Dominican University of California annually awards a number of scholarships and grants from income provided by annual gifts and endowed funds, as well as from its own general funds. The Financial Aid Office matches the intentions of the donor to the academic and other qualifications of students with need. Students need not apply specifically for the scholarships and grants listed on the following pages. Students who have filed the FAFSA application will automatically become eligible for consideration.
Dominican University of California Scholarships
Dominican Academic Scholarships are awarded to entering undergraduate day freshmen and transfer students.
Undergraduate Day Freshmen merit awards range from $5,000 to $15,000 annually. Dominican scholarships for undergraduate day are available only to entering high school seniors and transfer students with freshman status (less than 12 units). Award amount is based on SAT/ACT score and high school GPA.
Transfer Day merit awards range from $2,500 to $10,000 annually. Award amount is based on college GPA.
ALANA (African American, Latino, Asian, Native American) Scholarship Awards are $1,000 to $5,000 and are need-based aid. These awards are available for incoming undergraduate day freshmen and are renewable.
Pathways ALANA (African American, Latino, Asian, Native American) Scholarship Awards are $1,050 per year. The Pathways ALANA Scholarship is available to traditionally underrepresented Pathways students. Applicants must submit a Pathways ALANA Scholarship Application by the July and December deadlines. Recipients must enroll in 6 or more units per semester as a criteria for this award.
Graduate Grants Need-based awards for full-time graduate and credential student studying on the San Rafael campus range from $1,000 to $3,000. Newly admitted applicants must apply by July 1 for the fall semester or December 1 for the spring semester by completing the FAFSA, Dominican Aid Application, and any other financial aid requirements.
Coaches Awards are partial-tuition awards for selected students participating in intercollegiate sports.
Endowed and Privately Funded Scholarships
Mother Mary Raymond Memorial Scholarships – Awards are awarded to qualified relatives of Dominican alumni.
Dominican University of California is deeply grateful to the many donors who have chosen to honor special individuals through the creation of scholarships and grants for students.
Endowed Scholarships
- Clotilde Bannan Trust Endowed Scholarship
- Rho Barrett Memorial Music Scholarship
- Mary and Samuel Beetem Memorial Music Scholarship
- Reverend Benedict M. Blank, O.P., Merit Award
- Stephanie Bulich Endowed Scholarship
- Barbara K. Bundy Merit Award Endowed Scholarship
- Grace Cahill Scholarship Fund for Nursing Students
- Sister Catherine Marie Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Ciszewski Family Endowed Scholarship
- Margaret Reischman Schimandle Cole Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Compton Foundation Endowed Scholarship
- Marie L. Conlan Endowed Scholarship
- Sister Samuel Conlan, O.P., Endowed Scholarship
- George J. Daly Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Florence Dodge Endowed Music Scholarship Fund
- Bernardine Murphy Donohue Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Carlos Freitas Endowed Scholarship
- Caroline Gibb and Mother Mary Raymond Endowed Memorial Scholarship
- Gertrude Gruenberg Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Robert Hagopian Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Charles L. Harney Endowed Scholarship
- Sister Patrick Harney, O.P., Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- William R. Hearst Foundation Endowed Scholarship
- Matthew Henderson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Linda Louise Hower Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Martha V. Ives Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Patricia Jackson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Jewett Endowed Scholarship
- Hermanie B. Jonas Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Catherine E. Keith Memorial Endowed Scholarship
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- Mr. and Mrs. Regis Lepage Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund for International Studies
- Tony Lofting Endowed Memorial Scholarship
- Teresa Bannan Malley Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Mother Margaret Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Carrie Jane Andersen Martin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Vivian F. McGoldrick Endowed Scholarship
- Rose F. Mellen Scholarship Loan Fund
- Virginia O’Hara Minehan Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Norbert C. Mirassou Endowed Scholarship
- Huldah Moorhead Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Jimmy Norton Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Nu Alpha Endowed Scholarship
- The Bernard Osher Foundation Endowed Scholarship
- Pacific-Western Foundation Scholarship
- Marie Wempe Pellerano Endowed Scholarship
- Thomas and Joanne Peterson Scholarship for Nursing
- Peter’s Fund Scholarship
- Cecilia Perrin Ravizza Endowed Scholarship
- Sandra K. Reilly Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Norma Riccomini Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Traci E. Ross Nursing Endowed Scholarship
- Sisters of Saint Dominic Endowed Scholarship
- Geraldine E. Smith Endowed Scholarship
- Alyce Sporer Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Joseffa Stewart Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- The Trustee Endowed Scholarship
- Marjorie Vacarro Music Endowed Scholarship
- The Veritas Endowed Scholarship
- Neil J. and Mary M. Webb Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Janet Brandt Wilson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- The Lillian L.Y. Wang Yin, Ph.D., (Chemistry, Class of 1951) Scholarship Fund
- Kathleen Anne Zegart Memorial Endowed Scholarship
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