Professional Attire Fund
The Professional Attire Fund is a merit-based award that provides up to $500 in funding for Business Majors to purchase new professional attire for job interviews, internships, and professional events.
Application Information
The Fall 2026 application will open on August 24, 2026.
About the Fund
You have worked hard and are ready to start interviewing for internships and jobs. It is important that you make a positive impression during your job interview and at events with potential employers.
One element of that ever-important first impression is the clothing you wear to that interview or networking event. If you are getting ready to interview for a job, an internship, or need professional attire for professional events or conferences, let us know if we can help with the purchase. We want you to look your best!
We understand that buying professional attire can be expensive and somewhat difficult to manage for some students. Through the Professional Attire Fund, the College of Business (COB) provides funding to support the purchase of professional attire for Chico State business majors.
Type of Attire
- Suits
- Dress shirts
- Blouses
- Blazers and cardigans
- Dress pants
- Ties
- Dress socks
- Dress shoes
Awardees are not allowed to purchase casual attire, khakis, jeans of any kind, polo shirts, t-shirts, accessories, undergarments, work boots, uniforms, or lab attire.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be full-timeChico State students majoring in business, have junior or senior standing, at least a 3.0 GPA in your business coursework at Chico State, and be pursuing a professional opportunity. MBA students (campus and online programs) are also eligible to apply. Business Minors are not eligible for this award. Determination of who gets funded is based on merit, the strength of application materials, and availability of funds.
Funding Requirements
Funding requests may be fully funded, partially funded, or declined based on an applicant's financial need, the strength of the application materials, and the availability of funds. Awardees must meet with the Business Student Success Center program coordinator before they receive their award. Awardees are required to return receipts from purchases. Failure to do so may result in loss (or repayment) of funding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Items allowed include suits, button-down shirts, blazers, cardigans, dress pants, blouses, ties, dress shirts, socks, and shoes.
Items not allowed include casual attire, khakis, jeans of any kind, polo shirts, t-shirts, accessories, jewelry, underwear, watches, work boots, uniforms, or lab attire.
Business majors can apply once per semester. Business majors can only receive funding to purchase professional attire one time during their undergraduate/graduate career at Chico State.
A committee made up of the COB Associate Dean, the Business Student Success Center program coordinator, and one College of Business Academic Advisor.
We are fortunate to have generous donors that are supporting the Professional Attire Fund.
More questions?
Feel free to contact the Business Student Success Center program coordinator Billy Harkness at wcharkness@csuchico.edu.