Our Opportunities

Welcome! The scholarship opportunities listed below are provided by gifts from generous donors to support CSU, Chico students. You may review the scholarship opportunities listed below without signing in.

The 2021-2022 Wildcat Scholarship Application opens January 2, 2021 and now EXTENDED through February 22, 2021 for the next academic year.

To apply for our scholarships, click the “Sign In” button to begin your General Scholarship Application. You must have a CSU, Chico Username and Password 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.

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

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

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
Varies	Coakley-Hanton Scholarship Endowment Major: Nursing Financial need Class level: JR, SR Enrollment status: Continuing Must be accepted into the Nursing Program Professor Emerita... Major: Nursing Financial need Class level: JR, SR Enrollment... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$600	Colleen & Jon Wrysinski Scholarship Majors in College of Engineering, Computer Science & Construction Management Minimum overall gpa 2.75 Financial need Undergraduate Both... Majors in College of Engineering, Computer Science & Construction... Deadline: Ended Award: $600	Ended
Varies	College of Agriculture Scholarships RECRUITMENT – This award is intended for entering freshmen or transfer students in the College of Agriculture. Major in the College of... RECRUITMENT – This award is intended for entering freshmen or transfer... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
varies	College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Any Continuing BSS majors GPA: 2.5-3.0 1. Demonstrate Financial Need; preference given to the highest need 2. Demonstrate involvement in... Any Continuing BSS majors GPA: 2.5-3.0 1. Demonstrate Financial Need;... Deadline: Ended Award: varies	Ended
Varies	College of Business General Scholarship Major in the College of Business Minimum gpa: 2.5 Financial Need All class levels: FR, SO, JR, SR, Grad This scholarship was established to... Major in the College of Business Minimum gpa: 2.5 Financial... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Colonel Jack H. Taylor U.S.A.F. (Retired) Jazz Studies Scholarship Major: Music Any medium of performance (Keyboard, Voice, Musical Instrument, or Composition) Participant in the CSU, Chico Jazz Ensemble... Major: Music Any medium of performance (Keyboard, Voice, Musical... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Colonel Steve Dorfman Memorial Scholarship College of Agriculture major Class level sophomore, junior or senior Applicant will be asked to demonstrate the following: Public service... College of Agriculture major Class level sophomore, junior or... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Communication Studies Alumni Scholarship Major: Communication Studies Continuing student must have completed a minimum of 12 units of CMST units at the time of selection. Minimum... Major: Communication Studies Continuing student must have completed... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Cora Nixon and Charlie L. Nutson Scholarship Any major Undergraduate Graduate of Mt. Shasta High School attending CSU, Chico. Based on scholastic, athletic, extra-curricular, and... Any major Undergraduate Graduate of Mt. Shasta High School... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$6,000.00	Crankstart Reentry Scholarship Apply only if you meet the qualifications. Applicant MUST BE a REENTRY student defined as returned or returning after having a cumulative gap in... Apply only if you meet the qualifications. Applicant MUST BE a... Deadline: Ended Award: $6,000.00	Ended
$2,500.00	Crankstart Transfer Scholarship Any Major Undergraduate Transfer from a California community college within the last four years Financial Need Maintain satisfactory academic... Any Major Undergraduate Transfer from a California community college... Deadline: Ended Award: $2,500.00	Ended
$200 min	CSU Chico Young Farmers Scholarship Major in the College of Agriculture. Selection based on : scholarship; leadership; FFA membership. If sufficient funding award 1 continuing... Major in the College of Agriculture. Selection based on :... Deadline: Ended Award: $200 min	Ended
$1,000	CSU, Chico Alumni Association Scholarship Student recipients to be the dependent of a Chico State alumn. Preference can be given to dependents of lifetime members or past members of... Student recipients to be the dependent of a Chico State... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,000	Ended
Varies	Dale D. Stevenson Memorial Scholarship Major in Department of Computer Science Minimum overall gpa 3.5, Financial need Class level: senior or graduate student. This scholarship was... Major in Department of Computer Science Minimum overall gpa... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$1,000	Dale Newton Memorial Scholarship Major in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering and Manufacturing, Minimum overall gpa 3.0 Financial need Must possess... Major in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,000	Ended
varies	Dale Stewart Koepp Scholarship Any major. This scholarship was established to support students in honor of Dale Stewart Koepp, the daughter of John and Nancy... Any major. This scholarship was established to support students in... Deadline: Ended Award: varies	Ended
