Applicants must:

• Demonstrate superior academic performance with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be in good academic standing.
• Demonstrate financial need as determined by the campus Financial Aid Office.
• Be currently enrolled as a full-time equivalent undergraduate or graduate student in any major field at a CSU campus and must remain a CSU full-time equivalent student during the 2007- 2008 academic year.

Applications are available through the campus Financial Aid Office.
Students must apply through their campus Financial Aid Office in the Spring.

Financial Aid Offices on each campus review the applications to ensure that they meet all requirements and, in consultation with the campus President, will select and forward one nomination to the CSU Foundation. Since we had twenty-three scholarships this year, all nominees received a scholarship.

Completed nominations submitted by the campus Financial Aid Office to the CSU Foundation should include the following; this list is provided for reference. Students need to apply through their campus Financial Aid Office.

• A completed Applicant Checklist
• A completed Applicant Information Form
• A Nomination Cover Letter from the campus President
• A one-paragraph Biography, which must be approved by the campus Public Affairs Department (see Checklist)
• Calculation of Unmet Financial Need (found at the bottom of the Applicant Information form)
• Calculation of Grade Point Average (found at the bottom of the Applicant Information form)
• A current Official College Transcript including all undergraduate and graduate coursework completed
• A brief Personal Statement describing the student's:
  1. Background
  2. Personal achievements
  3. Challenges they have encountered
  4. Educational pursuits
  5. Community service, which should reflect a commitment to education and to the community
  6. Goals and aspirations for the future.
• Two letters of reference from individuals such as teachers/professors, counselors, or community leaders who can attest to the candidate's meritorious performance and personal strengths and assess the nominee's potential for success. One of the letters of reference must be from an academic instructor.
• A short video, approximately three minutes in length, filmed by the campus, of the nominee describing how education has transformed his or her life, and background B-Roll of the student on campus. These campus shots should show the student in his or her environment (the lab, the classroom, athletic field, doing volunteer work, etc.) as well as show the student near or in front of campus landmarks. (If the campus Public Affairs office does not have the capacity to film the video, we ask that they determine the appropriate department and make arrangements for the student to be filmed.) This video should be raw footage, with no scoring, and in MINI DV, DVC PRO, or DV CAM format. We will have the editing done.
• Photos of the nominee, including a formal headshot to include in the program, and informal shots of the nominee on campus, at home, at work, or at play. The informal photos can come from the nominee's own collection. If the nominee does not have a formal headshot, then the campus Public Affairs department needs to assist.

The scholarship review selection committee reviews the nominations and rates the nominees. The highest ranked student who best demonstrates need and merit is designated the Ali C. Razi Scholar and receives a $6,000 scholarship. The student who has contributed the most to his or her home or university community is designated the Murray L. Galinson Scholar and receives a $6,000 scholarship.

All recipients of the Hearst Trustees' Scholarships will be invited to attend (their transportation will be covered) the awards presentation at the September 18, 2007, Board of Trustees meeting at the Chancellor's Office in Long Beach. They will be honored at a reception following the presentation.