Complete your FAFSA Application each year as soon after October 1 as possible. The SDSU Scholarship Application is open from March 15, 2021, to July 30, 2021. The priority application deadline is April 15, 2021. Deadlines are strictly enforced and no late submissions are accepted. All scholarship applications must be submitted through the Aztec Scholarship Portal.
Scholarships for SPH Students
Remember all applications are processed through the Aztec Scholarships Portal and are subject to a deadline (open from March 15, 2021, to July 30, 2021):
Enrollment Requirements: Purpose: The Eileen and Humberto Monge Scholarship will provide scholarship support to students in the School of Public Health in the College of Health and Human Services. Requirements: Award Parameters: Each scholarship shall have a minimum value of $1,500, not to exceed the funds available in the scholarship account. The number of awards shall be determined by the scholarship committee based on the availability of funds. Opportunity Amount: $563.00 Enrollment Requirements: Opportunity Amount: $2,000.00 Enrollment Requirements: Purpose: The LT Florence B. Choe Memorial Endowed Scholarship is an endowment whose annual income distributions will be used to support scholarships for graduate students enrolled in San Diego State University’s Graduate School of Public Health in the College of Health and Human Services. Requirements: Award Parameters: One or more awards with values between $500 and $2,000 will be made each year and shall be determined by the scholarship committee based on the availability of funds. No more than $2,000 total will be awarded in any one academic year. Opportunity Amount: $8,945.00 Enrollment Requirements: Purpose: The John O. and Mary L. Anderson Memorial Endowed Scholarship will be an endowment whose annual income distributions will be used to support graduate student scholarship(s) within the Graduate School of Public Health in the College of Health and Human Services. Requirements: Opportunity Amount: $500 Enrollment Requirements:
Open Education Database PhD Scholarships
Finding scholarships as a PhD student can be much more challenging than as an undergrad. With far fewer scholarship opportunities available, most PhD candidates struggle to make ends meet. As college costs continue to rise, our college planning experts at OEDB.org are looking to ease the burden of student debt, by making scholarships easily accessible for all types of students.
Tuition Assistance for Out-of-State and Foreign Students
In California, all students are required to pay a registration fee based on the number of units in which they enroll. In addition to this fee, nonresidents of California, including international students, pay tuition of approximately $339 per unit.
The Graduate Division often makes funds available to assist with tuition. Applicants for the tuition assistance program must be permanent residents or citizens of the U.S., or a nonresident who is a citizen and resident of a foreign country. Assistance is provided on a semester-by-semester basis only for students who hold appointments as teaching associates, graduate assistants, or a combination of the two, requiring a workload of approximately 20 hours per week.
- Interested students should contact the SDSU Division of Graduate Affairs for more detailed information and to obtain an application.
Graduate Equity Fellowship Program
The Graduate Equity Fellowship Program provides support for economically disadvantaged graduate students, especially from groups that are under-represented within their respective disciplines. Only legal residents of California who can demonstrate significant financial need are eligible. Recipients must be classified graduate students and must enroll for a minimum of nine units of coursework each semester they hold the fellowship. The amount of the fellowship ranges from $500 to $4,000 for an academic year depending on demonstrated need. Students may receive awards for a maximum of two academic years, but they must apply each year.
- Interested students should contact the SDSU Division of Graduate Affairs for more detailed information and to obtain an application and should complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Graduate Equity Fellowship will be due in September, while FAFSA should be filed in October of the previous year.
National Fellowships
The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships receives annual announcements of Fulbright, Marshall, Kent, Rotary, and other national fellowship programs. Since each campus is limited in the number of applications it may endorse, students interested in fellowships of this type are encouraged to discuss their applications with the Scholarship Director and with members of the university faculty who have themselves received these fellowships. Since test scores from the GRE General Test are required, students should take this examination well in advance of the deadline date for the submission of applications.
- Please contact the university’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships for additional information on these and other opportunities.
Forgivable Loan/Doctoral Incentive Program
The California State University (CSU) provides funds each year for the purpose of increasing the diversity of qualified applicants for instructional faculty positions at its various campuses. This program offers loans up to $10,000 per year to a total of $30,000 while the student is enrolled full-time in a doctoral program at an approved and accredited institution. Loans are subsequently forgiven at a rate of 20 percent for each year of full-time teaching in the CSU.
- Interested students are invited to contact the Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program for more detail information and to apply
last updated: 3/27/2017
