Orange County Community Foundation has established a scholarship program to assist current high school seniors and current undergraduates who plan to attend Cal State Fullerton for the upcoming academic year.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Applicants to the CSUF Black Student Scholarship Fund must:
*Applicants must have applied to Cal State Fullerton by the application deadline.
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $1,500 award.
Awards will be provided to both new and returning CSUF students.
Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Awards will be made payable to the recipient.
All applicants will be notified in April.
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Orange County Community Foundation. Payment is made in early August.
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
Financial need will be reviewed and evaluated based on each students’ financial information at CSUF.
Selection of finalists for the CSUF Black Student Scholarship Fund is made by Scholarship America. All CSUF Black Student Scholarship Fund applications will be sent to the Orange County Community Foundation for evaluation and recipient selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload an official copy of those test scores separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 6, 2025 3:00 pm Central Time (1:00 pm Pacific Time).
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
