Scholarships
On campus (CSUN)
- Visit the Department Scholarships page, to see a list of risk management and insurance (RMI) scholarships.
- RISKWORLD 2026 Application.
- 2026 RIMS Western Regional Conference Scholarships (Application Form is upcoming.)
Off campus
- CPCU Society NextGen Scholarship
- Visit the CPCU website for details: https://www.cpcusociety.org/Public/Education/College_Students/NextGen_Scholarship/Public/Education/NextGen.aspx?hkey=e941ac69-8e7e-4053-833b-bc1080787b36.
- Students interested in careers within the risk management and insurance industry.
- Scholarships are awarded in the amount of $5,000 each.
- Spencer Educational Foundation Scholarships:
- Visit the Spencer Educational Foundation website to see a list of scholarships available.
- Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) Education Foundation scholarships:
- Visit the WSIA website for application details.
- Insurance Accounting & Systems Association, Incorporated (IASA) Scholarship Program:
- Visit the IASA scholarship website for details.
- The University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA) Student Educational Scholarships: Visit the URMIA website for application details.
Congratulations to the recipients of the following scholarships/sponsorships
Special note to recipients of CSUN scholarships:
- Your scholarship award will be processed after the announcement and may take up to 6 weeks for disbursement. The scholarship award will be disbursed via the Financial Aid Office.
- If you receive financial aid, you will receive this scholarship in the same way as you receive all other financial aid.
- If you don’t, the financial aid office still processes your scholarship amount and sends you a check in the mail at the address listed on your CSUN portal.
Recipients of Fall 2024 CRMI Scholarships (a total of $5,000)
- Erin Hinkley
- Luis Martinez
- Laila Aguilar
- Matthieu Fiadjoe
- Tyler Viola
CSUN Recipients of LA RIMS Sponsorship to RIMS WRC (Sunriver Resort, Oregon, 9/29-10/2, 2024)
- Erin Hinkley
- Colton MacCaughtry
- Teresa Tejeda
- Tyler Viola
- Marrhea Jackson
- Lois Halvorson
Recipients of Spring 2024 CRMI Scholarships, including 3 Bossuk Scholars (a total of $4,700)
- Matthieu Fiadjoe
- Teresa Tejeda
- Joseph Minahan
- Kevin Guevara
- Justin Martinez
- Denis Petros
Scholarship Recipients of the 2024 RISKWORLD Conference - San Diego (a total of $5,100)
- Reese Jovellanos
- Erin Hinkley
- Justin Martinez
- Joseph Minahan
- David Jingozian
- Max Aguilera-Bachmann
Recipients of Fall 2023 CRMI Scholarships (a total of $7,750)
- Karin Adamian
- Erick Akopian
- Xuan Liu
- Lilit Tadoyan
- David Jingozian
- Gurnoor Sekhon
- Helen Peralta
- Rachel Gomez
- Logan Corral
- Justin Martinez
- Jonathan Kleinfeld
- Arturo Munoz
Sponsorship Recipients of the RIMS WRC Conference 2023
- Karin Adamian
- Daniel Felix
See photos of scholarship recipients
Dr. Zhong-Guo Zhou, Chair of Department of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance, presented scholarship awards to the following 6 recipients of Spring 2018 Insurance Scholarships (a total of $4,000) on Apr. 17, 2018.
- Elizabeth Altounian
- Melanie Gibson
- Shant Piramzyan
- Manish Kumar
- Edmond Petrosyan
Dr. Kenneth Lord (Dean, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics) and Dr. Monica Hussein (Chair, Department of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance) presented scholarship awards to the following 21 recipients of Fall 2016 Insurance Scholarships (a total of $12,000) on Nov. 16, 2016.
- Miguel Acevedo
- Edgar Acob
- Bader Albaarrak
- Menoova Boghosian
- Roxanna Hoss
- Romeo Lasam
- Samantha Maxey
- Milana Medvedeva
- Renia Mirzaian
- Jared Nassaney
- Natalie Nosek
- Levan Obolashvili
- Laura Olivas
- Siroun Pakdaman
- John Saulan
- Amel Tata
- Jonathan Tong
- David Wong
- Steven Youkhana
- Shannon Youkhanehpour
- Yu Zhang
In the photo are (left to right): - Dr. David Russell (Director, CSUN Center for Risk and Insurance) - Ms. Tami Singer (President, El Camino Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society) - David Arzumanov (CPCU Insurance Scholarship recipient) - Satinderpal Singh (CPCU Insurance Scholarship recipient) - Tatsiana Malyshko-Pitsis (Underwriters Club Insurance Scholarship recipient) - Mr. Cedric Nellum (President, LA Chapter of the CPCU Society)


