California State University-San Marcos

PublicSan Marcos, CAAdmit rate 95%

Official aid page

Biggest award: Full tuition and fees
Worth up to: about $83,000 total
Awards: 72
Cost per year: $21,649

Separate application

Separate application

ROTC Scholarships (Army, Navy, Air Force)

Full tuition and fees · about $83,000 over 4 years

High school seniors or current college students with at least a 2.5 GPA, meeting physical fitness and medical standards, and agreeing to serve as a commissioned officer after graduation. CSUSM hosts Army ROTC and has crosstown agreements fo

Cutoff: 2.5 GPARenewable

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

State University Grant (SUG)

Full tuition · about $32,000 over 4 years

Undergraduate California residents with a Student Aid Index (SAI) of $3,250 or less (for 2026-27) who do not receive other tuition-specific aid (like Cal Grant). Must be enrolled at least half-time.

In-state studentsNeed-basedRenewable

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

President's Circle Scholarship

$2,500 a year

Any major, 3.5 GPA, undergraduate status.

Cutoff: 3.5 GPA

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Sustal’s Want Education for Everyone Today Scholarship

$2,500 a year

Enrolled in Applied Physics, financial need.

Need-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

The J. Douglas and Marian R. Pardee Scholarship

$2,000 a year

Student within CHABBS, CoBA, CEHHS, CSM, or CSTEM; 3.0 GPA; financial need.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPANeed-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

John Burnham Foundation Scholarship

$2,000 a year

Undergraduate business or pre-business student.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Jean and W. Keith Kellogg Scholarship

$1,500 a year

Undergraduate student, full-time enrollment (12+ units), 3.35 GPA, financial need.

Cutoff: 3.35 GPANeed-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Jeng Family Scholarship for Computer Science

$1,000 a year

Computer Science major, minimum 3.5 GPA, preference for financial need.

Cutoff: 3.5 GPANeed-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Dorothy Igei Endowed Scholarship

$1,000 a year

Undergraduate student, financial need, single parent with dependent child(ren).

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Candie S. Halstead Scholarship

$1,000 a year

Enrolled in CSUSM, financial need.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Bree Tinney Women's Studies Scholarship

$850 a year

Major or minor in Women's Studies.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Elaine and Erwin Landau Memorial Scholarship

$500 a year

Enrolled in CSUSM, merit and financial need based.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Educational Opportunity Program Student Success Scholarship

$500 a year

EOP student, freshman/sophomore/junior/senior status.

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Peggy Adams Memorial Scholarship

$500 a year

Re-entry student, overcoming obstacles (single parent, illness, etc.).

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Edmond Kwan Scholarship

$460 a year

Major in Finance within the College of Business Administration.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Dr. Joel C. Grinolds Memorial Scholarship

$300 a year

Major in Nursing, Health Sciences, or Public Health; 3.0 GPA; 12+ units.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPAMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Clare and Wally Taibleson Presidential Scholarship

Not specified

Enrolled in CSUSM, 3.5 GPA or higher, merit-based.

Cutoff: 3.5 GPA

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Leonard and Jean Evers Scholarship

Not specified

US Citizen, 3.2 GPA, high financial need, community service participation.

Cutoff: 3.2 GPANeed-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Sheila and Gerald Brown Scholarship

Not specified

Nursing student, FT/PT, 3.0 GPA.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPAMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Dr. Ernest O. and Ella J. Thedinga Scholarship

Not specified

Entering freshman, 3.0 high school GPA (B average), must have graduated from a high school in San Diego or Riverside County.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPA

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Lt. Colonel AJ Pack Veterans Scholarship

Not specified

Veteran of any branch of military, financial need, 3.0 GPA.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPANeed-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Christopher L. Whitman Memorial Scholarship

Not specified

Major in College of Business Administration, minimum 3.0 GPA.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPAMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Student Philanthropy Fund Scholarship

Not specified

Undergraduate student, full-time enrollment, 3.0 GPA, financial need.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPANeed-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Karnik Family Scholarship

Not specified

Freshmen level student, demonstrated high financial need, minimum 3.00 GPA.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPANeed-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Jim Kuden Scholarship

Not specified

Student in CoBA, preferred interest in entrepreneurship, 3.0 GPA.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPAMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Deanna DeLaney Memorial Scholarship

Not specified

Major or minor in Sociology, 3.0 GPA, financial need.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPANeed-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Patricia Colvig Wildfire Science Scholarship

Not specified

Enrolled in CSUSM Wildfire Science degree program, 3.0 GPA.

Cutoff: 3.0 GPAMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Suzanne Farwell Memorial Arts Scholarship

Not specified

Undergrad, 12+ units, 3.0 GPA, financial aid recipient, major in Theatre, Music, or Dance; preference for single (head of household).

Cutoff: 3.0 GPANeed-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Randy Woodward Scholarship

Not specified

College of Science and Math major, 2.5 min GPA, unmet financial need, preference to a single parent.

Cutoff: 2.5 GPANeed-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Margaret Toppel Memorial Scholarship

Not specified

Liberal Studies major (undergrad) or graduate student in Master's in Education, 2.5 GPA, financial need.

