Expand Your Scholarship Search
Off-campus scholarships are provided by external organizations not directly affiliated with CSUSB — community organizations, private companies, religious groups and more. While numerous opportunities are available, successfully finding and applying for these scholarships requires time, organization and persistence. The more scholarships you apply for, the greater your chances of being awarded financial assistance.
Disclaimer:
If you receive an outside scholarship — including booster club awards, local scholarships or an athletic award — you must report it to the Financial Aid Office within 30 days of receiving it. This applies to all CSUSB students, including student-athletes.
Outside scholarships can affect your individual or team scholarship limits and your overall eligibility. Even if the funds come directly from the awarding organization, you're still required to report them to both the Financial Aid Office and the Compliance Office, so your account stays accurately tracked and your aid or eligibility isn't affected.
How to report: Submit a copy of your scholarship award letter or email it to the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships within 30 days of receipt. You can drop it off in person at University Hall-120, or upload it online through the Financial Aid and Scholarships Document Upload Tool.
Scholarship Search Engines
Scholarship Search Engines can help you find opportunities that match your background and interests — you build a profile, and the engine alerts you to scholarships that fit. Listed below are just a few examples:
- FastWEB is one of the largest scholarship search engines on the Internet. It provides access to a searchable database of more than 275,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and student loans available to students.
- The Scholarships.com provides a free college scholarship search and financial aid information. It assists parents and students in obtaining scholarship awards for college and in exploring all financial aid you may be eligible to receive. It also provides information and resources of local, state, and national scholarships and grant opportunities, in addition to the Federal and private loan options for funding a college education.
Additional Outside Scholarship Resources
This scholarship is for first-generation college students who demonstrate not only academic achievement, but also the potential for leadership and contribution to the community.
Amount: Varies
Additional Application Information: AHSIE
Deadline: Offered annually; refer to Additional Application Information
Through arrangements with Claremont McKenna College and the Department of Military Science at CSUSB Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corps program are available to all qualified CSUSB students.
Amount: Varies
Additional Application Information: jmcb@csusb.edu
Deadline: Offered annually; refer to Additional Application Information
Edison Scholars is for eligible high school seniors who want to make a difference in the world by studying science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). This $40,000 college scholarship can help reach these goals. From reducing greenhouse gas emissions to increasing access to solar power in disadvantaged communities, real issues need bright ideas to create change. This is a chance for students to stand up, advance their education, and be part of the solution.
Amount: Varies
Additional Application Information: edisonscholars.com
Deadline: Offered annually; refer to Additional Application Information
The Pathways to Success Program awards scholarships to Coachella Valley undergraduate students who have financial need and demonstrates leadership or involvement in their community or school that have the desire and motivation to succeed.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Additional Application Information: The Pathways to Success Program
Deadline: Offered annually; refer to Additional Application Information
This scholarship is for eligible first-generation college students from a low to moderate income household.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Additional Application Information: TELACU
Deadline: Offered annually; refer to Additional Application Information
Application Information and Form: The S.L. Gimbel Scholarship
The Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students is a CSU systemwide scholarship, offered to all 23 CSU campuses
Amount: Varies
Additional Application Information: Model Fullerton’s website
Deadline: Offered annually; refer to Additional Application Information
