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📢 Featured Scholarship Opportunities – Now Open

Outstanding Graduating Senior Award (2025–2026): Four graduating seniors will each receive a $2,000 award. Open to undergraduate seniors graduating Fall 2025–Summer 2026 (minimum 3.0 GPA).  |  View details & apply

CSU Foundation Scholarships: CSU Foundation opportunities are now available for eligible students across majors and programs.  |  Explore CSU Foundation awards

Welcome to CSUN myMatador Scholarship Portal
How to Get Started
1 Sign in with your CSUN Portal (User ID & Password) and complete a General Application each academic year.
Unless otherwise noted, students in self-support programs are not eligible.
2 Review the Scholarships list (Recommended Scholarships are based on your student record and General Application).
3 Check eligibility and submit your application before each opportunity’s deadline.
4 Check back often! New opportunities are added throughout the year.
Important Information
  • Application materials, including letters of recommendation, are due by the deadline noted within each opportunity.(Incomplete applications will not be considered.)
  • All scholarships close at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the noted deadline date.
Programs and Departments on this Site
  • Matador Scholarship Program (MSP): Offers a broad range of merit- and need-based scholarship opportunities administered through the Financial Aid & Scholarship Department to recognize academic achievement and student engagement across the university.
  • Northridge Scholarship Program (NSP): A university-wide initiative for undergraduate students that includes the GE Honors Rising Scholar Award, University Scholarship, and Presidential Scholarship, supporting academic excellence and leadership among Matadors.
  • Departmental Scholarships: Administered through individual colleges and academic departments, these awards recognize outstanding achievement and commitment within specific disciplines and fields of study.
If you are receiving financial aid (including loans), your financial aid award(s) may be adjusted if you receive a scholarship that exceeds your total aid limit. Speak with a financial aid counselor during walk-in hours for a detailed overview of your individual situation.
GO MATADORS • GOOD LUCK!
Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000 Outstanding Graduating Veteran Award
Spring 2026: Current 2025-2026 Academic Year Award The California State...
Deadline03/06/2026
$2,500 Mack I. Johnson Research Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in the College of Science and Mathematics
2025-2026 Academic Year Award Fall 2025 graduates are welcome to apply....
Deadline03/15/2026
$2,000 Anthony Famini Memorial Scholarship
Fall 2026 Award The Anthony Famini Memorial Scholarship recognizes...
Deadline03/16/2026
$1000 - $5000 Bossuk Family Scholarship
Fall 2026 Award The Bossuk Family is committed to helping collegiate...
Deadline03/16/2026
$5,000 Caring Cetera Diversity in Financial Planning Scholarship
Fall 2026 Award The Caring Cetera Scholarship Fund will provide a...
Deadline03/16/2026
$1,000 Debie and Kurt Marsden Family Scholarship
Fall 2026 Award The Debie and Kurt Marsden Family Scholarship...
Deadline03/16/2026
up to $2,000 Department of Finance, Financial Planning, and Insurance Scholarship
Fall 2026 Award The scholarship intends to recognize outstanding...
Deadline03/16/2026
$2,000 Marketing Department Scholarship
2026–2027 Academic Year Award The Marketing Department Scholarship...
Deadline03/16/2026
$1,000 Marketing Department Scholarship
2026–2027 Academic Year Award The Ruth and Max Lupul Marketing...
Deadline03/16/2026
$1,000-$2,000 Nazarian College Scholarships
2026–2027 Academic Year Award The David Nazarian College of Business...
Deadline03/16/2026
$10,000 NSP Presidential Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The NSP Presidential Scholarship affords...
Deadline03/16/2026
$7,500 NSP University Scholarship
2026 – 2027 Academic Year Award The NSP University Scholarship is one...
Deadline03/16/2026
$1,000 Shirley V. Svorny Economics Scholarship
2026–2027 Academic Year Award The Shirley V. Svorny Scholarship...
Deadline03/16/2026
$1,000 Timothy K. Gaspar Scholarship for Insurance
Fall 2026 Award The Timothy K. Gaspar Scholarship awards a student...
Deadline03/16/2026
$1,000 Jeffrey Flocken Academic Excellence Scholarship
Fall 2026 Award The Management Department Academic Excellence...
Deadline03/20/2026
$1,000 Nazarian Alumni Chapter Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award This Scholarship was established to...
Deadline03/20/2026
Varies Noski Family Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award Chuck Noski received his B.S. degree in...
Deadline03/23/2026
$2,000 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award
2025-2026 Academic Year Award Each year four graduating seniors are...
Deadline03/23/2026
2 Scholarships at $1,000 each Journalism Alumni Association Scholarship Program
