Antler, Anita Foreign Languages and Literatures Scholarship
Major: German and other foreign languages
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize outstanding achievement among students in the German program and in other programs within the department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Application: Application; transcript; statement; letter of recommendation from full-time faculty member; minimum overall GPA of 3.0 , 3.5 in major
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in November
Application Location: Foreign languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Beginning of Spring semester
Award Amount: $600 (two)
Arneson Travel Scholarship
Major: Museum Studies
Class Level: Second year graduates
Focus: To fund travel to professional meetings, workshops, or short courses sponsored by museums or museum associations
Application:
Application Deadline: Check with Department
Application Location: Museum Studies Program, HUM 514
Award Date:
Award Amount: $100
ASW Scholarship Fund
Major: English Literature
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To provide a scholarship award for an SFSU undergraduate pursuing a degree as a declared major in English Literature
Application: Transcript; personal statement; two letters of recommendation, at least one from an SFSU literature teacher
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $500
Bassan, Ellanore and Maurice English Department Scholarship
Major: English Language Literature
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To provide financial support for graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in literary study
Application: Transcript; statements of intent and financial need; minimum GPA of 3.0 in English classes
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in November
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $500
Becker-Colonna, Andreina Scholarship Fund
Major: Classical Archeology-even years/Italian-odd years
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize achievement in Italian studies or Classical Archeology
Application: Transcript; statement
Application Deadline: check with the Classics or Foreign Language & Literatures Dept.
Application Location: HUM 377, 475
Award Date:
Award Amount: $500
Bosch, Robert Scholarship
Major: German
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: Provides financial assistance to future of present teachers of German to study at SFSU after they have received their B.A.
Application:
Application Deadline:
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date:
Award Amount:
Brogan, Jim and Jack Post Scholarship
Major: Any
Class Level: undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide financial support for students interested in literature based on queer/gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual perspectives.
Application: Personal statement and unofficial transcript
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Dept Office, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $1000
Clark Gross Award in the Novel
Major: Any
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize excellence in novel writing.
Application: Novel or novel in progress-at least 50 pages, sponsored by Creative Writing teacher
Application Deadline: Fall (check with department)
Focus: he R. Joel Dorius Memorial Scholarship provides an award of one semester’s tuition to a full-time graduate student in the M.A. in Literature Program at SFSU who is interested in the study of Shakespeare and/or Renaissance literature.
Application: minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement; full-time enrollement in semester of disbursement
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: fall semester
Award Amount: one semester's tuition
Evans, Hsu, Kauffman Scholarship
Major: Any in the College of Humanities
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To provide a scholarship to an undergraduate pursuing a degree in the College Of Humanities
Application: Transcript; list of current courses; two letters of recommendation, at least one from an instructor; personal statement; minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in November and in April
Application Location: College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $1,500
Fields, Ann Award in Poetry
Major: Creative Writing
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize achievement in poetry writing
Application: Submit one to three poems
Application Deadline: Fall (check with department)
Major: Foreign Languages, first preference being Italian
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize an academically outstanding, full time student with demonstrated financial need
Application: FAFSA; minimum GPA of 3.0 for undergraduates, 3.5 for graduates
Application Deadline: (check with department)
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures, HUM 475
Award Date:
Award Amount:
French Program Scholarship
Major: French
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To encourage meritorious students majoring in French who need financial assistance
Application: Application; minimum GPA of 3.0; financial need
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures, HUM 475
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: 1-4 awards of $250
Gregory, Jan, Postsecondary Reading and Composition Scholarship
Major: English Language & Literature
Class Level: Graduate
Focus: The Jan Gregory Postsecondary Reading and Composition Scholarship provides an award of $500 to a graduate student pursuing the M.A. in English (Composition), or either of the two graduate certificates.
Application: written statement; minimum 3.0 GPA
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: fall semester
Award Amount: $500
Highsmith, James Drama Award
Major: Any
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: Play of any length on a theme of lesbian or gay experience
Application: Submit original, unpublished play for stage production
Class Level: Undergraduates, graduates & non-students
Focus: To honor outstanding works of prose/poetry by writers with no published books
Application: No application required; all work in published in Fourteen Hills in the academic year of the award is considered
Application Deadline:
Application Location:
Award Date:
Award Amount:
Howard, Carolyn Irene Memorial Scholarship
Major: Any in College of Humanities or Liberal Studies, Areas I or IV, language studies emphasis
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: Eligibility and Qualifications: You must be a re-entry graduate or undergraduate student enrolled at SFSU for no more than three semesters. Your major or graduate program must be in a College of Humanities Department or Program (Classics, Creative Writing, Comparative and World Literature, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Humanities, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Museum Studies, Philosophy, Speech and Communications Studies, Technical and Professional Writing, Women Studies or in the Liberal Studies emphasis [Areas I or IV, Language Studies emphasis]).
