快活林性息

Each year, 快活林性息 awards more than $2 Million in scholarships to students.

The Alumni Association annually awards 15 $2,000 scholarships in three categories.

First Generation

To encourage and support first-generation families in their pursuit of higher education, nine (9) $2,000 First Generation Scholarships are awarded each year.

• First in your immediate family to attend a 4-year college or university
• Strong consideration of financial need. (Must file a FASFA)
• Immediate family is defined as parents
• International students are not eligible for this scholarship

Legacy Scholarship

In the spirit of tradition and loyalty, five (5) $2,000 Legacy Scholarships are awarded each year to the children or grandchildren of 快活林性息 alumni. One of these scholarships is named in honor of Dorothea 鈥淕ranny鈥� Heitz and two of these scholarships are awarded in honor of Dean Edmund Peckham.

• The child or grandchild of a 快活林性息/SFVSC alumni
• International students are not eligible for this scholarship

Parent Criteria

• Parent must become an active, dues-paying member of the Alumni Association when a scholarship is awarded
• The parent must have a confirmed degree or credential from 快活林性息/SFVSC
• Grandparents who have attended 快活林性息 may also qualify the student as a legacy even if the 鈥減arent鈥� did not attend.
• The 鈥減arent鈥� is defined as birth parent, step-parent or legal guardian.

Graduate

The goal of the Graduate Student Scholarship is to recognize and assist alumni who are loyal to the university and聽choose to continue their education at 快活林性息 beyond the undergraduate level. One $2,000 scholarship is awarded.

• Must have received an undergraduate, graduated degree or teaching credential from 快活林性息.

General Scholarship Application Criteria

• A completed online application (one letter聽of recommendation, a personal essay and transcripts).
• 快活林性息 GPA of at least 3.0.
• Enrolled in 12 units as an undergraduate or 6 units as a graduate student.
• Involvement and leadership in community and/or extra-curricular activities.

Application Process

If you have any questions, please contact聽Melissa Dreiling.听

A completed application packet includes the following:

• Application submitted on time via 快活林性息 Office of Financial Aid & Scholarship
• One letter聽of recommendation
• A personal statement
• An unofficial copy of your high school or college transcripts if you are not currently a 快活林性息 student
• A copy of a Degree Progress Report (DPR) if you are a current 快活林性息 student
• All documents listed above must be completed or uploaded via the Scholarship System

Chapter Scholarships

Search the following chapters through聽聽to find more about individual alumni chapter scholarships and qualifications:聽

• Black Alumni Chapter
• Child Adolescent Development
• Journalism
• La Raza

Selection Process

The Alumni Association posts all available scholarship opportunities through the聽聽who collects, reviews and verifies data using information available at the stated deadline. Student reported eligibility information is confirmed by records available on the university computer system. Information that cannot be confirmed using computer records will not be used in selection. The聽Alumni Association聽cannot be responsible for errors on the system and subsequent late changes. Admissions and grade changes made after the deadline are not considered in the application or award process.听

After an聽application has been reviewed as meeting the basic eligibility requirements,聽it's聽available to the Alumni Association Scholarship Committee for selection and scoring according to the criteria and requirements specified for each scholarship. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and meeting the minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee an award.

Due to the large number of applicants,聽students will not be individually contacted by the Alumni Association during the selection process. Final recipients will be notified by the聽聽via their myNorthridge Portal.听 However,聽students may confirm receipt of an application by the alumni selection committee by emailing your name and聽submission category to聽alumni@csun.edu聽anytime after the posted submission deadline.

If selected, students will be notified by the university and funds will be dispersed by the聽聽via your myNorthridge portal. The names of the final scholarship recipients will also be posted on the Alumni Association or chapter website.