CSUSB and San Bernardino Valley College Foundation create $100,000 scholarship for transfer students
Each institution will put in $25,000 a year for two years under the ValleyUp2CSUSB agreement, and 25 Valley College transfer students have already received awards, the university said.
Cal State San Bernardino and the San Bernardino Valley College Foundation have set up a scholarship for Valley College students who transfer to the university, CSUSB said in an article published Sept. 28.
The program is called the ValleyUp2CSUSB Scholarship. The agreement runs two years, with $25,000 coming from each institution every academic year, for a combined $100,000, according to the university.
The CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation will supply the university's matching share, the article said.
First awards
The Valley College foundation's first $25,000 installment has been committed, the university said. That money supports eligible students who transfer in 2026-27.
Twenty-five Valley College transfer students were selected in the first round and have received the scholarship, according to the article, which described the program as a two-year pilot.
Who is eligible
Valley College undergraduates in any field of study who transfer to CSUSB can receive the scholarship, provided they meet program requirements, the university said.
Preference goes to students with a year or more completed at Valley College and to those in the college's Valley-Bound Commitment Program.
The article did not list individual award amounts or an application deadline.
What officials said
"Our partnership with Cal State San Bernardino strengthens the bridge between our institutions and helps reduce the financial barriers students may face as they pursue a four-year degree," Mike Layne, executive director of the SBVC Foundation, said in the article.
Layne said the partnership supports the foundation's Valley Up! Initiative.
"By matching this generous investment from the San Bernardino Valley College Foundation, we are helping remove financial barriers for transfer students while creating a stronger pathway from SBVC to CSUSB," said Raymond W. Watts, interim vice president of CSUSB's Division of University Advancement, in the article.
A photo caption with the article noted that the university hosted an Instant Admit Day on the Valley College campus in August.
The article said San Bernardino Valley College dates to 1926 and is marking its 100th year in 2026.