External Opportunities

These scholarships are not associated with the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Scholarship Foundation. Each external scholarship opportunity has their own application process, eligibility criteria, and deadline. For more information, click on their links below.

Here are some great scholarship search engines to start your search for other excellent external scholarship opportunities:


Helpful Tips:

  • Try to re-use the personal essay from the CSUCI Scholarship Application.
  • Plan ahead if you need to attain letters of recommendations from faculty, staff, mentors, etc.
  • DO NOT PAY any money to complete an off-campus scholarship application.
  • Scholarships are year-round: review the criteria & deadline and APPLY!


Important Reminder: the 2023-2024 CSUCI Scholarship application will be available on January 1st, 2023. The deadline to complete this application is May 1st, 2023, 11:59 P.M. Students are encouraged to submit applications by the Priority Deadline of March 2, 2023, 11:59 P.M. (PST)

Thank you and good luck!
-Armando Zavala,
Scholarship Coordinator

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,000 Beauty + Wellness Scholarships for Women
Living a totally healthy lifestyle can be surprisingly challenging in...
Visit03/31/2023
$3,000 CSU Richard Leffingwell Scholarship
PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR, ARMANDO ZAVALA...
$7,000 CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement
PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR, ARMANDO ZAVALA...
$1,400 CSU Glenn & Dorothy Dumke Fellowship
PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR, ARMANDO ZAVALA...
$4,500 CSU Hampton Scholars Scholarship
PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR, ARMANDO ZAVALA...
$7,500 CSU Howard C. Christiansen Endowed Scholarship
PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR, ARMANDO ZAVALA...
$2,500 CSU Media and Leadership Scholarship
PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR, ARMANDO ZAVALA...
$3,000 CSU The Fly Fisher Club Scholarship Fund
PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR, ARMANDO ZAVALA...
$7,000 CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION: For this scholarship opportunity, please email...
$10,000 CSU William & Janet Lahey Art Education and Visual Arts Scholarship
PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR, ARMANDO ZAVALA...
$1,000 Help America See Scholarship for A Blind Student
Opportunity for legaly bling students. Overview: The purpose of this...
Visit05/25/2023
$1,000.00 Berger and Green Heart Disease Scholarship
The Berger and Green team has been serving injured and disabled people...
Visit06/15/2023
$1,000 Rise STEM Scholarship
Through the Rise STEM Scholarship, the winning student receives $1,000...
Visit08/01/2023
$2,500 Community Impact Scholarship
The Law Office of Jerry D. Andrews, P.C. now offers two scholarships...
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$24,000 Ventura County Credit Union Scholarship
The Ventura County Credit Union (VCCU) seeks to help the community of...
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