FAQ

STEM undergraduate students registering at CSULB who are burdened with childcare, rent, transportation or food expenses, should apply for ASCEND subsistence scholarships during the specified enrolled semester. Please, email ASCEND@csulb.edu if you would like to verify your subsistence eligibility. 

Approximately 16 subsistence scholarships are available during this cycle.

Books, ebooks, computers, tablets, software, class materials such as WileyPlus, EIT/FE exam fee, EIT/FE exam books or training, GRE books, GRE examination fees, other professional license exams. Students need to justify the needs for classroom and academic support that are associated with their academic affordability and improvement during their respective semesters. Students may address more than one needs in this category. Please, email ASCEND@csulb.edu to further verify student classroom and academic support if not listed here. 

Approximately 27 academic and classroom support at $500 each are available during this cycle (fall, spring and summer (optional)). 

College of Business: Information Systems major

College of Liberal Arts: Environmental Science & Policy

College of Human Health Services:

• Dietetics & Food Administration: Food Science
• Dietetics & Food Administration: Nutrition & Dietetics
• Kinesiology (potentially all 4 options, excluding Exercise Science)
• Nursing

Yes. Please, include the information on your application. 

No. Undergraduate students or 2nd B.S. students with a STEM major are eligible for ASCEND scholarships and research grants.

Email ASCEND@csulb.edu 

ASCEND student workshops for professional, career and leadership will be available in Spring 2024.

ASCEND also provide travel support for STEM students to attend a conference to present their research findings or STEM student competitions. The application is now available.