CSUN NSP Presidential Scholarship

Eligibility

• Enroll full time at CSUN for both Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 and have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Students graduating in Fall 2027 are ineligible.
• Continuing CSUN students must be on track for 60 cumulative units by Spring 2027; current transfer students must be on track for at least 24 CSUN units by Spring 2027. Explain circumstances if over 96 units.
• Develop your own original project, independent of the faculty mentor's ongoing research, that can be completed within the award year.

Requirements

• Complete the pre-application information review and survey OR attend one listed Zoom session.
• Submit project and experience essays, a faculty mentor statement, Degree Progress Report, academic graduation plan and Gantt chart/project schedule by January 31, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
• Present the project or research at CSUNPosium or a professional conference in Spring 2028.
• The 2027–28 opportunity's supplemental fields still contain Spring 2026 and 2026–27 references. Confirm how to answer these outdated fields with the scholarship office.

How to Apply

1. 1Arrange a faculty mentor and define an independent original project.
2. 2Complete the General Application, mandatory pre-application step and Presidential application in myMatador.
3. 3Upload the project documentation and monitor all required materials before the close.