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:

• FastWeb: FastWeb.com
• Cappex: Cappex.com/scholarships
• UNIGO: Unigo.com/scholarships/by-state
• BigFuture: Bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
• Scholarship.com: scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarship-directory/academic-major/marketing
• Ventura County Community Foundation: vccf.org/scholarships/

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 2025-2026 CSUCI Scholarship application will be available on October 1, 2024. The deadline to complete this application is March 2, 2025. 11:59 P.M. Students are encouraged to submit applications before the deadline.)

Thank you, and good luck!

CSU Channel Islands Financial Aid & Scholarships Office