Our Opportunities

Welcome! THE WILDCAT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Is closed for the 2024-2025 academic year.

TO APPLY for OUR SCHOLARSHIPS, click the “Sign In” button on the top right to begin your General Scholarship Application. Students must have applied to CSU, Chico, have a student ID number, and established their Portal Account to sign in.

Your application, along with imported data from your student record, will automatically match to qualifications for each scholarship opportunity. You DO NOT need to apply individually for Wildcat scholarships unless directed to “Recommended Opportunities” when your general application is complete.

The scholarship opportunities listed below are gifts from our generous donors to support CSU Chico students. You may review the scholarship opportunities listed below without signing in.

External scholarships are offered by companies and organizations outside of CSU, Chico. Click on “External” under the “Opportunities” tab in the red bar above to view the list.

For more detailed information on scholarships, please visit our Scholarships webpage at: https://www.csuchico.edu/fa/scholarships/.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Chico CM Education Foundation Scholarship
Major: Construction Management Minimum overall GPA 2.75 Continuing...
$1,000 Chico Engineering Scholarship
Any major in the College of Engineering, Computer Science and...
varies Chico Senior Citizens Scholarship
Any major Minimum overall GPA 2.0 Financial need Class level:...
varies Chico State Ag Alumni Recruitment Scholarship
RECRUITMENT – This award to be used at the dean’s discretion to recruit...
Varies Chico State Ag Alumni Scholarship
Major in the College of Agriculture Minimum overall GPA...
$300 Chico State Graphic Design Alumni Scholarship
Major: Communication Design; option Graphic Design Class level:...
varies Child Development Emeriti Faculty Scholarship
Major: Child Development Minimum overall GPA: 2.8 Class level:...
Varies Chris Prestopino Finance Scholarship
Business Administration, Finance option. Minimum overall gpa...
$500 Christina Leen Foster Memorial Scholarship
Major: Nursing. Minimum overall gpa 2.9. financial need. Class...
Varies CIM First-Year & Performance Scholarship
Major: Concrete Industry Management. Minimum overall GPA 2.9 for...
Varies Civil Engineering Scholarship
The intent of this scholarship is to award deserving students majoring...
Varies Civil Engineering Scholarship of Excellence
Civil Engineering Recruitment Scholarship First Time & Transfer...
Varies Clark and Betty Porter Biology Scholarship
Any major in Department of Biological Science 3.00 GPA preferred,...
$1000 minimum Clark and Betty Porter Elementary Teaching Scholarship
3.00 or above GPA preferred, 2.50 minimum. Student must be accepted...
$3,000.00 Clif Sellers Memorial Scholarship
Major: Geography and Planning and have goals to complete Certificate...
Varies Coakley-Hanton Scholarship Endowment
Major: Nursing Financial need Class level: JR, SR Enrollment...
$600 Colleen & Jon Wrysinski Scholarship
Majors in College of Engineering, Computer Science & Construction...
Varies College of Agriculture Scholarships
RECRUITMENT – This award is intended for entering freshmen or transfer...
varies College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Any Continuing BSS majors GPA: 2.5-3.0 1. Demonstrate Financial Need;...
Varies College of Business General Scholarship
Major in the College of Business Minimum gpa: 2.5 Financial...
Varies Colonel Jack H. Taylor U.S.A.F. (Retired) Jazz Studies Scholarship
Major: Music Any medium of performance (Keyboard, Voice, Musical...
Varies Colonel Steve Dorfman Memorial Scholarship
College of Agriculture major Class level sophomore, junior or...
Varies Communication Studies Alumni Scholarship
Major: Communication Studies Continuing student must have completed...
Varies Cora Nixon and Charlie L. Nutson Scholarship
Any major Undergraduate Graduate of Mt. Shasta High School...
$6,000.00 Crankstart Reentry Scholarship
Apply only if you meet the qualifications. Applicant MUST BE a...
$2,500.00 Crankstart Transfer Scholarship
Any Major Undergraduate Transfer from a California community college...
$200 min CSU Chico Young Farmers Scholarship
Major in the College of Agriculture. Selection based on :...
$1,000 CSU, Chico Alumni Association Scholarship
Student recipients to be the dependent of a Chico State...
Varies Dale D. Stevenson Memorial Scholarship
Major in Department of Computer Science Minimum overall gpa...
$1,000 Dale Newton Memorial Scholarship
Major in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering...
varies Dale Stewart Koepp Scholarship
*Any major. This scholarship was established to support students in...
$1000 min Dan and Linda Beadle Agricultural Education Scholarship
Major: Agricultural Science and Education; Single Subject Agriculture...
Varies Daniel Hiestand Music Education Scholarship
Selected by Music audition (instrumental) Must be a member of the...
Varies Darryl A. & Karen R. Seale Business Scholarship
All majors in the College of Business Min GPA 2.0 Undergraduate:...
$1000 minimum Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship - Education
Education – leading to a teaching credential 3.0 min overall...
$1000 min Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship - Engineering
Engineering major Minimum overall gpa 3.0 financial...
$1000 minimum Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship - Nursing
Major in the School of Nursing, 3.0 minimum overall gpa, financial...
$1000 min Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship - Sciences
Major in any of the sciences (Departments of Biology, Chemistry,...
$1,027.00 David & Lisa Hufford Family Scholarship
Any CME Major 2.0+ Transfer Student Financial Need *Preferred that the...
Varies David and Karen Egly Memorial Scholarship
Major: any engineering or computer sciences Minimum overall GPA...
$3,130.00 David E. and Dianne E. Willian Scholarship
College of Natural Science Chemistry, Biochemistry, Geology Majors 3.0...
Varies David Lagerlef Civil Engineering Scholarship
Major: Civil Engineering Financial need Continuing student This...
Varies David W. Lantis Geography Scholarship
Geography majors Financial need Minimum overall gpa 3.0. Senior...
Varies Dean's Fund for Excellence in Engineering
This scholarship was established for the recruitment and retention of...
$1,000.00 Delta Kappa Gamma Apha Nu Chapter Women Educators' Scholarship
Scholarship is open to all credential students. Financial...
$1,000.00 Dennis K. and Janice K. Young Business Scholarship
Business Major Min. GPA 3.0 UGRD: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior,...
$500 Dennis P. Murphy Endowed Scholarship for Civil Engineering
Major: Civil Engineering Must show evidence of leadership. Mr....
Varies Dixie Bell Scholarship
Major in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Reentry...
$2,000.00 Don & Linda Cadwalader Nursing Scholarship
Major: Nursing Undergraduate: Sophomore, Junior, Senior Min GPA of...
$1,000 Donna Falk Scholarship
Major: Music Education Undergraduate students (Sophomores, Juniors,...