Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students

The Dale M. Schoettler Scholarship for Visually Impaired Students was established in 1991 by Mr. Schoettler, a successful businessman from Mountain View, California, who was blind for the last eight years of his life.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Applicants must currently have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale and must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale during the academic year in which the award is received.
  • Applicants must be currently enrolled in 6.1 units or more as a CSU undergraduate or graduate student in any major field and must remain enrolled in 6.1 units or more during the academic year in which the award is received.
  • Applicants must have a visual disability *

Application deadline: Applicants are accepted on a year-round basis.

Award amount: 46 scholarships of $10,000 each will be awarded for the 2024-2025 ​academic year.

IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR 2024/2025: Students are required to apply for this scholarship directly with the Chancellor’s Office. How to apply: CSU Students who meet the requirements must complete the CSU Foundation application available at https://ds.calstate.edu/?entityID=https%3A%2F%2Fidp.calstate.edu%2Fproxy%2Fsaml%2Fsp%2Fscholarshipmanager&return=https%3A%2F%2Fidp.calstate.edu%2Fscholarshipmanager%2FShibboleth.sso%2FLogin%3FSAMLDS%3D1%26target%3Dss%253Amem%253A6d42493a629bce7ca95aa9557d4e92606f8805007c9616c74a9f7253f8b4970f

Award
$10,000
Deadline
03/03/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please Download the Confirmation of Visual Disability Form and upload it once it has been completed by your physician.
  2. Personal Statement. Please provide a response to each of the four questions below (300 word count for each).
    • 1. What experience has impacted your personal growth?
    • 2. Tell us about a time you failed. What did you learn from that experience?
    • 3. Why are you pursuing your major? How does it relate to your career aspirations?
    • 4. Provide an example of service beyond the classroom (i.e., have you taken on significant family obligations, helped others in a specific way, been involved in political action, worked/volunteered/interned at a particular organization, etc.). Why is this example significant to you?