Scholarships & Awards
Scholarship & Awards
In recognition of outstanding academic achievements, the FCS Department identifies various scholarship and award opportunities to encourage and support the success of our students.
The application is usually due in the Fall semester for the FCS Department-based scholarships and in various times throughout the academic year for scholarships outside of the FCS Department.
The following categories provide detailed information regarding each scholarship and award. Click on each category to learn more.
Association of Retired Faculty Graduate Project/Thesis Memorial Award 2024
- Application is now closed. Next application period reopens in Spring 2025.
- NOTICE: Recommendation letters and applications documents must be submitted through the myMatador Scholarships system.
CSUN myMatador Scholarships
- Application
- NOTICE: The application period for the 2022-2023 academic year is officially open!
FCS Department Scholarships 2023-2024
- Application is now closed.
Graduate Equity Program
- Application deadline is Sunday, May 5, 2024 by 11:59 pm.
- NOTICE: Recommendation letters and applications documents must be submitted through the myMatador Scholarships system.
Nathan O. Freedman Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate Student
- Application is now closed. New application period reopens Spring 2025.
- NOTICE: Recommendation letters and applications documents must be submitted through the myMatador Scholarships system.
Robert H. Schiffman Memorial Award for Outstanding Research Promise
- Application is now closed. New application period reopens Spring 2025.
- NOTICE: Recommendation letters and applications documents must be submitted through the myMatador Scholarships system.
Student Travel & Academic Research (STAR) Funding
- Thesis/Project/Dissertation Support Program Application
Tseng Graduate Equity Program
- Application deadline is Sunday, May 5, 2024 by 11:59 pm.
- NOTICE: Recommendation letters and applications documents must be submitted through the myMatador Scholarships system.
AFCS Scholarships Extended Education Fund Scholarships 2023
- Application (PDF) deadline is December 1, 2023
AAFCS Fellowships Application for 2023 are now closed!
- Jewell L. Taylor Graduate Fellowship
- Mary Josephine Cochran Fellowship
- Mildred B. Davis Fellowship
- Ellen H. Swallow Richards Memorial Fellowship
CA-AFCS Scholarships
- CA-AAFCS 2023 Scholarship (PDF)
- Application deadline is April 1, 2023
- Student Funding Application to Cover CA-AFCS Conference Costs
- Coming soon.
California State University (CSU) State Student Funding
State funding support for CSU undergraduate and graduate students.
- Dr. Kenneth H. Coale Graduate Scholar
- Field Experience Support Program
- Student Internships
- Student Travel Awards
- Undergraduate Student Research Support Program
- Match Request for Cal Sea Grant 2024 Graduate Research Fellowships
KAPPA OMICRON NU Scholarships & Fellowships
Research Scholarships
- Kappa Omicron Phi Scholarship deadline is April 1, 2023
- Betty Jeanne Root Fellowship deadline is April 1, 2023
- Ruth E. Hawthorne Early Career Research Fellowship deadline is April 1, 2023
Leadership Scholarships
- Dorothy Mitstifer Scholarship deadline is April 1, 2023
Los Angeles District - AAFCS Scholarships
- The Essie Elliott Scholarship application Deadline is March 17, 2023
- Graduate Fellowship in Family and Consumer Sciences application deadline is March 17, 2023
NEWH Harvey Nudelman Scholarship - Undergrad + Grad Interior Design Students
- Coming soon.
North and North Central District American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
- FCS Related Careers Student Scholarship (PDF)
- Coming soon.
Runway of Dreams Foundation
- Adaptive Design Innovation Scholarship Contest (PDF) deadline is June 1, 2023
Study in China for Free (CSUN International Programs)
FCS Scholarships and Application 2017
Kappa Omicron Nu of Southern California Scholarship Letter and Application
FCS Dept Scholarships_Application 2015
FCS - Undergraduate - Rosalie Hilger Achievement Scholarship
FCS - Graduate - Rosalie Hilger Achievement Scholarship