$1000 minimum	Dan and Linda Beadle Agricultural Education Scholarship Major: Agricultural Science and Education; Single Subject Agriculture Credential. Class level: SO, JR, SR, Credential. Minimum overall GPA... Major: Agricultural Science and Education; Single Subject Agriculture... Deadline: Ended Award: $1000 minimum	Ended
Varies	Daniel Hiestand Music Education Scholarship Selected by Music audition (instrumental) Must be a member of the Chico state band and the Music Educators National Conference (self identifed... Selected by Music audition (instrumental) Must be a member of the... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Darryl A. & Karen R. Seale Business Scholarship All majors in the College of Business Min GPA 2.0 Undergraduate: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior Financial Need Renewable with Wildcat... All majors in the College of Business Min GPA 2.0 Undergraduate:... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$1000 minimum	Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship - Education Education – leading to a teaching credential 3.0 min overall gpa, financial need Undergraduate, post-bacclaureate, and... Education – leading to a teaching credential 3.0 min overall... Deadline: Ended Award: $1000 minimum	Ended
$1000 min	Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship - Engineering Engineering major Minimum overall gpa 3.0 financial need. Preference will be given to graduates of Butte Community College. Rotates amoung... Engineering major Minimum overall gpa 3.0 financial... Deadline: Ended Award: $1000 min	Ended
$1000 minimum	Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship - Nursing Major in the School of Nursing, 3.0 minimum overall gpa, financial need. Preference will be given to graduates of Butte Community... Major in the School of Nursing, 3.0 minimum overall gpa, financial... Deadline: Ended Award: $1000 minimum	Ended
$1000 min	Dave and Frances Ramme Scholarship - Sciences Major in any of the sciences (Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Geological and Environmental, Physics, or Science Education) 3.0 min overall... Major in any of the sciences (Departments of Biology, Chemistry,... Deadline: Ended Award: $1000 min	Ended
Varies	David and Karen Egly Memorial Scholarship Major: any engineering or computer sciences Minimum overall GPA 3.0 High financial need Undergraduates Rotates between engineering departments... Major: any engineering or computer sciences Minimum overall GPA... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	David Lagerlef Civil Engineering Scholarship Major: Civil Engineering Financial need Continuing student This scholarship was established to help support continuing Civil Engineering... Major: Civil Engineering Financial need Continuing student This... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	David W. Lantis Geography Scholarship Geography majors Financial need Minimum overall gpa 3.0. Senior standing during award year or graduate student when program... Geography majors Financial need Minimum overall gpa 3.0. Senior... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Dean's Fund for Excellence in Engineering This scholarship was established for the recruitment and retention of excellent students enrolled in the College of Engineering, Computer Science... This scholarship was established for the recruitment and retention of... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$1,000.00	Delta Kappa Gamma Apha Nu Chapter Women Educators' Scholarship Scholarship is open to all credential students. Financial Need Maintain good academic standing with min. GPA 2.0 or above Delta Kappa Gamma... Scholarship is open to all credential students. Financial... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,000.00	Ended
$1,000.00	Dennis K. and Janice K. Young Business Scholarship Business Major Min. GPA 3.0 UGRD: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior First Time, Continuing and or Transfer Financial Need Preference... Business Major Min. GPA 3.0 UGRD: Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior,... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,000.00	Ended
$1,500.00	Dennis Letcher & Victoria Simone-Letcher Symphonic Band Scholarship Must be participating in any one of the the Chico State Bands—Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra or Jazz Express—in the year the... Must be participating in any one of the the Chico State Bands—Wind... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,500.00	Ended
$500.00	Dennis P. Murphy Endowed Scholarship for Civil Engineering Major: Civil Engineering Must show evidence of leadership. Mr. Murphy is a civil engineering graduate, class of 1994. Since graduation he has... Major: Civil Engineering Must show evidence of leadership. Mr.... Deadline: Ended Award: $500.00	Ended
Varies	Dixie Bell Scholarship Major in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Reentry student The Dixie Bell Scholarship is a memorial for Dixie Bell, a lecturer in... Major in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Reentry... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$1,000	Donna Falk Scholarship Major: Music (excluding Music Industry & Tech Major) Minimum overall gpa 3.0 First preference for recipient who participates in and/or has... Major: Music (excluding Music Industry & Tech Major) Minimum overall... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,000	Ended
