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Scholarships for College of Arts & Letters

Anthony and Lois Evans Scholarship is awarded to a student with a minimum GPA of 3.5 who is involved in student performance activities such as music, theatre art or debate/forensics. The annual award is approximately $450.

Arlene Roberts Memorial Scholarship provides an award to a full-time art major with a minimum 3.0 GPA, and who has financial need. The most recent award was $750.

California State University, San Bernardino Music Department provides merit scholarships totaling $10,000 to students who have demonstrated above average proficiency with a musical instrument and have performed with a related university organization. For more information, please contact the Music Department at (909)573-5859.

California State University, San Bernardino Theatre Arts Department provides scholarships to students who have demonstrated excellence in the field of theatre arts. For more information, please contact the Arts Department at (909)537-5876.

Century 21 Lois Lauer Realty Scholarship - provides a scholarship to a student enrolled in Liberal Arts, College of Business, or College of Education at any grade level. Applicants must have graduated from high school in either San Bernardino or Redlands, and must have financial need. The most recent award was for $350.

Dora J. Prieto Scholarship is awarded to a student with a minimum 2.5 GPA and has financial need. Preference will be given to students enrolled in Anthropology as a major, or to a student interested in activities affiliated with a museum.

Dr. Arthur A. Moorefield Scholarship is awarded to a full-time music major at CSUSB, and has a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better. The most recent award was $1,200. For more information, please contact the Music Department at (909)537-5859.

Friends of the Edward Dean Museum & Gardens Scholarship provides an award for students enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters majoring within the Department of Art with an emphasis on Art History, Art Education, or Studio Art, must be at least a junior to qualify, must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or better, and demonstrate an interest in developing a career in Art History, Museum Studies, or Art Education. Financial need considered but not essential. Student will complete a CSUSB and Edward Dean Museum supervised project-oriented internship at the Edward Dean Museum working within the Permanent Collection. Project time and student scheduling to be arranged and developed between CSUSB, Edward Dean Museum and the scholarship recipient. Project will be a year long project.

Joseph K. Thomas Scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman or transfer student, registered as a full-time music major. Recipient must enter CSUSB with a high school or previous college or university cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better, must agree to participate fully in the major performing ensemble most appropriate to his/her applied performance emphasis during the entire academic year for which the scholarship is awarded, with the scholarship application form each candidate must submit a letter summarizing the students’s degree of need for scholarship assistance. Candidates who meet the above criteria will demonstrate their music performance proficiency at an audition to be scheduled about four weeks following the application deadline. For more information, please contact the Music Department at (909)537-5859.

P. Richard Switzer Scholarship is awarded to CSUSB students who are enrolled in the CSU International Program or another approved academic program in France, who continue as full-time students during their study abroad period. Preference will be given to students with financial need but consideration will be given to others based on merit. To apply, please contact the CSUSB Foreign Languages Department at (909)537-5847.

Taewoong and Soonja Oh Kim Scholarship provides an award to a student majoring in the Art Department in the College of Arts & Letters at CSUSB, has a minimum 3.2 GPA, demonstrates an interest in pursuing a career in the Visual Arts. Financial need is considered but not essential. The most recent award was $500.

Vivien Bull Scholarship provides a $400 scholarship to a student with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. The student must have completed at least 24 quarter units at CSUSB, and be majoring in Liberal Studies with the goal of entering the teacher credential program.

Scholarships for College of Business & Public Administration

Arrowhead Credit Union Scholarship provides two $2,500 annual awards to undergraduate or graduate students who are enrolled full time in the College of Business and Public Administration or the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. A $500 scholarship is awarded to a student interested in international affairs.

Arthur L. Littleworth Scholarship in Water Resource provides scholarships to CSUSB students who are residents of California, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, must be enrolled in any CSUSB degree program that offers a concentration in water resources or the MPA in Water Resources Management, demonstrates leadership qualities, and has financial need.

Bernard C. Kersey Scholarship provides a $500 award to a student enrolled in the CSUSB's Water Resources Institute degree program, has a minimum GPA of 3.0, and must demonstrate an interest in continuing in the water resources field. Financial need is considered by not essential.

Beverly Smith Scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in finance or ecology, and must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA. The most recent award was $600.

Business Access and Opportunity Program provides twelve scholarships to freshmen or transfer students who are economically disadvantaged, and have been accepted into the College of Business & Public Administration. Each award is approximately $1,000. For more information, please contact Dr. Mo Vaziri from the College of Business and Public Administration at (909)537-5718.

