California State University, Bakersfield
National Science Foundation Scholarship

California State University, Bakersfield has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to fund approximately 40 needs-based scholarships to full-time students majoring in Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics,and Physics.

General Eligibility Requirements

  • Declared major of: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, or Physics.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident,national, or alien admitted as refugee.
  • Must be eligible for federal financial aid (FAFSA).
  • Full-time enrollment of at least 36 quarter units per year.
  • Must take at least one course per quarter towards major.
  • Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better and have no quarter GPA below 2.0.

Lower Division Awards

  • New Freshmen, transfer students from community colleges, re-entry students, and current CSUB students, who have not yet completed the introductory course sequence in their respective major.
  • Must have a GPA of 2.5 or better on all college level work; 3.0 GPA if coming from high school.
  • Engineering majors are eligible for lower division awards only
  • Awards of $1,000 per year (up to two years)

Upper Division Awards

  • Awards of up to $6,000 per year (up to two years)
  • Must have a GPA of 2.5 or better on all college level work, and completed all introductory courses (or equivalent) for the major:
    • Math: MATH 201, 202, and 203
    • Biology:  BIOL 201, 202, and 203
    • Chemistry:  CHEM 211, 212, and 213
    • Computer Science:  CMPS 221, 222, and 223
    • Geology:  GEOL 201, 204 OR 205, and one of the following:  303, 306 or 307
    • Physics:  PHYS 221, 222, and 223

Other Academic Requirements:

    • Scholarship recipients must be enrolled in (and complete satisfactorily) at least one class required for the major (this includes cognates) each quarter
    • Maintain a cumulative GPA above 2.5 and a GPA above 2.0 in each quarter to receive the scholarship.
    • Lower Division students are encouraged to enroll in Math 281, Chem 281, CS 281, and Phys 281 when these courses are offered.
    • CSUB offers a number of orientation courses such as CSUB 101 for Science Majors, ENGR 160, 161 for Pre-engineering majors, and SCI 377 (Orientation to Graduate Studies). Scholarship recipients are encouraged to attend the relevant courses.
    • The School of Natural Science and Mathematics typically offers two seminar talks and presentations of interest to all science, math and engineering majors. All scholarship recipients are encouraged to attend.
    To Apply:

    New and Transferring Students:

    • Apply and be admitted to Cal State Bakersfield.*
        All Students:
    Students applying for a scholarship will be considered as long as funds remain available.

    *Forms are available at the Financial Aid Office or on-line through the CSUB web site: www.csub.edu/FinAid

    Yes, I would like to apply for a National Science Foundation S-STSEM Scholarship.

    Fill out the form below. You may either submit it by clicking on the SUBMIT button or you may print the form and send it to: Penny Lampkins, Computer Science Dept., Cal State Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022

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