Cutoff: 2.5 GPANeed-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

San Marcos Grange Scholarship

Not specified

Enrolled in College of Education, Health and Human Services; full-time; 2.0 GPA; US citizen (preference for CA residents); financial need.

Cutoff: 2.0 GPANeed-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Dr. Jerry Sepinwall Dream Scholarship

Not specified

AB540 student, submitted Affidavit, 2.0 GPA, undergraduate.

Cutoff: 2.0 GPA

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Kuntz Laughlin Memorial Scholarship

Not specified

ACE Scholar or self-identifies as a former foster youth.

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Gala Student Success Scholarship

Not specified

High-achieving student.

Renewable

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Edison Wildfire Science Scholars

Not specified

Enrolled in Wildfire Science degree program.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Jeffrey and Deborah Forsberg Scholarship

Not specified

First-generation student, financial need.

Need-basedFirst-generation

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Jane Lynch Scholarship

Not specified

Enrolled in 6+ units, financial need, non-US citizen progressing toward permanent residency, overcome obstacles.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Jeng Family Scholarship for Chemistry and Biochemistry

Not specified

Major in Chemistry or Biochemistry.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Partnership for Student Success - Valley Center/Pauma Scholarship Quasi

Not specified

Incoming freshman enrolling at CSUSM from the Valley Center or Pauma Valley area.

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Davy Disabled Veteran Scholarship

Not specified

Veteran student.

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Epstein Family Student-Veteran Scholarship

Not specified

Student-veteran, unmet financial need or exhausted GI Bill benefits.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Bosworth AVID Scholarship

Not specified

Enrolled in AVID Program in High School, high financial need.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Robert and Catherine Goldsmith Engineering Scholarship

Not specified

Undergraduate student, major in Engineering, financial need.

Need-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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AAUW Del Mar Leucadia Scholarship

Not specified

Undergraduate student, major in CSTEM or CEHHS.

Major-specificRenewable

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Frank D. Hernandez Scholarship

Not specified

Full-time undergraduate student, merit and financial need based.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Ram Lal Seekri Scholarship

Not specified

Financial need, essay requirement.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Jackson Family Scholarship

Not specified

Undergraduate student, major in a CSTEM department, financial need.

Need-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Carolyn R. Mahoney Math Scholarship

Not specified

Mathematics major.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Jeremy Mancilla Scholarship

Not specified

Incoming freshman, attended a San Marcos high school, service to Latino community.

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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School of Nursing General Scholarship

Not specified

Major in Nursing.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Harvey and Anne Neufeldt Scholarship

Not specified

Major in Engineering or Education.

Major-specificRenewable

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Ina Mae Akinson Scholarship

Not specified

Re-entry student or completed first-year student.

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Charles J. Heller, M.D. Scholarship

Not specified

Full-time undergraduate student, merit and financial need based.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Carol Cox Scholarship Endowment

Not specified

Resuming education after an extended break, financial need.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Raie Callahan Scholarship

Not specified

Major or minor in Sociology.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Steve Livesay Scholarship

Not specified

Merit and Financial Need based, enrolled full-time (12 units), both graduate and undergraduate.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Presidential Scholarship Endowment

Not specified

Incoming freshman who attended a California High School.

In-state students

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Jim Hamerly CoBA Student Success Scholarship

Not specified

Undergraduate student, major in a College of Business Administration degree.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Student Veteran General Scholarship

Not specified

Student with military status.

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Adelaide Czarnecki Scholarship

Not specified

Financially needy students, preference for first generation.

Need-basedFirst-generation

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Gen 1

Not specified

First generation, pre-business or business major.

First-generationMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Susan A Reierson Scholarship Fund

Not specified

Undergraduate student, major in nursing (first priority) or healthcare related major (second priority), first in family to attend college, financial need.

Need-basedFirst-generationMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Norviel Accounting Scholarship

Not specified

Major in Accounting within the College of Business Administration.

Major-specificRenewable

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Mathematics Department General Scholarship

Not specified

Major in Mathematics.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Dr. Russell Low and Carolyn Hesse-Low Nursing Scholarship

Not specified

Enrolled in traditional BSN or LVN to BSN program.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Nordson BUILDS Partnership Scholarship

Not specified

Major in a field that supports a career in manufacturing (science, technology, engineering, math, or business).

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

Megan O’Brien Memorial Scholarship

Not specified

Undergraduate student majoring in Psychology or Child and Adolescent Development.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Major General Anthony L Jackson Scholarship

Not specified

Major in History, financial need.

Need-basedMajor-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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CoBA Accounting Option Alumni Scholarship

Not specified

Undergraduate accounting student in the CoBA Accounting Option.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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Fenstermaker STEM Scholars

Not specified

Major in STEM field.

Major-specific

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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JCR Scholarship

Not specified

Undergraduate or graduate, any area of study, academic promise/performance, moderate to high financial need, community service engagement.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

Apply by Feb 1 for scholarship consideration.

John Richard Storey Scholarship

Not specified

Financial need, average academic achievement.

Need-based

Feb 1, 2027Official page

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