Financial Aid & Scholarships

Please note: Upward Bound does not guarantee that the information contained in any of the Web sites listed below is correct or current. They are placed here for the convenience of our Upward Bound participants. We encourage students to use free scholarship sites and never to pay a person or agency who requests money to assist you in finding scholarships or file your financial aid forms.

Type of Financial Aid Description
Cal Grants Awards State-funded monetary grants given to students to help pay for college expenses that do not have to be paid back.
Center for Scholarship Information, CSULB Scholarship information and links to several scholarship search engines.
Cal State Apply Many services provided for potential or incoming CSU students.
FAFSA Online (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Official database to apply online for state and federal financial assistance, and search for scholarships, colleges, careers and related information.
Financing Your Education Financing possibilities that are provided to eligible students in four major categories: grants, loans, scholarships and work study employment.