Graduate Equity Fellowship Application

2025-2026

Please use this survey to apply for the Graduate Equity Fellowship for the 2025-2026 award term.

In order to be eligible for this award, you must be enrolled as a graduate student at Cal State Fullerton during the Fall 2025 semester; students who graduate in Spring 2025 or Summer 2025 are not eligible. Students who are awarded a Fellowship will receive the funds during the Fall 2025 semester.

Complete all parts of the survey, and if you have any questions, please email gradstudiesrecept@fullerton.edu.

The deadline to apply is Friday, April 18 at 5:00 pm.

Graduate Equity Fellowship grants range from $500 to $2,000 per year. This program seeks to increase the diversity of students completing graduate degree programs at the CSU, encourages continuation toward doctoral programs, and promotes consideration of university faculty careers. It provides fellowships for economically disadvantaged CSU students who have had success in overcoming educational disadvantages and promotes faculty mentoring and research opportunities. To apply for a Graduate Equity Fellowship, you must:

Be a California resident or have an AB540 affidavit on file with your CSU campus;
Be admitted to a CSUF graduate program as a classified or conditionally classified student;
Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application (CADAA);
Have financial need of at least $1,000;
Enroll at least half-time in an eligible graduate degree; and
Demonstrate potential to succeed in graduate school as evidenced by undergraduate coursework and responses to the fellowship application.

Applications will be reviewed and awardees will be notified at their CSUF email addresses as soon as possible after the deadline.