Financial Assistance
There are many programs available to help students cover the cost of graduate school.
- Financial Aid Office - Find out whether you qualify for financial aid and, if so, how to apply.
- Graduate Assistantships - Find Graduate Assistant or Teaching Associate positions available on campus.
- CSU Scholarships - Learn about the various scholarships open to CSU students.
- Beach Scholarships - Visit this page maintained by the CSULB Financial Aid Office to find a list of resources for applying to CSULB on-campus scholarships.
- Graduate Center: On-Campus Funding - Browse this list of various forms of on-campus funding opportunities (including travel grants) that CSULB students can take advantage of.
- Graduate Center: External Funding - Search for external (off-campus) scholarships using the resources listed on this page.
- Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program - Consider applying to this program that provides funding for current CSU students to explore and prepare to succeed in PhD programs.
Graduate Studies is open and available to all, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Graduate Studies at CSULB provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities.
Graduate Studies at CSULB complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.
