Our Opportunities

The 2023-24 SJSU Scholarship Application, Spartan Scholarship, is now available.

STEP 1: Complete and SUBMIT the General Application. The general deadline is May 1st but some departments may have an earlier deadline. You can edit or update your application up until 11:59pm on the stated scholarship deadlines.

STEP 2: After submitting the General Application, you will be presented with a list of “Recommended scholarship opportunities.” These scholarships may require additional information that is not included in the questions on the General Application. You are encouraged to click on each scholarship name to review the criteria. We encourage you to apply for all scholarships where you meet the additional requirements. (There are some scholarship opportunities you do not have to apply to, but will be automatically matched to after you complete your General Application.)

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies Les Francis Scholarship for Civic Education
The Les Francis Scholarship for Civic Education was created by Les...
Deadline04/07/2023
$0.00 Margery H. and Raymond W. Vernon College of Social Sciences Dean's Scholarship
The Margery H. and Raymond W. Vernon College of Health and Human...
Deadline04/07/2023
$3,000.00 Human Rights Institute (HRI) Aris Anagnos Graduate Student Research Scholarship
The Aris Anagnos Graduate Student Scholarship for Human Rights Research...
Deadline04/14/2023
varies Roger Dean Schwalm Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Scholarships for students majoring in Japanese. Scholarship preference...
Deadline04/14/2023
varies Archie Case Interior Design Scholarship Endowment
For undergraduate students enrolled in the Interior Design Program with...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies CADRE DMA Student Scholarship
Students pursuing a degree in Digital Media Art within the Department of...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Carolyn B. Hayes Art Scholarship
For student scholarships in the field of art.
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Catherine Urban Scholarship
For an SJSU student displaying academic promise in Art. Must be at least...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholarships
Each year, the Civil and Environmental Department offers scholarships to...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholarships for Upper Division Students
Each year, the Civil and Environmental Department offers scholarships to...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Elizabeth Heil Endowment Fund
For graduate and undergraduate Spatial Arts majors. Applicants must be...
Deadline04/15/2023
minimum $500 Fire Arts Scholarship
Students majoring in ceramics given priority, followed by a foundry or...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Gregg E. Olson Scholarship Endowment for Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Water Resource Management
Graduate students in Civil and Environmental Engineering department with...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Helen Dooley Scholarship
Graduate and undergraduate students in Graphic Design, Graphic Design...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies James E. Olson Scholarship Endowment
Students must be fully matriculated with a minimum of 12 units and...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Jeanne Westberg-A.S.I.D. Memorial Scholarship
Interior design majors: applicant must be enrolled in the interior...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies John E. French Memorial Scholarship
For graduate or undergraduate Prep for Teaching major about to enter...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Joseph and Cheryl Battiato Ceramic Scholarship
Intent is to send BFA or MFA student with focus on 3-dimensional work in...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Katherine Brie Romero Memorial Arts Scholarship
To provide scholarships for BFA or MFA candidates currently enrolled...
Deadline04/15/2023
$0.00 KBM-Hogue Diversity in Design Scholarship
Awarded annually to students in Interior Design.
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Kenneth & Mary Auvil Printmaking Graduate Assistantship Scholarship
Eligibility requirements include graduate student status, the ability to...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Nick Lomoro Scholarship Fund
Spatial Art Scholarship with focus on a student who works in the...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Orchard Commercial North First ART Space Scholarship
New or continuing graduate students in the MFA Pictorial Arts program.
Deadline04/15/2023
varies PaCE Engineering Extended Studies (EES) Special Session Scholarship
The PaCE Engineering Extended Studies (EES) Special Session Scholarships...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Peninsula Advertising Photographers Assoc. (PAPA) Scholarship Endowment
Photography majors; undergraduates only.
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Randall Sadler Scholarship
Painting and drawing art majors; graduate and undergraduate levels.
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Raymond Henley-Carrico Scholarship
To one BFA Pictorial Art major who studies painting.
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Robert German Scholarship Fund
For an Industrial Design major, with a 3.0 GPA. Either full-time or...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Robert Griffith Scholarship Fund
For any undergraduate Art student.
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society
To award a monetary award to one eligible student in the area of...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies School of Art & Design Scholarship Fund
To be awarded to current and prospective students in the Art and Art...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Steve Arnold Memorial Endowment
To support student teams working on the annual concrete canoe...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Swanson Gill Art Scholarship Endowment
To provide scholarships for undergraduate or graduate students majoring...
Deadline04/15/2023
$2,000.00 The Peter and Dona Lycurgus Art Scholarship
The Peter and Dona Lycurgus Art Scholarship will provide scholarships...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Violet Speddy Endowment
For any undergraduate or graduate Art & Design major; must have...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Willis Nelson Memorial Scholarship
Applicants must be Graduate students currently matriculated in the MFA...
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Zachary Luchetti Memorial Art Scholarship
Undergraduate students majoring in pictorial arts
Deadline04/15/2023
varies Clyde A. Burch Memorial Scholarship
The Clyde A. Burch Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a San José...
Deadline04/17/2023
$7,000.00 CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement
The CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement recognizes students...
Deadline04/17/2023
$5,000.00 Dr. Cathy Buell Scholarship
For Physical Education Credential Candidates. One scholarship of $5000...
Deadline04/17/2023
varies Dr. David Furst Scholarship in Sport Psychology
Through the generous donation of former Department of Kinesiology Sport...
Deadline04/17/2023
varies Joyce Malone Memorial Scholarship - Kinesiology
For Undergraduates and Graduates majoring in Kinesiology who are in good...
Deadline04/17/2023
varies Mary O. Bowman Fellowship
For an upper division undergraduate or a graduate student in the...
Deadline04/17/2023
varies Steven H. and Bobby J. Jensen Living Trust Scholarship
For 1 Graduate and 1 Undergraduate new or continuing full time student...
Deadline04/17/2023
varies Wade C. Wilson Scholarship
Awards are made to one individual for one academic year, one-half at the...
Deadline04/17/2023
$1,000.00 Walt McPherson/Coaches Scholarship
For upper division students with a cumulative GPA of 2.8 who are...
Deadline04/17/2023
varies Walter Family Scholarship Endowment
To support all undergraduate Kinesiology majors. To be eligible...
Deadline04/17/2023
$1,600.00 Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship
The purpose of the Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship is to encourage...
Deadline04/21/2023
$7,500.00 Howard C. Christiansen Scholarship
For students pursuing a bachelors or graduate degree in...
Deadline04/21/2023
$2,500.00 Jim Sanders Media and Leadership Scholarship
The Jim Sanders Media and Leadership Scholarship is to honor and support...
Deadline04/21/2023