Welcome to the San Jose State University Scholarship website!
Please note:
The SJSU Scholarship Application, Spartan Scholarship, is CLOSED for all students.
We are currently reviewing scholarship applications submitted for the 16-17 year. Students who are selected for a scholarship award will be notified via email.
Be advised if you submit an application after the deadline, your application will not be reviewed.
We encourage all students to apply for External scholarship opportunities offered by private organizations outside of SJSU.
Please check back again in January to apply for 2017-18 SJSU scholarships.
Click HERE for instructions and tips on how to apply for scholarships on the Spartan Scholarship website.
Our Opportunities
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Alpha Al Sirat Award
The Alpha Al Sirat Scholarship, first presented in the 1940s, is the highest student honor awarded to students graduating from SJSU CoB. Awardees...
The Alpha Al Sirat Scholarship, first presented in the 1940s, is the...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Chizen Merit Scholarship
The Chizen Merit Scholarship will be awarded to a first year undergraduate majoring in Business Administration at San Jose State University who,...
The Chizen Merit Scholarship will be awarded to a first year...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Clarence F. and Lyle V. Burmahln Business Scholarship
The Burmahln Scholarship recognizes full time CoB Undergraduate and Graduate students who demonstrate participation in extra curricular activities,...
The Burmahln Scholarship recognizes full time CoB Undergraduate and...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Diridon Family Business Leadership Scholarship
The Diridon Family Business Leadership Scholarship recognizes a Lucas College student who has exhibited the highest leadership potential and effort...
The Diridon Family Business Leadership Scholarship recognizes a Lucas...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Donn A. Burch Scholarship
The Donn A. Burch Scholarship is awarded to an outstanding undergraduate business student, with demonstrated financial need, who has completed at...
The Donn A. Burch Scholarship is awarded to an outstanding undergraduate...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Douglas James Radcliff Scholarship
To provide scholarships for students in the marketing concentration at the Lucas College, who graduated from a high school within Santa Clara...
To provide scholarships for students in the marketing concentration at...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Elisha N. Thayer Scholarship
To support the studies of students majoring in Marketing. Eligibility based on academic performance, occupational, extracurricular, and community...
To support the studies of students majoring in Marketing. Eligibility...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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First Generation Scholarship/Family Business Scholarship
This scholarship supports outstanding Lucas College students with demonstrated financial need, based on a California Dream Act application.
This scholarship supports outstanding Lucas College students with...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Friends of Jack Holland Scholarship
To support upper division business majors with demonstrated leadership and involvement in extra-curricular activities on campus, personal...
To support upper division business majors with demonstrated leadership...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Gary D. Radine Scholarship
The Gary D. Radine scholarship is awarded to Lucas College students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and demonstrated involvement and active participation...
The Gary D. Radine scholarship is awarded to Lucas College students with...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Gino Blefari Scholarship
The Gino Blefari Scholarship is awarded to an upper division undergraduate student in good academic standing with demonstrated leadership...
The Gino Blefari Scholarship is awarded to an upper division...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Jenny Ming Scholarship
The Jenny Ming Scholarship is awarded to Lucas College students with a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrated leadership in the community.
The Jenny Ming Scholarship is awarded to Lucas College students with a...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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John Malcolm Aitken Scholarship
The John Malcolm Aitken Scholarship is awarded to full time, undergraduate Lucas College students who are student leaders — participating in the...
The John Malcolm Aitken Scholarship is awarded to full time,...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Leadership Impact Award
The Leadership Impact Scholarship is awarded to full time CoB Undergraduate and Graduate students who demonstrate leadership that has significantly...
The Leadership Impact Scholarship is awarded to full time CoB...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Maria Lilia Rodriguez Scholarship Endowment
To support upper division business majors with significant involvement in student organizations and services.
To support upper division business majors with significant involvement...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Mary Lou and Glen Guttormsen Scholarship Endowment
To support full-time Lucas College majors who face challenges in pursuing their BSBA and have a minimum 3.0 GPA
To support full-time Lucas College majors who face challenges in...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Valla Merit Scholarship
The Valla Merit Scholarship is awarded to first year Lucas College undergraduates, with demonstrated financial need, and majoring in business...
The Valla Merit Scholarship is awarded to first year Lucas College...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Carol Channing and Harry Kullijian Endowment for Arts Education
Must be an undergraduate, graduate or credential student enrolled full-time. Must be pursuing a degree in visual or performing arts or a teaching...
Must be an undergraduate, graduate or credential student enrolled...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Mended Hearts
RN working in critical care
RN working in critical care
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3 | Ended | varies | None |
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Professor Jack E. Fink & Maxine Hunt Fink Humanities Honors Endowment
This award will recognize students of outstanding academic achievement in the Humanities Honors Program. Awards will be made to students with a 3.5...
This award will recognize students of outstanding academic achievement...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Robert M. Odell Scholarship
This scholarship CSU systemwide scholarship is for students who are full time, public administration major and have a 3.0 or higher; preference for...
This scholarship CSU systemwide scholarship is for students who are full...
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1 | Ended | $1,875.00 | None |
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San Jose State University Faculty Wives and Associates Scholarship
For upper division students (completion of 60 units) with a minimum 3.0 GPA and financial need. You must provide 2-3 letters of recommendation...
For upper division students (completion of 60 units) with a minimum 3.0...
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3 | Ended | $3,000.00 | None |
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Dr. Josephine Chandler Scholarship
The recipient of the Dr. Josephine Chandler Humanities Scholarship must be majoring in an academic program in one of the following departments:...
The recipient of the Dr. Josephine Chandler Humanities Scholarship must...
