Apply for California Scholarship Federation

Charles F. Seymour founded the California Scholarship Federation (CSF) in 1921 with the goal of identifying Californian students who meet high academic criteria.

Numerous tuition scholarships offered at universities around the state and at a few colleges across the country are available to members of the California Scholarship Federation. A number of members are nominated as Life Members by regional subcommittees on the basis of their volunteerism, leadership skills, and character. Five of these kids—one from each region of California—are given an extra $3,000 to help with their college tuition, while fifty of these youngsters earn $2,000 each.

There are roughly a thousand chapters spread throughout the state’s secondary schools. The group keeps pushing academically driven students to further their studies and become active members of their communities.

Scholarship Details

California Scholarship Federation (CSF) is a member-based organization that celebrates exceptional academic and citizenship achievers. To be eligible for membership you must apply each semester with qualifying grades from the preceding semester and have at least four qualifying semesters in your sophomore through senior years. You must have taken classes in your final year for at least one semester. You can join CSF as a lifelong member by fulfilling these requirements. At graduation, students who get this accolade will have the privilege of donning the gold cord.

Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors are eligible to apply for spring 2025 (using Fall 2024 grades) and submit their report cards or transcripts to csf@bereanchristian.com from their Berean email address between Wednesday, January 8th and Friday, January 31st. Write “CSF” in the subject line of the email.

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Requirements for Semester Membership

Students earn membership in CSF if they apply and have earned 10 (ten) CSF points. Points are earned on grades from the previous semester according to the following scale.

A = 3 CSF points*

B = 1 CSF point*

C = 0 CSF points

D or F in any course, even if not counted for CSF, disqualifies the student from membership

*1 extra point for an A or a B in an AP, IB, or Honors-designated course, not to exceed two such points per semester

• 4 (Four) of the 10 (ten) points must come from List I courses.
• 7 (Seven) of the 10 (ten) points (including the four List I points) must come from List I and II courses. Of course, all seven points may come from List I.
• The last 3 (three) points may come from any list.
• Only 5 (five) courses (or 25 credits) may be used to earn the 10 (ten) points.

Keep in mind that courses such as P.E., teacher assistant, office aide, or repeated courses do not earn any CSF points. See the description of List I, II, III courses in Article IV, Section 6, of the CSF Bylaws on CSF Chapter Resources.