NSP Presidential Scholarship

2025-2026 Academic Year Award

The NSP Presidential Scholarship affords CSUN undergraduate students the opportunity to work with faculty mentors on significant original work. Students are funded to undertake a research, creative, or applied project that will advance their chosen field of interest and/or contribute to the CSUN community. To be eligible for this award, students must develop their own project, which is independent of their mentor’s current ongoing research – while the project can be tangentially related, it must be the student’s original work.

In addition to the scholarship application materials, two pre-application requirements must be completed. Applicants are required to review the online pre-application information and complete a mandatory survey. Alternatively, applicants may attend one of three Zoom sessions in place of the survey to confirm their understanding of the application requirements. For more information regarding the Presidential Scholarship follow this link: https://www.csun.edu/financialaid/northridge-scholarship-program-pre-application-information

Eligibility Requirements:

• This scholarship is open to undergraduate students intending to enroll full-time during Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 term. Students planning to graduate in the Fall 2025 term are not eligible to apply.
• Continuing CSUN students must be on track to complete 60 cumulative units by the end of the Spring 2025 term. If over 96 units have been completed, an explanation of the circumstances will be required.
• Transfer students must be on track to complete at least 24 CSUN units by the end of the Spring 2025 term.
• A minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA is required.
• Must review the online pre-application information and complete the required survey, or attend one of three Zoom sessions to confirm understanding of the application requirements.
• The award is for the 2025-2026 academic year; thus, the proposed project should be completed over the 2025-2026 academic year.
• Students must present their project or research at the CSUNPosium or a professional conference in the Spring 2026 term.
• Selected students are highly encouraged to attend the free Advancement to Graduate Education (AGE) Conference in the Fall 2025 term (or a similar event hosted by the Graduate Studies Department).

If selected, your GPA, unit completion, full-time enrollment status, graduation term, awarding term, and other eligibility requirements will be verified before the award is disbursed. Any changes to these factors may result in forfeiture of the award. The scholarship may also be terminated at any time for reasons including, but not limited to, intentional misrepresentation or provision of false information in the application.

Note: If you are receiving Financial Aid (including loans), your financial aid award(s) may be adjusted if you receive a scholarship amount that exceeds your financial aid total limit. Speak to a financial aid counselor during walk-in hours to get a detailed overview about your individual situation.