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Financial Aid

Student financial aid programs are intended to provide assistance to students who do not have the necessary financial resources to meet educational costs. Most students qualify for some type of assistance. For scholarships recognizing academic excellence, refer to the following information on Scholarships. Only United States citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply for financial aid.

Information about all state, federal, and institutional aid programs is available from the Financial Aid Office, Student Services, Room 3605, (619) 594-6323. A financial aid brochure which describes the programs available, the eligibility requirements, rights and responsibilities of receiving aid, and satisfactory academic progress to establish and maintain eligibility for financial aid is available from the Financial Aid Office. Information is also available on the World Wide Web: http://www.sdsu.edu.

Applicants who want to be considered for all types of state and federal financial aid should apply as soon after January 1 as possible by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) . Since new California grant program applicants must apply by March 2, we strongly encourage all applicants to apply by this date.

Applications are reviewed and awarded throughout the year based on available funding. January through May, however, is considered the optimum time period to apply for aid to receive funding at the beginning of the fall semester.

To ensure equity, San Diego State University establishes standard student budgets in coordination with The California State University system. Student budgets, updated annually to account for inflation are currently:

Costs of Attendance for the 1997-98 Academic Year*

In addition to the registration fee, nonresident (foreign and out-of-state) students pay tuition (see Schedule of Fees section). All fees and costs are subject to change without notice.

* 1998-99 costs not available at time of printing.

Information concerning the refund policy of San Diego State University for the return of unearned tuition and fees or other refundable portions of costs is available from the University Cashiers Office, Student Services, Room 2620, (619) 594-5253.

Information concerning San Diego State University policies regarding any refund due to the federal Title IV student assistance programs as required by the regulations is available from the Financial Aid Office, Student Services, Room 3605, (619) 594-6323.

Scholarships

Scholarships reward academic excellence and are not generally based on financial need. For financial aid not based on academic record, refer to the preceding information on Financial Aid. All students, regardless of nationality, citizenship, or residency status, are eligible, with appropriate grade point average, to apply for scholarships.

Students receive scholarships, fellowships, grants, or stipends through the various departments. Federal, state, and private industry support programs of this nature are largely directed to students doing graduate work or to students preparing for some special field of work. Students who have decided on some particular area of study should check with an adviser in the department of their major to determine what scholarship, fellowship, grant, or stipend support might be available to them.

As a general rule, students planning graduate work should inquire about graduate fellowship support from the graduate school to which they are applying. The San Diego State University Scholarship Office receives the annual announcements on most national awards including Fulbright, Ford, Rotary, Rhodes, and Marshall scholarships. Students interested in fellowships of this type are encouraged to discuss their applications with members of the San Diego State University faculty who have themselves in the past received these fellowships. Scores from the Graduate Record Examination, Law School Admission Test, Admission Test for Graduate Schools of Business, Dental Admissions Test, or Medical Colleges Admission Test, as appropriate, are required in applying for most fellowships; therefore students should take the appropriate test early in the fall of their senior year. Information concerning these tests may be obtained from the San Diego State University Test Office, Student Services, Room 2549, (619) 594-5216.

A scholarship is a monetary award given to outstanding students to recognize them for their academic excellence, leadership, achievements and promise.

They are provided by private donors, corporations, professional associations and alumni.

High school seniors and undergraduate or graduate students may apply for scholarships awarded by their major department and/or the San Diego State University Scholarship Committee.

Students apply on their own initiative for the University Scholarship Program. Some scholarships listed require special applications and/or have a specific selection process.

Competition is based on outstanding academic achievement, campus and extracurricular activities, employment, and an essay. Undergraduates must have a 3.50 overall GPA or a 3.70 in the last 30 units of university work. Graduate and postbaccalaureate students must have a 3.50 overall GPA for work completed after the bachelor's degree or, in the absence of completed postbaccalaureate units, a 3.50 overall undergraduate GPA or a 3.70 in the last 30 units of university work. High school seniors must have an unweighted 3.50 cumulative GPA (excluding physical education and military science) for all work completed in the first seven semesters.

Applications for the SDSU scholarship program are available in the Scholarship Office, from all department secretaries, and in San Diego County high school and community college counseling offices. You may also write or call the SDSU Scholarship Office, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-7438; telephone (619) 594-6180; Email: cfox@mail.sdsu.edu or FAX: (619) 594-7303.

