Richard K. Leffingwell Scholarship 2025

The California State University Foundation offers two available Richard K. Leffingwell Scholarships valued at $3000 per recipient to financially support. Students who are undertaking an undergraduate major or a graduate study in any business or economics-related field at an accredited institution in the United States can apply for this program.

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Richard K. Leffingwell Scholarship – Overview

Eligibility Criteria:

Scholarship applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Must have demonstrated an interest in and aspire to a career in nonprofit or public service.
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale and be in good academic standing.
• Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the campus Financial Aid office.
• Must be currently enrolled as a full-time equivalent upper division or graduate student at a California State University campus and must remain a full-time equivalent student during the scholarship period.

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Application Process:

Here’s what you must submit besides your application.

• A personal statement (300 word count for each):
  1. What experience has impacted your personal growth?
  2. Tell us about a time you failed. What did you learn from that experience?
  3. Why are you pursuing your major? How does it relate to your career aspirations?
  4. Provide an example of service beyond the classroom (i.e., have you taken on significant family obligations, helped other in a specific way, been involved in political action, worked/volunteered/interned at a particular organization, etc.). Why is this example significant to you?
• Supplemental Question (300 word count):
  1. What are you motivations and goals for a career in nonprofit or public service? What are your experiences or involvement to date in nonprofit or public service activities?

Selection Process:

Candidates will be evaluated based on the merit of a solid personal statement, demonstrable interest in a public service career, ability to demonstrate unmet financial need, and academic transcript indicating at least 2.75 out of 4.0 grade point average.

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