Scholarships

California Institute of Integral Studies scholarship programs are designed to encourage and support outstanding students, and are available to all students. Scholarship awards are based on financial need, designed to support diversity and awarded to students who through their application for admission have demonstrated a commitment to transforming themselves and the world.

Facts about scholarships

• Scholarships are gift aid, you don't have to repay
• CIIS scholarships only cover tuition

New Undergraduate and Graduate Students (Domestic and International students)
By applying for admission to CIIS, you will automatically be considered for a CIIS scholarship. Domestic students must also complete the 2009-10 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). International students do not need to complete a FAFSA.

Continuing Students (Domestic and International students)
If you have completed 15 units at CIIS—or a full year (fall and spring)—you can apply for the CIIS Annual Scholarship. Domestic students must also complete the 2009–10 FAFSA. International Students do not need to complete a FAFSA. The application deadline is June 1 of every year.

Types of Scholarships

CIIS Opportunity Scholarship (Open to All New Students)
The scholarship awards are based on financial need and/or designed to support diversity.

Asia Cummings (Open to Undergraduates Students)
Endowed scholarship established by the family of Asia Cummings in memory of their daughter who was admitted to the Bachelor of Arts Completion program before her death in 2004. The scholarship has been funded by the Ernest Christian Klipstein Foundation and other donors and is for undergraduate students only. There is no specific application; awards are made based on financial need and the recommendation of the BAC faculty.

Alumni Scholarship (Open to Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
Annual scholarship funded by the collective gifts from CIIS alumni. There is no specific application; awards are made based on financial need and the recommendation of the Admissions and Financial Aid offices.

Trustee Scholarship (Open to Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
Annual scholarship funded by the collective gifts from the CIIS Board of Trustees. There is no specific application; awards are made based on financial need and the recommendation of the Admissions and Financial Aid offices.

Elizabeth McCormack Scholarship (Open to Graduate students)
Elizabeth McCormack has acted as one of our CIIS Trustee since 1990 during most of which time she served as Chair. In 2008 she was named a “Lifetime Trustee” of CIIS. There is no specific application; awards are made based on financial need and the recommendation of the Admissions and Financial Aid Office.

Laurance S. Rockefeller Scholarship (Open to Graduate students)
Laurance S. Rockefeller was a major philanthropist to CIIS; served as an Honorary Trustee and received an Honorary Doctorate in 1998. There is no specific application; awards are made based on financial need and the recommendation of the Admissions and Financial Aid Office.

Haridas Chaudhuri Scholarship (Open to Graduate students)
Established in memory of Haridas and Bina Chaudhuri, co-founders of CIIS, this scholarship provides support for Indian students wishing to study at CIIS and CIIS students wishing to study in India. There is no specific application; awards are made based on financial need and the recommendation of the Admissions and Financial Aid Office.

Auen Berger Community Service Scholarship (Open to Undergraduate and Graduate Students)
These scholarships are intended to provide support for students who are committed to social and community service. Recipients will work one full year at community or socially based service for each year of scholarship support. The Auen Berger Community Service scholarships are awards up to $2000 per year. Application Guidelines and Deadlines *COMING SOON*

Kranzke Scholarship (Open to Graduate students)
The Robert Joseph and Wilhelmina Ann Kranzke Scholarships are awards of up to $5,000 per year for research and study of psychedelic/entheogenic plants or substances; plus an optional, additional grant of $1,000 for fieldwork expenses. Up to four awards may be made each year, if appropriate projects are selected by the Kranzke Scholarship Committee.

Click here to download the Kranzke Scholarship Application and Guidelines.

Esalen Scholarship ~ For Graduate Students
The Esalen Scholars Program at CIIS will provide tuition support for doctoral students who will write dissertations in areas of research of interest to the Esalen Institute Center for Theory and Research and Masters level students.. More Information is coming up soon.

Click here to download the Esalen Scholarship Guidelines and Application.

Annual Scholarship ~ For Graduate Continuing Students
The Institute strives by providing financial aid assistance to students who demonstrate financial need. If you are not receiving any other CIIS scholarship and completed successfully 15 units or two full time semesters at CIIS by when you apply, you may be a candidate for this scholarship. DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2009 Annual Scholarship Application click here.

ICP Diversity in Leadership Scholarship ~ For New ICP Students
The “Leadership in Diversity” Scholarships are intended to encourage students of color to enroll in the ICP Program so as to contribute their voices and perspectives to the evolving edge of scholarship in the program. There is no specific application; recipients will be selected on the basis of the leadership they have shown in their lives and communities, academic achievement, specific interest in the ICP Program, and financial need. Awards are for up to $10,000/year for three years.

Louis Gainsborough Scholarship ~ For Graduate Students
Established in memory of Louis Gainsborough, a San Francisco businessman who had the remarkable vision to found a graduate school devoted solely to the study of Asian values and culture. The American Academy of Asian Studies proved to be a brilliant seed from which would flower more than a decade later the California Institute of Asian (later Integral) Studies. There is no specific application; awards are made based on financial need and the recommendation of ACS faculty.

ACTCM Scholarship ~ For ACTCM Faculty Graduate Students
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine scholarship is offered to ACTCM faculty interested in pursuing their doctoral degrees at CIIS. The scholarships would be $2000/year for full-time study in a doctoral program. For that ACTCM faculty seeking a doctorate in Asian and Comparative Studies, the scholarships would be $3000 for full-time study.