The CSF Seymour Award recognizes 50 outstanding students from over 1000 CSF Chapters and approximately 100,000 CSF student members. Students are nominated by their CSF advisers and their applications are due no later than February 18.

The Charles and Marian Seymour Memorial Award: Each spring, regional committees choose 50 outstanding Life Members as finalists from among candidates nominated by their chapter advisers. This process includes an application, essay, and letters of recommendation. After the regional interviews, one from each of the five regions is selected as the regional winner. The final selection is made on the basis of character, leadership, and service. From the 5 Seymour Regional Award Winners, one student will be selected the California State Seymour and will be awarded an additional $10,000. Currently a total of $125,000 is awarded each year. The award is regarded as one of the highest scholastic honors given to secondary school graduates in the state of California.