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3 | Ended | $1,000.00 | None |
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Hamaguchi and Associates Scholarship
The Hamaguchi and Associates Scholarship is established to support an undergraduate or graduate incoming and/or current student in the...
The Hamaguchi and Associates Scholarship is established to support an...
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3 | Ended | varies | None |
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Marion D. Meyerson Scholarship
Preference will be given to first-generation college graduate, full-time, matriculated (master’s) students who desire to attend professional,...
Preference will be given to first-generation college graduate,...
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1 | Ended | $2,000.00 | None |
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Phyllis H. Lindstrom Scholarship
The Phyllis H. Lindstrom Scholarship offers scholarships to graduate and doctoral students in the Department of Educational Leadership and the Ed.D...
The Phyllis H. Lindstrom Scholarship offers scholarships to graduate and...
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3 | Ended | $500.00 | None |
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Alan Robert Fried Scholarship Endowment
For an Advertising major with at least a 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to those applicants who must overcome hardship in pursuing their...
For an Advertising major with at least a 3.0 GPA. Preference will be...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Calixto Manriquez Scholarship
Intended for Update News Staff/current JOUR 165 students. Student should be a junior or have at least one remaining semester to graduate. Student...
Intended for Update News Staff/current JOUR 165 students. Student should...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Dennis Wilcox Scholarship Endowment Fund
Students who are Public Relations majors planning to participate in a short-course or semester abroad as part of their undergraduate or graduate...
Students who are Public Relations majors planning to participate in a...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Don Hayward Scholarship
For a worthy Upper-Division student who is majoring in Broadcast Journalism and has shown promise for working in the broadcast field. Student must...
For a worthy Upper-Division student who is majoring in Broadcast...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Dwight Bentel Scholarship
For an undergraduate majoring in any of the Journalism and Mass Communication degree programs. Qualifications include academic record promise as a...
For an undergraduate majoring in any of the Journalism and Mass...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Gary T. Williams Memorial Scholarship
For undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Journalism and Advertising at SJSU. Students must have potential in the field, financial need...
For undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Journalism and...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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High Tech Connect Scholarship
Must be a Public Relations major with a career interest in high technology public relations and communications. Applicants should have a minimum...
Must be a Public Relations major with a career interest in high...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Howard Freeman Memorial Scholarship
For radio-television majors at SJSU.
For radio-television majors at SJSU.
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Jack Quinton Memorial Scholarship
Student working in the Advertising Department of the Spartan Daily.
Student working in the Advertising Department of the Spartan Daily.
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2 | Ended | varies | None |
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Joseph B. Ridder Scholarship
Open to all graduate students who are U.S Citizens and who aspire to a career in Print Journalism. Applicants must be admitted to or enrolled in...
Open to all graduate students who are U.S Citizens and who aspire to a...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Julie Galvan Memorial Scholarship
Students must be pursuing a degree program in the reporting/editing sequence. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher and have at least...
Students must be pursuing a degree program in the reporting/editing...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Leigh Weimers Journalism Scholarship Fund
For a print journalism student with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference given to those who must overcome hardship in their pursuit of a university...
For a print journalism student with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Louis A. Duino Scholarship
Applicants must be junior or senior students in Journalism and Mass Communication, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in their major field of study, and...
Applicants must be junior or senior students in Journalism and Mass...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Lowell C. Pratt Memorial Scholarship
For a public relations major with junior class standing who shows promise of success in the field of public relations with a 3.0 GPA.
For a public relations major with junior class standing who shows...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Matthew Garcia Memorial Scholarship
To provide scholarships to public relations majors planning to participate in an independent study in the JMC Department. If in any given year no...
To provide scholarships to public relations majors planning to...
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Ended | varies | None | |
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Natasha Singh Scholarship
Must be Radio/TV Journalism major with a GPA of 3.0 or better and show enthusiasm, promise and dedication to the electronic journalism field.
Must be Radio/TV Journalism major with a GPA of 3.0 or better and show...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Oscar Liden Memorial Scholarship
For a junior or senior student majoring in journalism with financial need and with plans to go into journalism as a profession.
For a junior or senior student majoring in journalism with financial...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Pearce Davies Endowment Fund
Must be a public relations major and member of Public Relations Society of America. Student must submit a statement outlining contributions to the...
Must be a public relations major and member of Public Relations Society...
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3 | Ended | varies | None |
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Phil & Dean Spuler Scholarship Endowment
Open to all full-time students majoring in either Print- or Photo-Journalism. Candidates must have a solid record of academic achievement and have...
Open to all full-time students majoring in either Print- or...
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2 | Ended | varies | None |
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Roger Budrow Memorial Scholarship
Open to any upper division undergraduate or graduate student in good standing with the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications having a...
Open to any upper division undergraduate or graduate student in good...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Rosenthal-O'Brian Journalism Scholarship
For an outstanding journalism major. Awarded to the top print journalism student. Submit application form with 3 writing samples which include one...
For an outstanding journalism major. Awarded to the top print journalism...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Ruth M. Byers Scholarship Fund
For the student designated by the faculty of the Department of Journalism as the outstanding feature writer in the department. Feature clips must...
For the student designated by the faculty of the Department of...
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1 | Ended | varies | None |
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Tom Quinlan Endowment
Eligible applicants must be pursuing a career in newspaper journalism. Fully matriculated with a minimum of 6 units and a 3.0 GPA.
Eligible applicants must be pursuing a career in newspaper journalism....
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Ended | varies | None | |
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William E. Gould Sigma Delta Chi Scholarship
Student must be an upper division journalism major, in residence at SJSU for at least one semester, with 2.75 GPA, and in need of the scholarship...
Student must be an upper division journalism major, in residence at SJSU...
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Ended | varies | None |