Applications available for CSUCI scholarships

California State University Channel Islands has announced that applications are available for the President's Scholars Program for the 2008-09 academic year.

The deadline for applying for the student scholarship, awarded on the basis of academic merit, is March 2. Applications are available at www.csuci.edu/financialaid/ scholarships.htm.

The President's Scholars Program is open to freshmen who will enter CSUCI in the fall of 2008 with a grade-point average of at least 3.75 and a minimum of 1,200 SAT scores on both the verbal and math portions.

The scholarship pays for full resident fees, a $600 per semester book store credit and the use of a laptop computer. The scholarship is renewable for four years.

University scholarship programs are made possible by contributions from many members of the local community, including the Pierre Claeyssens family, whose gift established this scholarship.

For more information, call the CSUCI Financial Aid office at (805) 437-8530.