California State University, San Bernardino Department of Public Administration selects an annual recipient of the Caroll J. Bellis Scholarship. This $200 award is presented to a Public Administration major who has completed an outstanding research paper as part of the requirements for any class in public administration. The same department also administers the Margaret King Gibbs Scholarship which provides a $100 scholarship to a graduate student enrolled in the Master of Public Administration degree program, based on an outstanding academic record and outstanding research project and/or papers completed as part of the requirement for the degree. For more information, please contact the Public Administration Department at (909)537-5758.

Candace Hunter Wiest 2005 Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer Scholarship is awarded to a student who is full-time, must be a sophomore or junior, must be a business major, must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and maintain a cumulative 3.25 GPA each quarter(s) in which the award is received.

Charles & Shelby Obershaw Scholarship provides scholarships to credential students in the College of Education, and to undergraduate business students. The award is for students that are at least a junior, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and financial need. The most recent awards averaged $1,000 each.

Clifford Young, Ph.D. Scholarship awards a $1,200 scholarship to a student enrolled in the Masters of Public Administration Program at CSUSB, has a 3.0 GPA, demonstrates an interest to continue education beyond a master’s degree, and has special interest in African-American culture.

David Montano Memorial Scholarship provides a $600 scholarship to a junior or senior student who plans to continue his or her post-secondary education at California State University, San Bernardino.

Doyle A. Varner Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student who is a participating member of one of the university's intercollegiate athletics programs, and must be enrolled full-time with at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA. Preference shall be given to students majoring in a business or public administration program. The annual award is approximately $316.

Food Industry Sales Association Scholarship Honoring Jack Brown Honoring Jack Brown offers five $1,500 scholarships to students majoring in Business or Public Administration, available to sophomores, juniors, or seniors, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to students employed in the food industry or demonstrate an intent of pursuing a career in the food industry. Financial need may be considered but academic excellence is the primary criterion for selection. Student scholarship recipients may reapply for up to four years.

George H. Schnarre 2006 Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer Scholarship is awarded to students who are majoring in the College of Business and Public Administration and has a cumulative 3.25 GPA. Preference given to students majoring in Real Estate, Finance, or Accounting.

Hal Hoverland Scholarship provides a $500 scholarship to an accounting major who has completed Accounting 372 and has a 3.5 minimum GPA.

Jack Scott Scholarship provides a scholarship to a student majoring in accounting with a minimum 3.0 grade point average. For more information, please contact Dr. Christine Schalow from the College of Business and Public Administration at (909)537-5781.

James Roddy Scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled at CSUSB as a history major or in the College of Business, financial need considered but not essential.

Janice Tillema Memorial Scholarship awards a $1,000 scholarship to a student with a minimum GPA of 3.0, living within Citizens Business Bank Service area which includes San Gabriel Valley, Inland Empire, and Orange County, must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student, and must be a business major.

Krieger & Stewart Scholarship Honoring James H. and Lois B. Krieger for their Leadsership Roles in California Water Policy - provides scholarships to students based on academic achievement, career potential in water policy or water resources, as well as demonstrating outstanding individual character, and has financial need. Students majoring in the CSUSB bachelor's of science program, in environmental geology, or the masters in public administration, water resource management program, are eligible to apply.

Lois B. Krieger/Western Municipal Water District Scholarship - provides awards to students currently enrolled, or plan to enroll, in the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program with a water resource management specialization in the College of Business and Public Administration, the BS program in Environmental Geology, or any future water-related majors developed at CSUSB. Must have a minimum GPA of 3.25, be currently employed in or expressed interest in pursuing a career in water, student must currently reside in Western MWD's 510 square mile service area (service area include: Jurupa, Rubidoux, Riverside, Norco, March Air Reserve Base, Corona, Elsinore, Temecula - west of the 15 freeway, Canyon Lake, Unincorporated areas around Lake Mathews, Unicorporated areas between Corona and Elsinore along the 15 freeway), and has lived in district for at least a year, financial need is considered but not essential.

Nancy E. Smith Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student majoring in public administration or political science who intends to pursue a career in public service. The most recent award was $550.

Poma Family Business Scholarship provides two scholarships at $2,500 each to students majoring in a discipline in the College of Business Administration, demonstrates community service involvement, has financial need, and a minimum GPA of 2.9.

Richard C. Moseley Marketing Scholarship provides six $1,500 scholarships and one $1,000 scholarship to students majoring in Marketing, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, must be a sophomore, junior, or senior, and must be a full-time student. First preference will be given to employees of Stater Bros. Markets and immediate relatives of employees of Stater Bros. Markets. Second preference will be given to individuals employed in the supermarket industry as well as individuals who intend to pursue a career in the food industry. Financial need considered but not essential. For more information, please contact the Marketing Department at (909 )537-5749.

