💰 San Jose State University Merit Scholarships

Official Scholarship Information

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Open to graduate and undergraduate students in the College of Science with overall 3.0 GPA or higher. Applicants must demonstrate community service and/or participate in student organizations. Award applied equally to the students account for Fall and Spring and is conditional on full-time enrollment each term.

Eligibility: Open to graduate and undergraduate students in the College of Science with overall 3.0 GPA or higher.

How to apply: ["overall GPA 3.0 or higher", "demonstrate community service and/or participation in student organizations", "full-time enrollment each term"]

Eligibility: Recipients may be incoming frosh, or transfer students with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or high school equivalent.

How to apply: ["minimum GPA 2.5 (or equivalent)", "selection by committee convened by the Director of the School of Information Systems and Technology"]

Scholarships will be awarded to both current and incoming new international students for the 2025-2026 academic year. The number and amount of scholarships available are yet to be determined, and will be disbursed on a semester basis: once in the fall and once in the spring.

Eligibility: Selection is based on a comprehensive and holistic review of application materials, including written essays, GPA, test scores, and other evidence of scholastic ability and academic achievement. * Must be a fully matriculated student in F-1 status * Must maintain legal F-1 status * Must be enrolled full-time with 12 units as an undergraduate or 9 units as a graduate student*; * Must have a minimum SJSU cumulative GPA of 3.5 (graduate students) and 3.3 (undergraduate students); * Must have completed at least one semester at SJSU at time of application; * Must be an active student at SJSU for the following academic year.

How to apply: ["Access the SJSU Spartan Scholarships platform and complete the General Application", "written essays", "test scores", "must be enrolled full-time (12 units undergraduate / 9 units graduate)"]

Scholarships will be awarded to both current and incoming new international students for the 2025-2026 academic year. The number and amount of scholarships available are yet to be determined, and will be disbursed on a semester basis: once in the fall and once in the spring.

Eligibility: Selection is based on a comprehensive and holistic review of application materials, including written essays, GPA, test scores, and other evidence of scholastic ability and academic achievement. * Must be a fully matriculated student in F-1 status * Must maintain legal F-1 status * Must be enrolled full-time with 12 units as an undergraduate or 9 units as a graduate student*; * Must have a minimum SJSU cumulative GPA of 3.5 (graduate students) and 3.3 (undergraduate students); * Must have completed at least one semester at SJSU at time of application; * Must be an active student at SJSU for the following academic year.

How to apply: ["Access the SJSU Spartan Scholarships platform and complete the General Application", "written essays", "test scores", "must be enrolled full-time (12 units undergraduate / 9 units graduate)"]

This is four-year full academic scholarship to cover fees for entering first-year students who declared major in Biology (any concentration) or Chemistry with a concentration in Biochemistry and are National Merit Scholars, National Merit Scholar Finalists and High School Valedictorians.

Eligibility: Recipients must be California residents and demonstrate a strong record of leadership and service in their high schools and communities. Additional scholarships will be available for students with minimum GPA of 3.75.

How to apply: ["California resident (for tuition purposes)", "strong record of leadership and service", "additional opportunities for students with minimum GPA of 3.75"]

Eligibility: Applicants must be students in the College of Business, enrolled full time (12 units or more) and have a 2.4-3.0 cumulative GPA. Preference will be given to students who are working their way through college.

How to apply: ["enrolled full time (12 units or more)", "minimum cumulative GPA between 2.4 and 3.0"]

This is a full ride scholarship.

Eligibility: Applicants must be students with majors in the College of Business who are enrolled full time, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate a financial need.

How to apply: ["full-time enrollment", "minimum GPA 3.0", "demonstrate financial need"]

This is intend to provide four-year full academic scholarship to deserving, matriculated, full-time undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need.

Eligibility: Preference given to students with demonstrated financial need demonstrated by the FAFSA or Dream Act; cumulative SJSU GPA between 3.5 and 4.0.

How to apply: ["matriculated full-time undergraduate status", "demonstrated financial need (FAFSA or Dream Act)", "cumulative SJSU GPA between 3.5 and 4.0"]

Scholarships will be awarded to both current and incoming new international students for the 2025-2026 academic year. The number and amount of scholarships available are yet to be determined, and will be disbursed on a semester basis: once in the fall and once in the spring.

Eligibility: Selection is based on a comprehensive and holistic review of application materials, including written essays, GPA, test scores, and other evidence of scholastic ability and academic achievement. * Must be a fully matriculated student in F-1 status * Must maintain legal F-1 status * Must be enrolled full-time with 12 units as an undergraduate or 9 units as a graduate student*; * Must have a minimum SJSU cumulative GPA of 3.5 (graduate students) and 3.3 (undergraduate students); * Must have completed at least one semester at SJSU at time of application; * Must be an active student at SJSU for the following academic year.

How to apply: ["Access the SJSU Spartan Scholarships platform and complete the General Application", "written essays", "test scores", "must be enrolled full-time (12 units undergraduate / 9 units graduate)"]

Numerous scholarships are available to current students enrolled in the masters degree programs at the SJSU School of Information. From $500 to $3,250, scholarships funds can help offset course fees.

Eligibility: Several scholarships have been endowed by faculty, students, alumni and friends of the iSchool and are awarded to current students based on academic merit.

How to apply: ["Apply via SJSU scholarship application process (SJSU Spartan Scholarships)", "varies by scholarship"]

This is a full-ride scholarship.

Eligibility: Applicants must be undergraduate students with majors in the College of Business, who are enrolled full time and have a minimum 2.8 GPA.

How to apply: ["full-time enrollment", "minimum GPA 2.8"]

This is four-year full academic scholarship that provide to a student in Mathematics, Computer Science or the Physical Sciences.

Eligibility: Scholarship recipients are required to have a cumulative GPA 3.75, must be California residents for tuition purposes and demonstrate a strong record in leadership and service in their high schools and communities.

How to apply: ["cumulative GPA 3.75", "California resident for tuition purposes", "strong record of leadership and service"]

Eligibility: Applicants must be graduate students studying for their Masters of Business Administration, Accounting, Taxation or Real Estate in the College of Business and have a GPA of at least 3.6. Preference given to students who are married.

How to apply: ["graduate student status", "minimum GPA 3.6"]

This Scholarship rewards excellence in the SJSU senior honors Human Resources management class, covering the cost of tuition, fees and books during the senior year of a Human Resource Management major.

Eligibility: Applicants must be Human Resource Management majors in the College of Business with high GPAs, and will be invited to apply in their junior year for this prestigious award.

How to apply: ["invitation to apply (in junior year)", "application (when invited)"]

Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students in the College of Business with a minimum GPA of 2.5 who are not eligible for a Pell Grant but have expected family contribution lower than cost of attendance.

How to apply: ["full-time enrollment", "minimum GPA 2.5"]