Endowment Funds

Scholarship Funds

The Emeriti Memorial Scholarship Fund was initiated by Gertrude Reith during her association presidency in 1987. There are currently three scholarships supported by the Emeriti Association. 

Emeriti Memorial Scholarships

These scholarships are open to full-time, upper-division and graduate students from any major. Each year, one Emeriti Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student and one to a graduate student. 

Guardian Scholars Program

The Guardian Scholars program supports students who are leaving the foster care system and have met university admission requirements.

Russell V. Benson and Betty L. Benson Emeriti Scholarship Fund

For undergraduate and graduate Mathematics students, this fund was created in 2014 as part of a gift to the university from Professor Benson’s estate.

Annual donations from our members and gifts from deceased emeriti’s family and friends are the endowment’s principal sources. Our bylaws stipulate that awards are given each year from the interest generated on the account. As the endowments grow, so too does the interest that can be used to increase the dollar amount of the awards given each year and/or increase the number of scholarships that are available.

Scholarship Criteria

• Admission to Cal State Fullerton
• Scholastic achievement
• University accomplishments and activities
• Community service

Application Procedure

Students should log into their CSUF portal, click on the “Scholarships” button, follow the onscreen instructions and complete the scholarship application detailing their extracurricular activities and service, both on and off campus.

Provide two letters of recommendation from CSUF faculty or staff, and write an essay or personal statement about your achievements, motivation and aspirations. Application deadline is March 1.