Types of Aid

Scholarships

Palm Desert

Listed below are scholarships that are available to CSUSB students who attend the Palm Desert Campus (PDC).

Coeta & Donald Barker Scholarship awards scholarships to nursing students who attend CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, and has financial need. Financial need is determined by completing the 2005-06 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A letter of recommendation should come from a nursing instructor who can attest to the applicants noble characteristics of service to others and commitment to their profession.

Ingster Family Scholarship awards scholarships to CSUSB Palm Desert Campus students who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and are majoring in education or nursing.

Josephine Lombardo Scholarship provides a scholarship to a student enrolled under the College of Arts and Letters majoring in Music, demonstrates character, talent, and a commitment to the study of classical music with the goal of working toward a career in classical music, has a minimum 3.0 GPA, and has financial need. Preference will be given to Coachella Valley residents who are pursuing a music degree at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus.

Mary Stuart Rogers Scholarship awards ten (10) to twenty (20) $3,600 scholarships each to CSUSB Palm Desert Campus students. Paper application are available on the Palm Desert Campus (Administration Office, second floor, Rogers Gateway Building).

Palm Desert Campus Undergraduate Scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students who attend the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. A letter of recommendation from a current instructor is needed.

Palm Desert Women's Club Scholarships is awarded to CSUSB students enrolled in the BSN or MSN nursing programs at the Palm Desert Campus, must has a minumum 3.0 GPA, and must be a full-time student. Financial need is considered but not essential.

Roderick M. Hendry Scholarship provides scholarships to students with an overall GPA of 3.0, open to any declared major available at the Palm Desert Campus(PDC), must be an undergraduate student, must be enrolled as a full-time student at CSUSB PDC, must have completed at least 30 semester or 45 quarter units of college course work with a required minimum of 9 semester or 12 quarter units of course work in their declared major with at least a 3.0 GPA, and must submit a 500 word essay as to why they want, need, and deserve this scholarship. Financial need is considered by not mandatory.

Steve & Catharine Briggs Scholarship provides scholarships to students enrolled in the College of Natural Science's nursing or allied health professions degree program, must attend the Palm Desert Campus (PDC), and demonstrate a commitment to the pursuit of a career in nursing or the allied health sciences. Financial need is considered but now essential.

Ward & Pat Frederick Scholarship awards scholarships to full-time CSUSB Palm Desert Campus students who have a cumulative 3.0 GPA, and have financial need. Financial need is determined by completing the 2005-06 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Applicants should include in their personal essay a statement about their moral responsibility to provide support to other students in the future. A letter of recommendation from a current instructor is needed. The most recent award was for $1,000.