The California Pre-Doctoral Program awards funds to a limited amount of juniors, seniors and graduate students in the CSU system. These funds are designed to enable current students to explore and prepare to succeed in doctoral programs in their chosen field of study. Students who are chosen for this prestigious award are designated Sally Casanova Scholars as a tribute to Dr. Sally Casanova, for who the Pre-Doctoral Scholarship is named.
The California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the diversity of the pool from which the California State University draws its faculty. It does so by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages. A special emphasis is placed on increasing the number of CSU students who enter graduate programs at one of the University of California campuses.
Sally Casanova Scholars will have unique opportunities to explore and prepare to succeed in doctoral programs. You will have the benefit of direct one-on-one guidance afforded from faculty members from within the CSU, and the opportunity to work with faculty from doctoral-granting institutions. You will receive funding for activities such as:
Applicants must be upper-division or master's degree students who are enrolled at a CSU institution as of Spring term and who will also be enrolled at a CSU campus for at least one semester of the following academic year. Current or previous Pre-Doctoral Scholars are not eligible to reapply. Each applicant must have a faculty sponsor from the student's home campus who will be available for the duration of the plan specified in the application. The program is designed for students interested in obtaining a research doctorate. Students interested in obtaining a professional degree (law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy), or an MBA degree, for example, are not eligible.
For more information about the program, deadlines and to submit an online application, visit the CSU California Pre-Doctoral Program at http://www.calstate.edu/predoc/. The 2018-19 Program Application is now available.
Applications are due to Dr. Hamoud Salhi at hsalhi@csudh.edu on Friday, February 16, 2018.
For questions regarding the Pre-Doctoral Program, please contact:
Dr. Hamoud Salhi
Interim, Dean, Undergraduate Studies
Phone: (310) 243-3982
Email
Ms. Tracey Haney
Administrative Analyst for Academic Programs
(310) 243-3308
Email
Undergraduate Studies
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria Street, WH D-440C
Carson, CA 90747
1000 E. Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747 (310) 243-3696