Student Scholarships and Awards
The School of Theatre, Television, and Film offers a number of scholarships and awards. Announcements about applications and their due dates are made early each Spring. You can’t receive a scholarship unless you apply!
Rook Digital Marketing & Film Scholarship
Rook Digital is offering a Digital Marketing & Film Scholarship to students in San Diego County studying Marketing or Film at a local university. Why? First, we're a digital marketing agency. That's a no-brainer. Second? We're passionate about storytelling and the impact it can have in both marketing and advertising, but also in an individual's life.
Please visit the Rook Digital Marketing & Film Scholarship for more information.
Jim Sanders Media and Leadership Scholarship
The Jim Sanders Media and Leadership Scholarship will award one $2,500 scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year to students who have an interest in journalism, news media, or communication. Applicants must aspire to a career in news media, but can be interested in any aspect of the industry including engineering, sales, production (audio, video and sound editing, etc.), graphic design, or human resources and have a desire to be a leader in journalism, media, or communication. Contact [email protected] to apply.
Please visit the Jim Sanders Media and Leadership Scholarship for more information.
Sara Stelzer Scholarship for Study Abroad
Recipients must be participating in an international experience.
Please visit the Sara Stelzer Scholarship for Study Abroad for more information.
Ruth Anna, Louis F., Dorothy Cable Endowed Scholarship
Preference will be given to applicants who graduated from high schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District.
Please visit the Ruth Anna, Louis F., Dorothy Cable Endowed Scholarship for more information.
Joyce M. Gattas Scholarship for Internships and International Experiences
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts (PSFA) Emeritae Dean Joyce Gattas established a scholarship to support her vision and commitment for PSFA undergraduate and graduate students to globally educated and have access to invaluable international study abroad and internship experiences.
Please visit the Joyce M. Gattas Scholarship for Internships and International Experiences for more information.
Carole Robasciotti Endowed Internship Scholarship
Must be enrolled in a for-credit internship class or participating in a volunteer or work experience. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Please visit the Carole Robasciotti Endowed Internship Scholarship for more information.
Thomas P. Newton Endowed Scholarship
Recipients must be graduates of a California high school in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma.
Please visit the Thomas P. Newton Endowed Scholarship for more information.
Bellinghiere Memorial Scholarship
Open to Master’s students in Theatre Arts.
Please visit the Bellinghiere Memorial Scholarship for more information.
Gordon Lusk Memorial Scholarship
Recipients must be Master’s students with an emphasis in costume design.
Please visit the Gordon Lusk Memorial Scholarship for more information.
Sybil E. Jones Memorial Scholarship
Open to undergraduate sophomores, juniors and seniors. Applicants must have proven dramatic ability in SDSU dramatic productions.
Please visit the Sybil E. Jones Memorial Scholarship for more information.
Marion Ross Scholarship
Recipients must be graduate students pursuing an acting career.
Please visit the Marion Ross Scholarship for more information.
Marion Ross Scholarship
Recipients must be undergraduate students pursuing an acting career.
Please visit the Marion Ross Scholarship for more information.
Mack Owen Scholarship
Recipients must be undergraduate students pursuing an acting career.
Please visit the Mack Owen Scholarship for more information.
Hunton Sellman Memorial Scholarship
Open to undergraduate and graduate theatre students.
Please visit the Hunton Sellman Memorial Scholarship for more information.
Henry Stanton Memorial Scholarship
Open to undergraduate and graduate theatre students.
Please visit the Henry Stanton Memorial Scholarship for more information.
Denise Madruga Scholarship in Theatre
All class levels are eligible.
Please visit the Denise Madruga Scholarship in Theatre for more information.
Maggi McKerrow Endowed Scholarship for Theatre
Preference will be given to applicants who are interested in theatre for children.
Please visit the Maggi McKerrow Endowed Scholarship for Theatre for more information.
Sara Stelzer Scholarship for Study Abroad
Recipients must be participating in an international experience.
Please visit the Sara Stelzer Scholarship for Study Abroad for more information.
Ruth Anna, Louis F., Dorothy Cable Endowed Scholarship
Preference will be given to applicants who graduated from high schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District.
Please visit the Ruth Anna, Louis F., Dorothy Cable Endowed Scholarship for more information.
Joyce M. Gattas Scholarship for Internships and International Experiences
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts (PSFA) Emeritae Dean Joyce Gattas established a scholarship to support her vision and commitment for PSFA undergraduate and graduate students to globally educated and have access to invaluable international study abroad and internship experiences.
Please visit the Joyce M. Gattas Scholarship for Internships and International Experiences for more information.
Carole Robasciotti Endowed Internship Scholarship
Must be enrolled in a for-credit internship class or participating in a volunteer or work experience. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Please visit the Carole Robasciotti Endowed Internship Scholarship for more information.
Thomas P. Newton Endowed Scholarship
Recipients must be graduates of a California high school in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma.
Please visit the Thomas P. Newton Endowed Scholarship for more information.
SDSU AZTEC Scholarships
San Diego State University has over 700 scholarship opportunities to support our students’ educational goals. Funding for our scholarships has been provided by generous donors to SDSU who believe in higher education and your ability to achieve academic success.
Our application portal, “Aztec Scholarships,” allows students to apply for university scholarships via one application. The SDSU Scholarship Office coordinates the SDSU scholarship application and awarding process with core committees from the various colleges, departments and organizations responsible for selecting recipients.
The application process for students is simple and fast. Based on university and application data, Aztec Scholarships automatically filters eligible applications and sends them to SDSU scholarship committees for award consideration. Scholarship committees are typically composed of university faculty and/or staff from the academic program or campus organization most closely affiliated with the scholarship. SDSU Scholarship Office staff members are not part of any scholarship committee.
SDSU maintains a strict policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identification, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in the administration and awarding of scholarships.