Ruben Ayala Scholarship provides scholarships to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geology or Masters in Public Administration -Water Resource Management Studies programs. Preference is given to students who have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Spirit of the Entrepreneur Scholarship provides awards to CSUSB students in good standing, has a minimum 2.50 GPA, is a major/minor in Entrepreneurship at the undergraduate or MBA level, and must be enrolled in at least eight (8) units each quarter. Preference is given to those students actively involved in entrepreneurial or business club activities on campus (such as the Student Entrepreneurs Association or the CSUSB Student Business Plan Competition). Recipients will be expected to attend, as a VIP guest of Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship, the annual Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards program in November, to be recognized for their achievement. Students must submit a maximum 1 page, single spaced essay addressing the following, a) Why an education in entrepreneurship is important to them, b) how they will use the education-what business they hope to start and why, c) what the biggest risk is that they have taken in the past three years d) a description of the recent personal or professional failure and what they learned from it, and e) how the scholarship will make a difference for them. For additional information, please contact Mike Stull in the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship Office at (909) 537-3708. A total of six (6) awards were last given, averaging $2,500 each.

Stratham Homes / College of Business & Public Administration Dean's Ambassador Scholarship is available to students who are transferring to California State University, San Bernardino for the first time starting fall 2005 quarter. For questions regarding this scholarship please contact the College of Business and Public Administration at (909) 537-5700. The most recent award was $3,500.

Scholarships for College of Education

Broc Burns Scholarship is awarded to a CSUSB college junior, senior, or graduate student who is admitted to the credential program that leads to becoming an elementary school teacher. If at the graduate level, the student must have received a bachelor’s degree at CSUSB. Preference will be given to a student who lives in the local mountain community, and who maintains a minimum 3.0 GPA. The most recent award was $500.

California Portland Cement awards $l,000 annually to a full-time student in a teaching credential program preparing them to teach math or science at the secondary level

California Retired Teachers Association provides a $2,000 scholarship to a senior or graduate student entering the field of teaching. The student is selected on the basis of financial need, academic achievement, and school and community activities. The most recent award was $2,000

Carol Arline DeVault Scholarship - provides a $500 award to a student enrolled in the master's of environmental education at CSUSB, has a minimum 3.5 GPA. Preference is given to a student who provides volunteer service related to environmental education.

Charles & Shelby Obershaw Scholarship provides scholarships to credential students in the College of Education, and to undergraduate business student. The award is for students that are at least a junior, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and financial need. The most recent awards averaged $1,000 each.

Clara McKinney Scholarship provides a $700 scholarship to a student studying early childhood education with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Consideration will be given to students who reside, or have resided, in the Barstow area.

Community Foundation Serving Riverside & San Bernardino Counties provides over $30,000 in scholarships to full-time incoming freshmen, community college transfer students, and continuing CSUSB students. Some of the scholarship monies are awarded to graduate students in special education who intend on pursuing careers as special education teachers and nursing students. All other monies are awarded to students with any major, who have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and have financial need.

Eva Mae Merchant Loan-Scholarship is awarded annually to students in the Education and Nursing Departments. Each award is comprised of a $1,350 scholarship and a $1,350 no-interest loan. A total of $10,800 is awarded.

Margaret Lenz Scholarship provides a $300 scholarship to a student pursuing a teacher preparation credential.

Marilyn Sauer Scholarship provides a $1,000 award to a student enrolled in the master’s degree program in educational administration at CSUSB, and has a minimum GPA of 3.5.

Martha Pinckney Scholarship provides a $1,000 award to a student enrolled at CSUSB at the senior or graduate level, in the teacher preparation program; preference will be given to applicants focusing on elementary education, student must be enrolled in at least 6 quarter units at the undergraduate level or 4 quarter units at the graduate level, and must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Pacific Premier Bank Scholarship Honoring Bing Wong for his Leadership in Scholarship Philanthropy is provided to a student enrolled in the master's program in the College of Education or interested in pursuing a master's degree, demonstrates an interest to continue education beyond a master's degree. Financial need is considered but not essential.

Shelby Obershaw Teacher Education Scholarship provides an award to a student in a teacher preparation program leading to the multiple subject or single subject credential at CSUSB. Applicants must have completed 12 units toward the credential and have a minimum 3.0 grade point average during their junior and senior years. The most recent award was $1,950.

Scholarships for College of Natural Sciences

Dr. Prem Reddy Academic Excellence Scholarship assists in funding half of two President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship recipients (PAES) annually who are from the High Desert Region, and are health care majors (i.e. nursing, pre-med, and health education). Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA and complete a minimum of 36 units each academic year.

