Scholarships

Through the generous contributions of supporters, foundations and alumni the Department of Economics is able to offer the following scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students. In all cases, students must be officially declared economics majors and in good standing. Please see further information on the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office.

The Department of Economics offers the Spartanomics Scholarship. Award amounts are between $500-750 and are available to undergraduate and graduate economic students with at least a 3.2 GPA. 

For more information, go to Spartan Scholarships.

Each year, the College of Social Sciences offers scholarships to students majoring in one of the College's Departments. The College scholarships represent the generosity of many friends and alumni. They honor former deans and students in the College of Social Sciences. These scholarships are designed to reward academic excellence, as well as to help finance the ever-increasing costs of higher education. Selection for these scholarships reflects impressive accomplishments of a college career.

The College of Graduate Studies along with San José State University and the California State University system are proud to sponsor several programs, awards, and competitions designed to cultivate and encourage student research and scholarship for current graduate students.