Scholarships are awarded to students to foster academic excellence, to develop talents, and to recognize leadership, community involvement, and outstanding achievement. Scholarships are also awarded to students who have overcome significant challenges to obtain an education and to provide financial support to students for academic related activities, such as conference attendance and study abroad. All students, regardless of nationality, citizenship, or residency status, are encouraged to apply for as many scholarships as they are eligible for.

The following are scholarships available to CCS majors:

Clara de Escudero Scholarship

• Recipient must be studying in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies.
• Students are not required to be enrolled full-time.

Dolores Huerta Scholarship

• Recipient must be majoring or minoring in Chicana and Chicano Studies.
• Students are not required to be enrolled full-time.
• Applicants must have a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.00 out of 4.00.

Letty Zanchez Memorial Scholarship

• Recipient must be a student in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies.
• Students are not required to be enrolled full-time.
• Cumulative GPA must be greater than or equal to 3.50 out of 4.00.

Comunidad Scholarship

• All class levels are eligible.
• Recipients must have a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.50 out of 4.00.
• Recipients must be pursuing a major or or minor in Chicana/o Studies.
• Recipients must be enrolled full-time.

Gracia Molina Enriquez de Pick Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship

• Recipients must be pursuing a program of study in Chicana/Chicano Studies.
• Students must have a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.80 out of 4.00.
• Students are not required to be enrolled full-time.
• Demonstration of financial need, as defined by the SDSU Financial Aid Office, is not required for initial consideration.
• Please submit a letter of support from a faculty mentor from SDSU’s Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies.
  Faculty mentors are asked to address your research project in their letter as well as the mentoring that they will provide
  to you.
• Please provide details about your community action research project and how your research will advance
  Chicano/Chicana studies. Please make sure to discuss methodology, goals, and timeline, including a tentative date for
  your public presentation on your research.

Application Deadline: September 4, 2026.

Visit the Aztec Scholarships website to complete the general application.