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📢 Featured Scholarship Opportunity – Now Open
CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement (2026–2027)
The CSU Trustees’ Awards recognize students who have overcome adversity, demonstrated financial need, and exhibit academic excellence, personal achievement, and community service.
Award: $7,000 campus award, with potential to advance to systemwide awards up to $20,000.
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.
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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$8,000 Dianne F. Harrison Leadership Award
2026-2027 Academic Year Award Created upon the occasion of President...
Deadline04/13/2026
$1,000 Dreamers Scholarship in Memory of Ismael Zepeda
2026-2027 Academic Year Year The Dreamers Scholarship in Memory of...
Deadline04/17/2026
$1,250 Tanni Block Memorial LGBTQIA+ Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award This scholarship serves to honor the...
Deadline04/17/2026
$1,250 USU Debra L. Hammond Servant Leadership Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Debra L. Hammond Servant Leadership...
Deadline04/17/2026
$1,000 USU Dream Center Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Year The DREAM Center Scholarship was created...
Deadline04/17/2026
$1,000 USU Pride Center Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Pride Center Scholarship was created...
Deadline04/17/2026
$1,000 USU Veterans Resource Center Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Veterans Resource Center Scholarship...
Deadline04/17/2026
$2,000 - $4,000 Graduate Equity Program
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Graduate Equity Program is designed...
Deadline05/10/2026
Up to $2,000 Tseng Graduate Aspiration Program
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Tseng Graduate Aspiration Program is...
Deadline05/10/2026
$3,000 Beta-Rho Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Tom Lawrence Memorial Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Beta-Rho Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha...
Deadline05/15/2026
$500 Associated Students Dianne F. Harrison Award*
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Associated Students Dianne F....
Deadline06/01/2026
$3000.00 Associated Students International Matador Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Associated Students is the primary...
Deadline06/01/2026
Varies John J. Harris Scholarship Endowment
2026-2027 Academic Year Award Mr. John J. Harris graduated with his BA...
Deadline06/01/2026
Varies Phi Delta Epsilon Pre-Medical Student Scholarship Fund
2026-2027 Academic Year Award The Phi Delta Epsilon Pre-Medical Student...
Deadline06/01/2026
Varies Turner Boyd Women in Intellectual Property Pipeline Scholarship Fund
2026-2027 Academic Year Award Turner Boyd Women in Intellectual...
Deadline06/01/2026
Varies Peter J. Taylor Scholarship
2026-2027 Academic Year Award This scholarship is in recognition of...
Deadline07/13/2026