Applications are available each year during one application period, November through early February. The SDSU scholarship application must be filed or postmarked not later than the established early February deadline. Students need to submit only one application for the SDSU scholarship program. Individual results will be mailed to all applicants during June for the following academic year.

The dollar amount per scholarship is subject to change based on registration costs and investments by the SDSU Foundation. There is no limit to the number of scholarships for which a student may be considered. Note: Freshman Scholar Awards are only available to entering freshman who meet the University, merit-based eligibility requirements. Several $8,000 awards ($1,000 per semester) are designed to partially cover the cost of registration fees for four years of undergraduate studies providing the recipient maintains a minimum 3.5 grade point average.

In addition to SDSU scholarships, the Marshall, Fulbright, Rhodes, and Rotary scholarships are prestigious international scholarships that are given annually to students pursuing educational goals outside the United States. Eligibility standards for these scholarships are closely related to those established for the SDSU scholarship program, but application forms and deadlines are separate from the program. Students may seek advisement regarding application at the SDSU Scholarship Office in late spring or September.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS

Africana Studies Department

African American Faculty/Staff

Napoleon A. Jones, Jr.

Kimbrough Memorial

Dewey and Jessie E. Mosby

Danny L. Scarborough Memorial

Shirley Wade Thomas Memorial

Anthropology Department

Norton Allen

Classics and Humanities Department

Martha Biehl Memorial

Robert and Paula Cottam Memorial in Classics

Friends of Classics Charter

Viola Granstaff Memorial

Economics Department

CPE, Alumni

CPE, Chadwick

CPE, Freeman

CPE, Weiss

Economics Intern Program

Henry Wood

English and Comparative Literature Department

Creative Writing

Honorable Scholar Scholarship Fund

Ruth G. Keen Memorial

Mindy Gates O'Mary Memorial

Kenneth and Dorothy Stott Memorial

Geography Department

Cartography Scholarship

William and Vivian Finch

Ted H. Greenwood Award

Physical Geography

Lauren C. Post Memorial

History Department

Andrew Appleby Undergraduate Memorial

Andrew Appleby Graduate Memorial

Katherine Ragen Memorial

Lionel Ridout Memorial

Richard Ruetten Memorial

Kenneth and Dorothy Stott Memorial

Jon Sutherland Memorial

Japanese Language Program

Japan Travel

Kyocera

Tohmatsu Awoki / Touche Ross

Political Science Department

Matthew O'Gara

Religious Studies Department

James E. Sparks Memorial

Sociology Department

Maxine Johnson Memorial

Sociology Department Fund

Spanish Department

Clifford H. Baker Memorial

Raymond D. Weeter

Women's Studies Department

Betty Nesvold

Andrea O'Donnell Memorial

Women's Studies Graduate Fellowship

College of Arts and Letters Miscellaneous Scholarships

Slim Solheid Memorial

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

School of Accountancy

Accounting Associates

American Society of Women Accountants

Arthur Andersen LLP

Association of Government Accountants

California Government Finance Officers Association

California Society of Certified Public Accountants

Considine and Considine

Deloitte and Touche LLP

Elias J. Katzen Memorial

Ernst and Young LLP

Healthcare Financial Management Association

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Bernard Nydam Memorial

Rowling Dold and Associates

Toole Family

Solar Turbines, Inc.

Price Waterhouse

Financial Services

John Burnham & Company

Robert F. and Fredricka B. Driver/Robert F. Driver Company

Ed Fletcher Foundation

Irving Katz Memorial

Professional Insurance Agents

San Diego Mortgage Bankers

Harry L. Summers

Information and Decision Systems Department

APICS

Georgia Amsden Memorial

Andersen Consulting Outstanding Jr. IDS Student

Alvin Morrison Memorial

Nuclear Information and Records Management Association, Inc.

Management Department

David W. Belcher Memorial

Frances Torbert Memorial

Marketing Department

Connie Fotinos Memorial

Ellen Sue Gerber Memorial

O.A.S.I.S.

W.A.F.C.

