Efrem Ostrow Memorial Scholarship at California State University Northridge 2026

Efrem Ostrow Memorial Scholarship

Candidates should be undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Mathematics. Preference will be given to distinguished students who show promise in the discipline.

Eligibility criteria -

• The applicants, who are undergraduate students must have successfully completed at least Math 320 or 326.
• And the graduate students must have successfully completed Math 450A and 462 (or equivalent at another institution).
• The applicant must have partnered with a faculty mentor of the applicant’s choosing from the Mathematics Department, who will draw up a research proposal in mathematics for the student to work on under the faculty mentor’s guidance.
• The proposed project should be accomplished in six weeks of full-time effort during the following summer, or comparable effort in part-time over the following fall or spring term.

Application process -

• The applicant must surpass all the additional requirements the University sets for admission.
• The applicant must send an email prior to the deadline as follows:Send to: yen.duong@csun.edu
  • Full name
  • CSUN student ID number
  • Current mailing address
  • Current email address
  • Current phone number
  • Name of faculty mentor

Selection process -

• The Award Committee in the Department of Mathematics will review the applications and decide on the award recipient.