All Opportunities

Welcome to the California State University, Monterey Bay Scholarship website! The scholarships listed below are CSUMB’s scholarships offered by various colleges, departments, and community members. Click on the scholarship name to learn more about the opportunity. The minimum GPA to apply is 2.5 unless otherwise noted.

To apply to any of the scholarships, please see the steps below:

For existing applicants and administrators, they will need to set a password for the system by:

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When you are viewing the scholarship opportunity, if the term Financial Need is stated as one of the qualifiers, this means you are required to either file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) if you are a US Citizen or Permanent Resident, or a CA Dream Application if you are an AB540 student. You are not required to complete both the FAFSA & the CA Dream Application. If you have not completed a FAFSA, and are a US Citizen or Permanent Resident please log onto studentaid.gov.
If you have not completed a CA Dream Application and are an AB540 student, please log onto https://dream.csac.ca.gov/.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies 1st Capital Bank Scholarship
Available to Freshmen, Sophomores, Junior, Senior. CRITERIA Major:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies American Association of University Women Scholarship
Available to current and new undergraduate students CRITERIA Major:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Assemblyman Salinas Scholarship
Available to all current and incoming students. Priority given to First...
Deadline05/09/2024
$0.00 Avella & Specht SHM Scholarship Fund
CRITERIA Major: Sustainable Hospitality
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Balestreri Family Scholarship
Available to Junior and Senior. CRITERIA Major: Hospitality Management...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Bashar Sneeh Scholarship for Sustainable Hospitality
Available to first year Sustainable Hospitality CRITERIA Major:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Beverley Cooper Crampton Memorial Scholarship
The criteria for selection will be: Students with the English Studies...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Bob Antle Scholarship
Available to current and incoming students. CRITERIA Major: Available...
Deadline05/09/2024
$500 Bob Curry Scholarship
Available to students involved in the CSUMB Watershed...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Bruce W. Woolpert Scholarship
Available to incoming and current students pursuing a Bachelor of...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Business Scholars Impact Scholarship
Major: College of Business Class Level: Freshmen, Sophmore, Junior, and...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Buttrey-Hardy Endowed Scholarship
Criteria: - Status: Current/incoming students - All majors - Undergrad,...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies CAHSS Scholarship
Major: All CAHSS Major Class Level: N/A Enrollment Requirement:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Carmel Garden Club Scholarship
Available to continuing undergraduate or graduate students working with...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Central Coast FCU Scholarship
Available to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. CRITERIA Major:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies CHISPA Scholarship
Available to all undergraduate students who live and/or have family in...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Cinematic Arts & Technology
Major: Cinematic Arts & Technology Class Level: Undergraduate Enrollment...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies College of Business Family and Friends Scholarship
Available to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. CRITERIA Major:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Crankstart Foundation
Available to transfer students from a California Community...
Deadline05/09/2024
$500 CSUMB Alumni Association Scholarship
Available to current and new students CRITERIA Major: Available to all...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Faira E. Johnson Scholarship
Available to Freshmen, Sophomores, Junior and Seniors. CRITERIA Major:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Florence C. & Alwin Krause Scholarship
Available to current and incoming undergraduate...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Fort Ord Alumni Association Scholarship
Available to continuing and incoming undergraduate and graduate...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Frank S. Ludovina Memorial Scholarship
Priority to students with a migrant background, including students from...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Harold & Olivia Douthit Scholarship
Available to continuing and incoming undergraduate and graduate...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Hayashi & Wayland Scholarship
Available to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. CRITERIA Major: Business...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies HE & Ellen Spann Mem Scholarship
CRITERIA Major: Business Major with Concentration in...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Hermana Scholarship
Available to incoming First Time Freshman from Monterey...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Hilda Holl Memorial Scholarship
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Jane Pere Johnson Scholarship
Available to incoming and continuing undergraduate students who attended...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Jess Tabasa Scholarship
Major: Any major within College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies John and Dorothy Perry Scholarship
Available to Credential Students CRITERIA Major: Credential...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies John and Tomie Kobata Family Scholarship
Available to Junior and Senior CRITERIA Major: Business with...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Juanita Villarreal Scholarship
Available to incoming transfer students from Monterey...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Judith and Malcolm Weintraub Endowed Scholarship for Cinematic Arts & Technology
CRITERIA Major: Cinematic Arts & Technology Class...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Karen & Richard Hargrove Scholarship
Available to Undergraduate students majoring in CSIT. Must have...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Louis Siebenmorgen
Collaborative Health and Human Services (CHHS) Major students who were...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Mahito Shirako Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is to be awarded to a Cinematic Arts and Technology...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Maria Torres-Gil Scholarship
Available to continuing and incoming undergraduate students currently...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Mark and Jackie Wendland Endowed Scholarship
Available to pursuing a bachelor of science in Business CRITERIA ...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Merrill Farms scholarship
Preference first Generation, from Soledad, Greenfield, Demonstrated...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies on enrollment Osher Transfer Scholarship
Available to incoming transfer students. CRITERIA Major: All...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Paul and Dorothy Teoppen Scholarship
Available to all continuing and incoming undergraduate and graduate...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Rabobank Scholarship
Major: College of Business Class Level: Freshmen, Sophmore, Junior, and...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Robert and Janet Boni Scholarship
Open to Students in the College of Business Major: College of Business...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Robert and Leslie Taylor Scholarship
Available to all undergraduate students who have completed 60 college...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Ron Cisneros Vision Scholarship
Available to continuing and incoming undergraduate students. Priority...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Sharon M Damon Memorial Scholarship
Priority to students who have overcome obstacles or adversity Major:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Smith Beach/Williams Family Scholarship
Major: College of Business or Computer Science Major Class Level:...
Deadline05/09/2024
Varies Sturdy Oil Scholarship
Preference for Salinas Valley. If not one applies from Salines Valley...
Deadline05/09/2024