Real Estate

John Burnham & Company

Robert C. Hird Memorial

San Diego Mortgage Bankers

Harry L. Summers

College of Business Administration Miscellaneous Scholarships

Building Industry Association

Business Department Minority

College of Business General

Robert Hess Memorial

The J. M. Long Foundation

Southeast Asian Alliance

Bill Thurman, North Island Federal Credit Union

Underrepresented Scholar

Union Bank of California

Christina Lynn Velasco Memorial

Monica Williams Memorial

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

African American

Andersen Consulting Outstanding Student

Beginning Teachers Support Master's Degree

Gertrude S. Bell

Aileen James Birch

Michaelanthony Brown-Cheatham Memorial

Buster Memorial

Patricia Calhoun Memorial

California Retired Teachers Assoc.

Ben Ziri Caravan

Clara de Escudero Memorial

Delta Kappa Gamma, Nu Chapter

Alfred Einstein Living Trust/Vera Einstein Memorial

Houck Memorial

Judy and Donald James Memorial

Russ and Judy James

Antonia Johnson Memorial

Kappa Beta Nu

LaPray/Schmock

Raymond Letsinger Memorial

Catherine Y. Lodge Memorial

Richard Servey Memorial

Dr. Robert D. Smith, Jr.

John Paul Stone Memorial

Leslee Teincuff Memorial

Upward Bound Alumni / Robert E. McCabe

Gail White Memorial

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Aerospace Engineering

Salt and Light

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

American Concrete Company

Association of California Water Agencies

Association of State Dam Safety Officials

Chi Epsilon Honor Society

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

Consulting Engineers/Land Surveyors

E. F. Cook Associates

Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc.

George McBain

Nasland Engineering

Byrl Phelps / San Diego Engineers Club

Pountney and Associates, Inc.

Rick Engineering

San Diego County Rock Producers

Structural Engineers

Josephson Werdowitz and Associates

West Consultants, Inc.

Stuart Wong

Woodward-Clyde Consultants

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Electrical Engineering Department

Electrical Manufacturing and Coil Winding Associates

Mechanical Engineering Department

ASHRAE

D. Preston Lowrey III Memorial

McAdams Family

College of Engineering Miscellaneous Scholarships

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS)

Ball Corporation

Engineering Faculty

David G. Fleet

S.L. Frankel

Eric Gaipa Memorial

General Dynamics

Hughes (NAMS)

Lockheed Leadership

Louise McNally

NACME

National Science Foundation

S. Falck Nielsen Family

Cheng-Mo Sun Memorial

Donald Grey Wilson

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Communicative Disorders Department

