About the OSCAR Scholar's Program

OSCAR

What does the OSCAR Scholar's Program do for students?

Our Program is designed to engage students in their learning and development at a deeper level. To be eligible to apply to this program, students must be engaged in a outside-of-the-classroom faculty-mentored research, scholarly, or creative activity project (CANNOT be part of a C-classified course project or assignment).
  • Your faculty mentor works with you closely on your project and helps you develop your disciplinary expertise and skills.
  • The OSCAR Scholar's Program offers students scholarship funding to engage in professional development opportunities designed to develop broader academic and professional skills.

Program Details

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Monday, August 18, 2025 through Friday, September 5, 2025

 

#Faculty limited to 3 student scholars for 2025-26 AY

^Faculty mentor may nominate up to 3 students/Nomination Form

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PROGRAM GOAL: To promote and support inclusive and extracurricular student engagement in faculty-mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities (RSCA).

FUNDING: Each scholar will be awarded a tuition scholarship of up to $1000* for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

*dependent on funding availability

Minimum STUDENT SCHOLAR REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Work with mentor on project for entire 2025-26 Academic Year
  • 3-5 hours/week work on project
  • Earn 2 or more
  • Required to present work in the April 2026 CSUEB Student Showcase

FACULTY MENTOR REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Nominate up to 3 student scholars for the 2025-26 Academic Year. 
  • Complete Scholar Nomination Form for Mentors (nominate 1-3 scholars/form)
  • Support Scholars to:
    • 3-5 hours/week work on project. 
    • Present work in the April 2026 CSUEB Student Showcase.

NEEDED to COMPLETE the .

  1. For each student scholar nominees (up to 3 student scholars/mentor/2025-26), you will need:
    • Student nominee’s first and last name
    • Nominee’s Net id #
    • Nominee’s Peoplesoft ID #
    • Nominee’s CSUEB e-mail address (To ensure that your nominee receives our communications, please double-check this entry and correct errors.)
  2. Mentoring Plan (up to 500 words)

Must include:

  1. REGULAR proposed meeting schedule, with identified meeting format, for you and your mentee throughout their time working with you. 
  2. TWO tasks or skills to represent 2 unique .
  3. For EACH (2), a BRIEF description of the task, or skill your scholar will demonstrate to earn the badge.
  • Useful Resources
  1. Project Information (up to 200 words)

Please describe your project including background information, general goals, and the project's importance. 

MENTORS - if you do NOT receive an e-mail copy of your responses, contact oscar@csueastbay.edu ASAP.

Thank you!  

Decisions will be communicated to you and your nominees on September 12, 2025.

  • MENTORS: 
    • Contract will be linked in the e-mail inviting students to participate in OSCAR.
    • After students receive the e-mail, please support YOUR SCHOLARS to meet the following deadlines:
      • Submit OSCAR contract to accept the scholarship - DUE: Friday, October 3, 2025

Meet minimum Scholar requirements:

  • Work with mentor on project for entire 2025-26 Academic Year
  • 3-5 hours/week work on project
  • Earn 2 or more
  • Required to present work in the April 2026 CSUEB Student Showcase

FACULTY MENTOR REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Nominate up to 3 student scholars for the 2025-26 Academic Year. 
  • Complete Scholar Nomination Form for Mentors (nominate 1-3 scholars/form)
  • Support Scholars to:
    • 3-5 hours/week work on project. 
    • Present work in the April 2026 CSUEB Student Showcase.

NEEDED to COMPLETE the .

  1. For each student scholar nominees (up to 3 student scholars/mentor/2025-26), you will need:
    • Student nominee’s first and last name
    • Nominee’s Net id #
    • Nominee’s Peoplesoft ID #
    • Nominee’s CSUEB e-mail address (To ensure that your nominee receives our communications, please double-check this entry and correct errors.)
  2. Mentoring Plan (up to 500 words)

Must include:

  • REGULAR proposed meeting schedule, with identified meeting format, for you and your mentee throughout their time working with you. 
  • TWO tasks or skills to represent 2 unique .
  • For EACH (2), a BRIEF description of the task, or skill your scholar will demonstrate to earn the badge.
    • Useful Resources

3. Project Information (up to 200 words)
Please describe your project including background information, general goals, and the project's importance. 

If you do NOT receive an e-mail copy of your responses, contact oscar@csueastbay.edu ASAP.

Thank you!  

Decisions will be communicated to you and your nominees on September 12, 2025.

For nominated Scholars, decisions will be e-mailed to you and your mentor on September 12, 2025.

For ACCEPTED Scholars, 

  • Please join us for ONE session: 
    • Session 1: Monday, September 15 in CORE room 338 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm
      Session 2: Thursday, September 18 (for those unable to attend Session 1) in room TBA from 12:30 - 1:30 pm
    • Note: sessions will be offered in person and via zoom []
    • Please note scholar attendance at the orientation is a requirement for the scholarship. 

Sign up to attend ONE orientation session

View our past OSCAR scholars here!