Varies	Donna Stone Breed Memorial Scholarship Major or minor: Theatre or Musical Theatre Must have participated in a minimum of two CSU Chico Theatre Arts Department... Major or minor: Theatre or Musical Theatre Must have participated in... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Doris Woods Lynch Scholarship-CHLD Major: Child Development Class Level: JR or SR Financial Need Doris Woods Lynch, after graduation from Chico Normal School, now known as... Major: Child Development Class Level: JR or SR Financial... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Doris Woods Lynch Scholarship-NFSC Major: Nutrition and Food Sciences Class level: JR or SR Financial need Rotates every other year with Child Development Doris Woods Lynch,... Major: Nutrition and Food Sciences Class level: JR or SR Financial... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Dorothy Stover Hall and Jacqueline Hall Scholarship Major in Kinesiology Upper division undergraduate, graduate or credential Financial need Preference to applicants from Northern... Major in Kinesiology Upper division undergraduate, graduate or... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Douglas Spencer Parker Humanities Scholarship Any HFA major- Listed here in ranked order of the departments that demonstrate the greatest need for scholarship support: Philosophy, ... Any HFA major- Listed here in ranked order of the departments that... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	DPMA Sacramento Scholarship Major: Business Information Systems . Financial need New transfer – Must be transferring from a community college in the greater Sacramento or... Major: Business Information Systems . Financial need New transfer –... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
varies	Dr. Alva W. and Aimee R. Stamper Scholarship Major: Must be Mathmatics Minimum overall gpa 3.0, financial need, undergraduate. This scholarship was established to support Mathematics... Major: Must be Mathmatics Minimum overall gpa 3.0, financial... Deadline: Ended Award: varies	Ended
varies	Dr. and Mrs. Sib West Scholarship Major: Biology; Option in Ecological, Evolutionary and Organismal Biology Intent to benefit undergraduate student for wildlife studies Class... Major: Biology; Option in Ecological, Evolutionary and Organismal... Deadline: Ended Award: varies	Ended
$1,500	Dr. Barbara Holland's Peevers Memorial Scholarship Sociology major Class level: junior, senior or graduate financial need minimum overall gpa 3.0 Dr. Barbara Holland’s Peevers was born on... Sociology major Class level: junior, senior or graduate financial... Deadline: Ended Award: $1,500	Ended
$3,000.00	Dr. Betz & Dr. Harold Frederick Scholarship Natural Sciences major and must be interested in a teaching credential to teach math or science at a K-12 grade level. Majors include: Natural... Natural Sciences major and must be interested in a teaching credential... Deadline: Ended Award: $3,000.00	Ended
Varies	Dr. Carol Channing & Harry Kulijian Scholarship for the Arts Major in Music and Theatre Department or Art and Art History Department, including those pursuing degrees in music education and art... Major in Music and Theatre Department or Art and Art History... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
$1,500.00	Dr. Charles Genthe Scholarship Major in English or History Continuing or Transfer student Academic Level: Soph, Junior, Senior, and Graduate Financial Need Preference to a... Major in English or History Continuing or Transfer student Academic... Deadline:* Ended Award: $1,500.00	Ended
$500	Dr. Charles L. Millis Elementary Education Scholarship Must be accepted for the multiple subjects credential program Requires financial need. Must be beginning Phase II in spring when payment is... Must be accepted for the multiple subjects credential... Deadline: Ended Award: $500	Ended
Varies	Dr. Cindy Ratekin Scholarship Major: Child Development Undergraduate The intent of the scholarship is to support promising child development students toward completing their... Major: Child Development Undergraduate The intent of the scholarship... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Dr. Fred Zannon Student Incentive Award Any major High financial need First generation college student First-time freshmen California resident U.S. Citizen Preference... Any major High financial need First generation college... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Dr. George Benson Memorial Scholarship Major: Communication Design; Option: Media Arts Minimum overall gpa 3.75, Financial need, Class level: Jr or Sr The purpose of this... Major: Communication Design; Option: Media Arts Minimum overall gpa... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended
Varies	Dr. Katie Whitlock Memorial Scholarship Priority 1: Major – Theatre Arts with an emphasis in theatre design, ie. lighting, sound, set, costume, makeup, or stage management. Strong... Priority 1: Major – Theatre Arts with an emphasis in theatre design,... Deadline: Ended Award: Varies	Ended

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