Financial Aid & Scholarship Department
Division of Student Affairs
Federal School Code: 001153

Institutional Scholarships

Northridge Scholarship Program - This merit-based program was established to honor the academic talents of our CSUN students and promote their future success. Students who are interested in growing as a scholar are encouraged to apply. The program gives students the opportunity to receive a Presidential Scholars Award or a University Scholars Scholarship Award.

Northridge Achievement Program (formerly University Scholarship Program) -This program is CSUN 's oldest scholarship program. The program is designed to support the financial need of Cal State Northridge’s best and brightest students. Students must file a FAFSA to apply.

• You may apply for the merit based Northridge Scholars Program and/or the need based Northridge Achievement Awards.
• Applications are available for the 2007-2008 academic year.
• Both programs require full time status with at least a 3.0 GPA.
• Both programs require an application, letters of recommendation, and personal statement.
• All scholarship awardees will have their funds applied against the upcoming year’s tuition and fees.

Off-Campus Scholarships

• Review our listing of Off-Campus Scholarship opportunities.
• Off-Campus scholarship announcements are posted inside the Scholarship Office (BH 130) and outside BH 140 as they are received.
• Off-Campus scholarship announcements are emailed to students who request this service. To sign up please send an email to scholarship.opportunities@csun.edu with “Sign me up” in the subject line.
• Be sure to check bi-weekly for new announcements.
• If you receive an Off-Campus Scholarship, you must notify the Scholarship Office in writing of the award. Simply drop off a copy of the scholarship announcement with the amounts you will receive.
• Often Off-Campus Scholarships are made payable to CSUN. Please bring your scholarship check to the Scholarship Office, Bayramian Hall room 130 to be applied to your student account. If all your fees are paid,your scholarship will create a credit on your account and a balance check will be issued to you by University Cash Services. Financial aid students may have their aid adjusted.

International Students

Unfortunately, CSUN does not offer scholarships for international students. However, to help you with your search we have listed a few websites that cater to international students seeking scholarships. We hope you find the sites below helpful. Please exercise caution in your search as CSUN will not be held liable for the contents of the below websites and does not endorse scholarship search engines for which there is a fee.
http://www.usastudyguide.com/Financial_aid.htm
http://www.internationalscholarships.com/
http://www.usjournal.com/en/students/info/finaid.html

Governor’s Scholarshare Program

If you are the recipient of the Governor’s Scholarshare Award:

1. Claim your award and complete a Qualified Withdrawal Form. This can be done at:
   www.cagovernorsscholars.org/index.html
2. Make checks payable to:
   California State University Northridge
   18111 Nordhoff St.
   Northridge, CA 91330-8307
   Attention: Kathi Kilmer, Scholarship Assistant
3. Be advised that it takes 6-8 weeks for CSUN to receive the check once you have completed the withdrawal form
4. All checks received will be split in half between the fall and spring semesters. If you would like your full check to be credited to one particular semester please email Kathi Kilmer at scholarships@csun.edu.