Outside Scholarships

Outside Scholarships

Cal Poly students receive over $4 million dollars each year from off-campus funding sources. Before funds are disbursed, full-time enrollment is verified. The scholarship processing cycle is at its heaviest during the Summer and Fall Quarters as a high volume of checks are received daily. Processing time can range from 1-2 weeks from the date they are received. Students must be responsible for their own payments for Fall Quarter unless they have sufficient financial aid to defer their payments for registration, housing and/or meal plan payments as determined by the Student Accounts Office.

Enrollment Verification To Donors

Should your donor require verification of enrollment, download and complete the highlighted sections of the Verification of Enrollment form and submit to the Financial Aid Office for authorization.

Scholarship checks should be made payable to Cal Poly and include the student's name and Cal Poly ID number (Empl ID from the 'Personal Info' tab on the portal). Correspondence should clearly indicate the name of the scholarship and if available, the student's major.

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Scholarship funds are deposited to students' university accounts and applied to registration and/or housing and possibly meal plan payments. Students are notified by email each time scholarship funds are processed and applied to their account.

Disbursement

The Student Accounts Office is responsible for disbursing financial aid, scholarships, and outside resources. Students are advised to visit their website for more information.

Scholarship checks received during the school year will be direct deposited into the student's designated bank account. If direct deposit is not an option, then funds are mailed to the student. Please keep your address up to date. Allow for mailing time if you are not on direct deposit.

To pay university fees and charges or to keep outside scholarship funds on account for future payments, prior arrangements can be made by contacting the Scholarship Specialist in the Financial Aid Office.

Notification of Outside Scholarships

University policy requires that students report to the Financial Aid Office all resources available to them. Please complete and submit to the Financial Aid Office a Notification of Outside Scholarships form when you have received notice regarding any non-Cal Poly awards. Submit this information by July 1, or whenever an outside scholarship or award is received. You may receive a revised award communication.

  Cal Poly Financial Aid Office
  Administration Building, Room 212
  San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0201