Scholarships and Awards

The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for 2024–2025. These scholarships have been made possible by the generosity of the Whittington family and past faculty of the Department of Philosophy.

Previous awardees have gone on to achieve a variety of educational and professional outcomes, including doctoral degrees both in philosophy and in other fields.

Friends of Philosophy Scholarship
For AY24–25, we anticipate that there will be two Friends of Philosophy Scholarships available (up to $400). Friends of Philosophy scholarships are supported by generous donations from Cal State Long Beach alumni and others.

Whittington Scholarship
For AY24–25, we anticipate that there will be one Whittington Scholarship available (up to $600). The Whittington Scholarship was established with a generous gift from Marie Whittington and her late husband, Edward Whittington, retired Los Angeles commercial photographers and long-standing friends of the Philosophy Department. After the Whittingtons raised their three children, Marie Whittington returned to college and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy in 1979 from Cal State Long Beach, graduating ‘with great distinction’. Her name appeared on the President’s list numerous times, and she was lauded with the Outstanding Baccalaureate award at her graduation. In addition, she served as President of Phi Sigma Tau. Mrs. Whittington then returned to complete a Master of Arts in Philosophy in 1982, writing her thesis on the question ‘Why Preserve Species?‘ After receiving her Master’s degree, Mrs. Whittington taught philosophy for some years as a part-time lecturer at Cal State Long Beach, Golden West College, and Marymount College.

Eligibility
To be eligible for Philosophy scholarships, applicants must meet the following requirements:

  1. be a matriculated student in good standing and majoring in Philosophy;
  2. have a cumulative GPA of ≥3.20;
  3. be either an upper-division undergraduate enrolled for ≥12 units in Fall 2022, or else a graduate student enrolled in ≥6 units in Fall 2024.

Application Process and Deadlines
To apply for Philosophy scholarships, complete a general application online. Both the Friends of Philosophy and Whittington Scholarships require a writing sample or essay demonstrating philosophical aptitude. The complete AY24–25 application must be submitted by or before Monday September 30th 2024.

For more information about these and other scholarships, please visit the BeachScholarships portal. For general inquiries, contact the Scholarship Office within Financial Aid either by phone (562–985–7570) or via e-mail at <scholarships@csulb.edu> or <oliver.mamangun@csulb.edu>. (nb: the Center for Scholarship Information appears to have gone defunct as hastily as the university promoted it.)

Other Relevant CSULB and CLA Scholarships
Philosophy students may apply for a variety of other general awards and non-Philosophy scholarships, including the following:

Donations
Alumni and other supporters interested in facilitating specifically philosophical scholarships can donate directly to the department by following this link here.