Send Off the Class of 2025!

2025 Scholar Send Off! The Cal State DC Scholars program is sending Scholars to intern in Washington DC for Spring and Summer 2025 and we need your help! To support this upcoming cohort of DC Scholars, we are asking all alumni and friends of the program to give $25 (or more) to ensure that all qualified students will be able to become a DC Scholar. For many of our students the cost of traveling and living in Washington DC prevents them from being able to participate, so your generous gift will enable more students to participate in this transformative experience! 

Thank you so much for clicking on our page! Every donation helps to transform a student's life. 

Here is how even the smallest contribution creates lasting change:

• $25 - Increases our scholarship fund; send one scholar to a Nationals game  
• $50 - Further increases our scholarship fund; send one scholar to the Alexandria Ghost/Historical Tour
• $100 - Grows the scholarship fund; sponsors one scholar at Mt. Vernon or Ford’s theater
• $200 - Funds a monthly DC Metro Pass
• $500 - Supports a “Welcome to Washington DC” Pizza Party for our cohort 
• $750 - Ensures the entire cohort goes to Mt. Vernon; or the Alexandria Ghost/Historical tour; or a Nationals game, ensuring that our Scholars have the most comprehensive experiential education experience possible
• $1000 - Sends 10 Scholars to a Ford’s Theater Performance, introducing Scholars to an important part of history and the magic of theatrical storytelling; 
• $1500 - Provides one month rent for a Scholar in Washington DC; or host a reception for both Scholars and Alumni

Every dollar you give ensures that this transformational educational experience is accessible to all students, regardless of their financial situation. Whether it is contributing to our scholarship fund, sponsoring the cost of public transportation, hosting Scholars for pizza, the Nationals game, Mt. Vernon, sponsoring a Scholars rent in Washington DC or hosting a mixer for scholars and alumni, your generosity has a direct and powerful impact! 

Since 2006, the Cal State DC Scholars program has offered students the opportunity to study and gain work experience in our nation’s capital. Through this program, students earn academic credit while interning in Washington D.C. Many of our alumni have turned their Cal State DC experience into thriving careers in government, law, business, entertainment, and other industries around the world.