Dorothy Baronofsky Memorial

Communicative Disorders Department

Sam Foshee Memorial

Gamma Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Sorority

Nella Feldman Gross Memorial

Barry W. Jones Memorial

Kenneth R. Mangan

Paul Pfaff Memorial

Kala Singh Memorial

Community Health Education

Lori D. Lemas Memorial

School of Nursing

Alvarado Health Foundation

Dawn M. Benson

Lorraine Sears Bryant Memorial

Emeritus Faculty Nursing

Katherine R. Foley Memorial

Dorothea Lambert Memorial

Rueben Marks Memorial

Lottie E. Olberg Memorial

Petra Steinhauser Memorial

Frances Shimp Tidwell Memorial

Graduate School of Public Health

Chanda Beasley Memorial

Monge/Weill

Department of Public Health

School of Social Work

Mabel Naylor Danalis Memorial

Jaime Brenner Geller Memorial

Mark Todd Sandways Memorial

Maria Sardinas

School of Social Work Fund

Sharp Health Care

Leon Williams

Ernest Witte Memorial

College of Health and Human Services
Miscellaneous Scholarships

Center on Aging

Department of Health and Human Services

John Hebbel

COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND FINE ARTS

Aerospace Studies

Lorin M. Kemp Memorial

ROTC

School of Art, Design and Art History

Art Department Fund

Patricia Clapp Memorial

Margaret Dowd Memorial

Frances Ellsworth Memorial

Darryl Groover Memorial

Isabel Kraft Memorial

Paul Lingren Memorial

John J. Rogers

Virginia Thorsen Memorial

Ellamarie Woolley Art Students Assistance Fund

Child and Family Development Department

Mary Quam Hawkins Memorial

Barbara Rosenblatt Memorial

Georgia Tait Stooke Memorial

School of Communication

Clayton Brace Memorial

James Copley Foundation

Forensics Scholarship

Golf Writers of America

Steve Harwood Memorial

Harold Keen Memorial

KFMB

Jack Mills Memorial

Jane Nelson Memorial

Gracia Ogden Memorial

Christopher Packala Memorial

Val Ryser Memorial

Percie Belle Senn Memorial

Shell Oil Company

Kevin Simmons Memorial

Reggie Smith Memorial

Arthur C. and Mildred Wimer

Exercise and Nutritional Sciences Department

Adult Fitness Program

Mary Cave

William Ellis Memorial

Mary Quam Hawkins Memorial

Reet Howell Memorial

Frederick W. Kasch

Margaret "Robin" Murphy Memorial

Miriam Paine Memorial

Physical Education Fund

Barbara Rosenblatt Memorial

William Schutte Memorial

School of Music and Dance

Nadine Bolles Memorial

Jean Taylor Brown Memorial

Dante M. Corsi Memorial

Marguerite Ellicott Memorial

Joseph J. Fisch

Elsie Hiland Fox Memorial

Johanna Fox Memorial

M.H. Golden

Lois Greeno Memorial

Charles A. Hoyt Memorial

Joseph E. Johnson

Kiwanis Foundation

Lieber-Flower

Jan Lowenbach, Musicology

Alvin Morrison Memorial

Music Department Fund

Bessie S. Purdy Memorial

William Resnick

Lucia Robertson Memorial

Edith Savage Memorial

SDSU Opera Theatre

Sigma Alpha Iota

SPEBQSA

Christine Springston Memorial

Paul C. Stauffer Memorial

University Band

George Willis

Marvin Yerkey Memorial

School of Public Administration and Urban Studies

Cotton / Blend / Associates, Inc.

John Fowler

Recreation, Parks and Tourism Department

Bonnie Jean Gore Memorial

Recreation Faculty

Theatre Department

Joseph J. Bellinghiere Memorial

Jeweldean Brodie Memorial

Greg C. Crowder

Drama Department Patron's

William B. Hektner

Sybil E. Jones Memorial

Gordon Lusk Memorial

Mack Owen Memorial

Marion Ross

Hunton Sellman Memorial

Henry Stanton Memorial

Miscellaneous Scholarships

Lauren Jones Memorial

Alicia Marquez Memorial

College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES

Astronomy Department

Awona Harrington Memorial

William F. Lucas Memorial

Clifford and Ruth Kinnell Smith Memorial

Biology Department

Jordan Covin Memorial

Crouch Scholarship for Avian Behavior

Harold and June Grant Memorial

Hardman Foundation

Mabel Myers Memorial

Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club

Systematics and Evolutionary Biology

Chemistry Department

Catherine L. Hardy

Neil Harrington Memorial

Geological Sciences Department

AMOCO Foundation

R.C. Baker

Baylor Brooks

Chevron / Geology

Rollin and Carolyn Eckis

Geology Alumni Fund

Geology Fund

Awona Harrington Memorial

Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department

BMC Software, Inc.

Alba G. Thompson Memorial

Physics Department

Optics-Physics

Physics Summer Research

Skolil Fund

Psychology Department

Dorothe Frick Memorial

Dr. Edward Geldreich Memorial

Polly R. Plesset

Social Psychology

Doris Townsend Memorial

College of Sciences Miscellaneous Scholarships

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS)

Frank Alverson Memorial

BMC Software, Inc.

David G. Fleet

Harry E. Hamber Memorial

Robert Harwood Memorial

Hearst Foundation

Phillip and Mary Kantor Memorial

Louise McNally

Paul G. Peninger Memorial

San Diego Audubon Society

William Trowbridge Memorial

ATHLETICS

Mike Anaya Memorial

Murray Callan Memorial

Don Coryell

Harold and June Grant Memorial

Patricia and Harry Hodgetts

Kelley Athletic

Jessie Klicka Foundation

Bill Ruzich Memorial

Frank Scott Memorial

Smith & Nephew Donjoy

Orien W. Todd, Jr. Memorial

Eric Wynalda

In addition to the University Scholarship Committee Awards and the College, Department and School Scholarships, there are a number of general scholarships available. Recipients for some of these scholarships are chosen by the University Scholarship Committee; recipients for others are chosen by the donors on the basis of nominees sent to them by the University Scholarship Committee.

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