Katsuhiro Hoichi Scholarship provides scholarships to students enrolled in a major under the College of Natural Sciences with priority given to nursing, computer science, and health-related careers, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, and has unforeseen financial need that endangers having to interrupt progress to degree. For more information, please contact the College of Natural Sciences at (909) 537-5300.

Leon V. and Marion G. Pittman Scholarship provides a scholarship to a full-time sophomore student majoring in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics. The emphasis in selection is on the student's academic record during their freshman year of studies at CSUSB. The most recent award was for $950.

Lois B. Krieger/Metropolitan Water District Scholarship provides a scholarship to a student currently enrolled or enrolling the Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program with a water resource management specialization within the College of Business and Public Administration, the BS program in Environmental Geology, or any future water-related majors developed at CSUSB, has a minimum GPA of 3.25, is currently employed in or expressed interest in pursuing a career in water, must currently reside in MWD's 5,200 square mile service area and has lived in the service area for at least one year (Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties). The most recent award was $1,450.

Mojave Desert Fryxell Scholarship awards scholarships to CSUSB students who are residents of the Mojave Desert District or a graduate of a high school physically located within the district, to undergraduates enrolled in at least 10 units during the quarter in which the award is given and has a minimum 2.5 GPA, to graduate students enrolled as either a part-time or full-time student, and to recipients who can demonstrate a serious interest or commitment to environmental issues.

Rhea M. Posjena Memorial Nursing Scholarship is awarded to a CSUSB student majoring in Nursing, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, and must be a sophomore, junior, or senior. Financial need is considered but not essential.

Scholarships for College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Alice Givens Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a re-entry student who has been out of high school at least 10 years, is an undergraduate student majoring in psychology, has financial need, and is enrolled in a minimum of 6 quarter units at CSUSB. The most recent award was $300.

Aubrey W. Bonnett Scholarship is a $1,000 award given to students whose major is in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences at CSUSB, must have involvement in some type of community service (volunteer service or internships for clubs and community organizations would be included) and exhibit some leadership with regard to same, and have a minimum GPA of 3.5.

California State University, San Bernardino Economics Department awards the Janczyk Family Scholarship, the Jim Raymond Scholarship, and the Economics Alumni Scholarship to economics majors or administration majors concentrating in business economics. Each award is approximately $1,000. For more information, please contact Dr. Tom Pierce, Economics Department at (909)537-5511.

Donald W. Jordan Memorial Scholarship provides a scholarship for an undergraduate student interested in the practice of law. The most recent award was $1,050.

Geography Department Senior Year Scholarship awards up to $1,000 to students who are geography majors, must be a senior year at CSUSB, and must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Inland Empire Commercial Real Estate Scholarship is awarded to a student majoring within the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, must have completed a minimum of 12 quarter units of coursework in their declared major with at least a 3.0 GPA, must have an overall 2.75 GPA, must have completed at least 45 quarter units of college coursework, and must be enrolled at least as a half-time student as an undergraduate. Special application is required. Please contact the CSUSB Financial Aid Office Scholarship Hotline number at (909) 537-7399 for an application between the months of January 1st - March 2nd annually.

Industrial Organizational Psychology Master of Science Scholarship provides a scholarship to a CSUSB student enrolled under the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Master of Science Industrial Organizational Psychology program and has a minimum 3.30 GPA. First and second year students may apply for this scholarship. Financial need is considered but not essential.

James Roddy Scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled at CSUSB as a history major or in the College of Buisness, financial need considered but not essential.

John W. Kennedy Scholarship provides a $1,000 scholarship to a student majoring in economics or administration with a declared major of business economics, and who has completed a minimum 12 quarter units in economics course work with a 3.0 minimum GPA, and a minimum 2.75 overall GPA. Applicants must have completed 45 quarter units of college course work. For more information, please contact Dr. Tom Pierce from the Economics Department at (909)573-5511.

Joy Renee Kirka Memorial Scholarship provides an award to a student enrolled in the Master’s of Clinical Psychology. The most recent award was $950.

Robert and Frances Fullerton Scholarship provides an award to a student pursuing a paralegal or law degree upon graduation. The most recent award was $1,900.

Verla Watkins Thomas Scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled as a CSUSB first or second year graduate student in the M.S. Clinical/Counseling Psychology Program, and has a minimum 3.0 GPA. Financial need considered but not essential.

Vince Vegna MFT-Kaiser Permanente Scholarship provides a scholarship to a student attending CSUSB as a declared psychology major who is enrolled in the M.S. Psychology Clinical/Counseling Psychology option as in beginning their second year in the program. Preference is given to a student serving his/her nine-month internship at the Moreno Valley Addiction Medicine-Chronic Pain Management Department with Kaiser Permanente.

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