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The CSUN Journalism Alumni Association...
Deadline03/27/2026
$1,000 American Society for Quality
Award Term: Spring 2026 This scholarship is intended to provide...
Deadline03/31/2026
Varies California Retired Teachers Association- San Fernando Valley Division
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The California Retired Teachers...
Deadline03/31/2026
$1,000 Chris and Karen Garlington Scholarship
Spring 2026 Award The Chris and Karen Garlington Scholarship provides...
Deadline03/31/2026
Based on unmet need (Up to $1,000) Dr. Vahram Shemmassian Endowed Scholarship in Armenian Studies
2026-2027 Academic Year Vahram Shemmassian came to CSUN in 2004 as an...
Deadline03/31/2026
$1,000 Midori Murata Scholarship
Spring 2026 Award The Midori Murata Scholarship provides financial...
Deadline03/31/2026
$3,000 Nathan O. Freedman Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate Student
Spring 2026: 2025- 2026 Academic Year Award This annual award is...
Deadline03/31/2026
$500 Robert H. Schiffman Memorial Award for Outstanding Research Promise
Spring 2026: 2025-2026 Academic Year Award The purpose of the award is...
Deadline03/31/2026
$4,000 SOM Department Scholar Award
Spring 2026 Award This award recognizes excellence in education and...
Deadline03/31/2026
$1,000 The Armenian Alumni Network Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The scholarship will defer the cost of...
Deadline03/31/2026
$1,000 The Jim Strong ASCM Scholarship
Spring 2026 Award This scholarship provides educational assistance to...
Deadline03/31/2026
Varies The Armenian History and Culture Scholarship Fund
2026-2027 Academic Year Scholarship Award The Armenian History and...
Deadline04/03/2026
Varies Barbara Ann Ward Annual Scholarship for Spanish Studies
2026-2027 Academic Year Award This scholarship is designed to recognize...
Deadline04/06/2026
Varies Accounting Scholarships
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Department of Accounting is pleased...
Deadline04/10/2026
$1,000 Glenn W. Arnett Scholarship Award
Spring 2026 Award The Arnett Scholarship was made possible through a...
Deadline04/10/2026
$1,000 Leslie and Terry Cutler Kinesiology Scholarship
Spring 2026 Award The Leslie and Terry Cutler Kinesiology Scholarship...
Deadline04/10/2026
$2,000 The Laurence & Ethel Young Scholarship
Spring 2026 Award The Young Scholarship was made possible through a...
Deadline04/10/2026
$1,000 The Marian Cutler and Lucille Grubman Outstanding Graduate Research Award in Kinesiology
Spring 2026 Award The Marian Cutler and Lucille Grubman Outstanding...
Deadline04/10/2026
$1,000 The Norman Cutler Outstanding Graduate Leadership Award in Kinesiology
Spring 2026 Award The Norman Cutler Outstanding Graduate Leadership...
Deadline04/10/2026
$1,000 The Susan and Raymond Tartakoff Kinesiology Scholarship
Spring 2026 Award The Susan and Raymond Tartakoff Kinesiology...
Deadline04/10/2026
49 awards of $10,000 each CSU Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students
2026-2027 Academic Year Application will open on CSU Foundation...
Deadline04/12/2026
$1,700 (one fellowship) CSU Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship...
Deadline04/12/2026
Six (6) awards of $5,000 CSU Howard C. Christiansen Endowed Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Howard C. Christiansen Trust...
Deadline04/12/2026
Eight (8) awards of $5,250 CSU Nathaniel R. and Valerie Dumont Scholarship Fund
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Nathaniel R. and Valerie Dumont...
Deadline04/12/2026
Varies ($500 - $2,000) (See description for details) CSU Real Estate Scholarship and Internship Grant
2026-2027 Academic Year Award Eligibility Requirements: An interest...
Deadline04/12/2026
Two (2) awards of $4,000 CSU Richard K. Leffingwell Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award After graduating with a bachelor’s of...
Deadline04/12/2026
One (1) award of $7,500 CSU Robert D. & Dorothy W. Talty Endowed Scholarship
2026 -2027 Academic Year CSU Foundation The mission of the CSU...
Deadline04/12/2026
Four (4) awards of $2,500 CSU Robert M. Odell Endowed Scholarship in Public Administration
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The California Society of Municipal...
Deadline04/12/2026
Two (2) awards of $11,000 CSU The William and Janet Lahey Art Education and Visual Arts Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award This scholarship supports the CSU Summer...
Deadline04/12/2026
Four (4) awards of $5,000\ CSU Trustee Emerita Claudia Hampton California Academy of Math and Science (CAMS) Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award Applicants must be graduates of the...
Deadline04/12/2026
One (1) $7000 award per CSU Campus CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Hearst Foundations established an...
Deadline04/12/2026
Three (3) awards of $2,750 CSU Wilson C. Riles Educational Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award Working his way through public...
Deadline04/12/2026