CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement at CSU in USA 2024-25

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Introduction

The CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement at CSU in USA is open now. The CSU Trustees’ Awards recognize students who have overcome adversity, demonstrated financial need, and have attributes of merit, including superior academic performance, significant personal achievements, and exemplary community service.

The recipient who receives the highest score from the CSU Foundation scholarship selection committee is designated the Trustee Emeritus Ali C. Razi Scholar and will receive a $18,000 scholarship. Also distributed will be:

  • Reed Scholarship ($12,000)
  • Hampton Scholarship ($11,000)
  • Stauffer Foundation Scholarship ($11,000)
  • Barhorst Scholarship ($10,000)
  • Galinson Scholarship ($9,000)

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation established an endowed scholarship fund in 1984 to honor William Randolph Hearst, founder of the Hearst newspaper chain. In 1999, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation partnered with the CSU Board of Trustees to create the CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. Contributions from CSU Trustees and private donors increase the value and number of available awards. Special named scholarships are awarded by the selection committee based on criteria such as studying in the STEM or education fields, being a veteran, and having exemplary community service.

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Benefits

Twenty-three (23) scholarships will be awarded. Most scholarships will be $7,000.

Eligibility

  • Demonstrate superior academic performance with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be in good academic standing.
  • Demonstrate financial need as determined by the campus financial aid office.
  • Be currently enrolled as a full-time equivalent undergraduate or graduate student in any major field at a CSU campus and remain a CSU full-time equivalent student during the academic year.

Others

How to Apply: Contact the campus financial aid office at your campus. Financial aid offices on each campus will review applicants to ensure they meet all requirements and, in consultation with the campus President, will select and forward one final nominee. Nominees with the highest scores will be interviewed for one of the top scholarship awards.

Completed nominations submitted by the campus Financial Aid Office to the CSU Foundation will include the following:

  • A nomination cover letter from the campus president.
  • A personal statement (300-word count for each):

  a) What experience has impacted your personal growth?

  b) Tell us about a time you failed. What did you learn from that experience?

  c) Why are you pursuing your major? How does it relate to your career aspirations?

  d) Provide an example of service beyond the classroom (i.e., have you taken on significant family obligations, helped others in a specific way, been involved in political action, worked/volunteered/interned at a particular organization, etc.). Why is this example significant to you?

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