Scholarship Opportunity

Cal Poly Humboldt First Scholarship

Offered by Cal Poly Humboldt

Automatic scholarship support for qualifying first-time freshmen graduating from high schools in the university's four-county North Coast area.

EssayNot required
RenewableYes
Grade LevelHigh School Senior

Eligibility

  • Be a first-time freshman who graduated from high school in Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino or Trinity County and enroll full time at Cal Poly Humboldt.
  • The university aid and giving pages list Mendocino County broadly; the directory entry says Northern Mendocino. Applicants outside northern Mendocino should confirm eligibility with Financial Aid.

Requirements

  • No separate Humboldt First application is required; the award is automatically matched using student record and financial aid information.
  • Maintain satisfactory academic progress and full-time enrollment for continuation.
  • Confirm county/school information and the award in your aid offer. No numeric initial GPA or separate scholarship essay is published.
  • The general campus scholarship application deadline is not substituted as an automatic Humboldt First closing date.

How to Apply

  1. 1Apply for Humboldt freshman admission and ensure your graduating high school is correctly recorded.
  2. 2Review the automatic First Scholarship line in the aid offer.
  3. 3Contact Financial Aid if the award is absent or the Mendocino geographic wording needs clarification.