnership with the Orange County Community Foundation to enhance the Veterans Resource Center’s commitment to serving and supporting our student veterans’ educational goals. Preference points will be given to students who have exhausted or are near exhaustion of VA education benefits for this scholarship, but those on benefits are eligible to apply. 

Requirements:

  • U.S. military veteran
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Currently enrolled
  • Will be taking a minimum of 6 units
  • Contractual agreement and follow up with a professional staff member is required after scholarship has been awarded
  • Scholarship recipients will be publicly announced at the Veterans Appreciation Night; recipients do not need to attend to receive the scholarship.

*Preference points will be given to students who have exhausted or are near exhaustion of VA education benefits for this scholarship

Amount Deadline Scholarship Details
Ten (10) scholarship recipients will be awarded $2,000 each. TBA Submit the following documents:
  • Same application as Veteran Scholarship for Success

Maribel Ramos Memorial Scholarship for Family Members of Veterans

Maribel was a CSUF student veteran and an active Student Veterans Association member who received her degree in Criminal Justice posthumously.  In her memory, this scholarship was established in support of family members.  Maribel was committed to her education and stressed the importance and value of education in her family. It is a great honor to remember her with this scholarship as we continue to expand our services that support family members of veterans. Four (4) students will be awarded $1000 each.

Requirements:

  • Family member of a veteran, reservist, or active duty service member
  • Currently enrolled 
  • Will be taking a minimum of 6 units
Amount Deadline Scholarship Details
Four (4) scholarship recipients will be awarded $1000 each.

TBA

 

 Submit the following documents:
  • Completed Application
  • One (1) recommendation form from a family member, friend, advisor, employer, or faculty member (recommended, but not mandatory)
  • Unofficial transcript or Titan Degree Audit (TDA)
  • Copy of financial aid award (if applicable)
Personal statement (1-2 pages), select one of the following prompts:
  • Maribel Ramos was a pillar of her community. She impacted people’s lives for the better. Who is one person that you find inspiring like Maribel in one of your communities? 
  • What are some things that you’ve accomplished in one of your own communities? How do you want to leave your impact on this community? 
  • What is a specific instance/story of you being a military-connected that has changed your perspective about the world. How has who you’re military connected to influenced your world perspective?

business scholarship

This is a sponsored scholarship for the California State University Fullerton Veterans
Resources Center and their Scholarship fund. All scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to receive mentorship from the
network of a national bank of veteran employees.

Applicants must be currently enrolled and in good academic standing in an undergraduate or graduate program in accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, international business, and/or information technology management.

Eligibility:

  •  Applicants can be of any military status (including current Active Duty, Reserve, Guard, and Honorably Discharged) and must provide a Military ID or DD214 as proof of service.
  • Applicant must be currently enrolled in the undergraduate or graduate programs at CSUF with estimated graduation dates of Dec 2021, May 2022, or July 2022.
  • Applicant can be pursuing any degree in any field. However, special consideration will be given to those pursuing degrees in accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, international business, and/or information technology management.
  •  Applicant shall have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2.
Amount Deadline Scholarship Details

Five (5) scholarships will be awarded for $2,500 each to business, marketing, or technology related majors. 

 

 TBA Submit the following documents:
  • Completed Application
  • Titan Degree Audit (TDA)
  • Financial Aid Award from Titan Online
Personal statement (Max 500 words) outlining:
  • Short essay describing applicant’s commitment to making a positive impact in their community, any professional experience, challenges they handled or yet to overcome, and anything else they would like to share about their life.

Vets and Cadets Endowed Scholarship Award 

Scholarship awards are open to new and continuing CSUF students who are pursuing an undergraduate or a graduate degree and are serving, or have honorably served, in any branch of the U.S. armed forces, including as a cadet in ROTC. Qualifying students will be considered, regardless of benefits received from the GI Bill.

The award amount for this scholarship ranges from $500 to $2000.

See full scholarship details and application process. 

Financial Support

Veterans Financial Assistance Program

Funded by Donahue Schriber and the Orange County Real Estate (OCRE) Veterans Initiative, the Veterans Financial Assistance Program supports students who exhausted or are near exhaustion of VA education benefits to assist their academic persistence and degree completion.  This program supports student veterans and families of veterans on campus.  This funding provides gap scholarships for veterans who have exhausted their GI Bill® benefits, emergency grants, and internship stipends.  All three areas have an application and follow up process with the program coordinator.  Approval is based on limited funding.

 

Contact us to inquire about our emergency financial assistance application. veterans@fullerton.edu