Our Opportunities

Welcome! THE WILDCAT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Is closed for 2023-2024; it will reopen for 2024-2025 in January 2024.

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 Amy Kee Outstanding Upward Bound Senior Award Scholarship
Amy Kee was a CSU, Chico student/Upward Bound tutor and advisor, and an...
Ended
$3,000 CalRTA Laura E. Settle Foundation Scholarship
The intent of this scholarship is to support students pursuing a...
Ended
$1,000.00 Carl A. Kountz Engineering Scholarship
Majors in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or...
Ended
Varies Donna Stone Breed Memorial Scholarship
Major or minor: Theatre or Musical Theatre Must have participated in...
Ended
$500 Gladys Klein Memorial Scholarship
Major in Agriculture, option in Agriculture Science and...
Ended
Varies Lee Richardson Memorial Scholarship
General scholarship Other-UNIV-general
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varies Mary S. DiRenzo Scholarship
Major: Business Administration, Accounting option. Must be graduating...
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Varies Doris Woods Lynch Scholarship-NFSC
Major: Nutrition and Food Sciences Class level: JR or SR Financial...
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Varies Healthy Futures Nutrition Scholarship
Major in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science. minimum...
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Varies Industry Action Council Scholarship
In support of MESA (Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement...
Ended
$0.00 KPMG Sacramento Scholarship
Major: Business Accounting or Finance Award to continuing or UGRD...
Ended
varies Phillip A. Cothern Memorial Scholarship
Major: Biological Sciences; UG Option: Ecological, Evolutionary and...
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$2,000.00 Robert L. Fredenburg Memorial Natural Sciences Scholarship
Majors: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Beological and Environmental...
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$1,000.00 Ron Rohde Memorial Scholarship
Any major Minimum overall gpa 3.0. Additional requirements: 1)...
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varies William David White Endowment Fund
Funds to be used in the University Incentive Grant Association (Advanced...
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$2000 minimum Richard and Marilyn Rees Memorial Scholarship
School of Education – accepted in Teacher Credential...
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$7,500.00 Butte Creek Foundation President's Scholars
The Butte Creek Foundation President’s Scholars Program is an important...
Ended
Varies Chico CM Education Foundation Scholarship
Major: Construction Management Minimum overall GPA 2.75 Continuing...
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$2,000.00 Don and Linda Cadwalader Mathematics Scholarship
*Major: BS in Mathematics *2.5 GPA *Continuing & Transfer...
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Varies George Helmholz Memorial Scholarship
*College of Agriculture *Open to all College of AG Majors *GPA...
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$2,500.00 Hand Up Scholarship
*Open to All Majors 2.0 GPA First Time, Continuing, and Transfer...
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$5,000.00 Machtmes Family Scholarship
*Any major *Must have high financial need *2.5-3.0 GPA First Time,...
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Varies Mains'l Services Scholarship
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences *Major Social Work or...
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$4,000.00 Peter Ahart Memorial Scholarship
*Majoring in Animal Science *2.0 GPA *First time, Continuing,...
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$1,000.00 Paiva Family Endowed Scholarship for Sociology Distance Education Students
To support a student enrolled in the Distance Education Sociology...
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Varies The Betty Densmore Early Childhood Education Scholarship
For Undergraduate Majoring in Early Childhood Development First...
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Varies A. H. Weibel and A. W. Bramwell Scholarship
Major: Journalism Class Level: any This scholarship supports...
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Varies Aaron Drange Memorial Scholarship
Major: Music (general music or recording arts option) Continuing...
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Varies Academic Excellence Scholarship for Electrical & Computer Engineering
Major: Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering Class level:...
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Varies Accounting Scholarship
Major: Business Administration, Accounting option. First-time...
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Varies Agnes Dix Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for students in upper division nursing courses based on...
Ended
Varies AGR Academic & Performance Recruitment Scholarship
RECRUITMENT – The CSU, Chico University Foundation allocates funds...
Ended
Varies Agriculture Faculty/Staff Scholarship
Major in College of Agriculture Minimum overall gpa 3.0 Financial...
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Varies Agriculture Scholarship
Major in the College of Agriculture Financial need. Minimum overall...
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varies Al Doiron Memorial Scholarship
Major: Civil Engineering or Construction Management Minimum overall...
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Varies Alan F. Jensen Memorial Scholarship
Major: Sociology or Social Work with a career plan in teaching or...
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Varies Alan H. Greenlaw Memorial Scholarship
_Preference _is for student veterans who have had hardships or...
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$600 Alice W. Patten and Lois Needham Memorial Scholarship
Major: Criminal Justice Minimum overall gpa 3.0 Class level: FR, SO,...
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varies American Assoc. of University Women-Chico Branch Future Teacher Scholarship
*The members of AAUW wish to support a student who: * Enrolled in CRED...
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Varies Andrew Southard Scholarship
Major in Department of Computer Science Continuing student: three...
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Varies Andy J. Roberts Memorial Award
This scholarship is intended for a deserving undergraduate Civil...
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$200 Angela Nuzum Scholarship
Major: Nutrition and Food Sciences Program Undergraduates minimum...
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Varies Anna DeBow Scholarship Fund
Any major Undergraduates Graduate of a high school in Shasta...
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varies Anne (Burns) Sena Business Information Systems Scholarship
All majors and options in Business Information Systems...
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Varies Antranik and Berjoohy Vartabedian Scholarship
Scholarship dedicated to helping students with financial need who wish...
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varies April Narad Memorial Scholarship
Major: any Class level: FR, SO, JR, SR Reentry student (reentry...
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$200 Archie Gobba Music Scholarship
Recipients are selected by audition Must demonstrate high academic...
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$250 Archie McDonald Social Work Academic Excellence Scholarship
Major: Social Work This scholarship was established to encourage...
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$500 Archie McDonald Social Work Sophomore Scholarship
Major: Social Work 2nd semester sophomore at time of selection, may...
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Varies Arloe Anania-Murray Physics Scholarship
Major: Physics Minimum overall gpa 3.0 Service to others is a factor...
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