Application: 1) Pick-up an application form in HUM 484, College of Humanities Administrative Office.
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in November or April
Application Location: College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: depends on availability of funds
Award Amount: $500
Iaccarino, Pietro Memorial Scholarship
Major: Italian
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide scholarship awards for students pursuing a degree in Italian
Application: Transcript; two letters of recommendation, one from a teacher; statement; minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $500
Italian Program Scholarships
Major: Italian
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide scholarships for students majoring in the Italian Program
Application: Transcript; letter stating need; minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Fall, 2006
Award Amount: $1000
Jaffer, Frances Poetry Prize
Major: Any
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To reward innovative promise in poetry in the work of an SFSU undergraduate; preference given to female applicants
Application: Undergraduate selection based on faculty recommendation
Application Deadline: Fall (check with department)
Major: any in the College of Humanities other than the Department of Humanities
Class Level: Graduates and undergraduates
Focus: To support classified graduate and undergraduate students pursuing a degree within the College of Humanities other than the Department of Humanities. Majors in the Department of Humanities are prohibited from applying for the College of Humanities Kaufmann scholarship. Majors in the
Department of Humanities should apply to the Departmental Kaufmann Scholarship
Application: essay; 2 recommendation letters from faculty; transcript; min GPA of 3.25 for undergrads, 3.5 for grads.
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April and/or November
Application Location: College of Humanities, HUM 484
Award Date:
Award Amount: $1,500, amount may vary
Kaufmann, Edward B. (Department Scholarship)
Major: Humanities
Class Level: Undergraduates and Graduates
Focus: Provides scholarships for SFSU students currently pursuing a degree in the Humanities Department. Grad applicants must have already completed 6 units toward the Humanities M.A. degree by the time of application, must be enrolled in at least 3 units at the time of application and at the time of receipt, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Undergrad applicants must have completed 12 units toward the B.A. in Humanities, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Application: Cover sheet; unofficial transcript; 2 letter of recommendation from Humanities Dep’t. faculty members; statement on the significance of the Humanities M.A. program to applicant; statement of financial need.
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April and/or November
Application Location: HUM 410
Award Date:
Award Amount: $2,000 or more; amount may vary
Kohn, James J. Scholarship
Major: M.A. English: Linguistics/M.A. English: TESOL
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To support deserving graduate students in Language Studies Program of the English Department
Application: Financial need; application; statements; transcript; minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Beginning of Fall semester
Award Amount: Up to five awards will be given for at least $500 each
Liedtke, Kurt German Graduate Scholarship
Major: German
Class Level: Graduate
Focus: To recognize outstanding achievement among students working for their M.A. in the German Program enrolled in the M.A. program in German.
Application: mininimum GPA of 3.5 in major; applicants should have completed at least 6 units in the German Program at SFSU.
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Dept., HUM 475; College of Humanities, HUM 484
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $600
Liu, Robert L. Family Endowment - French Language and Culture Proficiency Award
Major: French
Class Level: Junior/ Senior with declared major or minor; classified Graduate
Focus: To assist in defraying the airfare expenses of undergraduate and graduate students of French studying one full academic year in France through the CSU Study Abroad Program.
Application: Transcript, Essay, Acceptance into a Study Abroad Program from the SFSU Office of International Programs
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: HUM 475
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: Varies
Lokey, Eva Scholarship
Major: Speech & Communication Studies
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: Awards for students interested in studying or advancing the role of women in communication
Application: Transcript with current courses; letters of recommendation; statement; financial need
Class Level: Undergraduates, graduates & non-students
Focus: To award creative writing efforts that show excellence and thereby attract applicants to the Creative Writing program
Application: Transcript; 10-page sample of creative writing expressing social conscience
Application Deadline: spring (check with program)
Application Location: Poetry Center, HUM 511
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $500
Lossy, Rella Poetry Award
Major: Any
Class Level: Undergraduates, graduates & non-students
Focus: To publish a chapbook, and give cash awards of $500 to three unpublished poets (odd years)
Application: Cover letter with name and anonymous manuscript; poets must be unpublished
Application Deadline: Spring (check with department)
Application Location: Poetry Center, HUM 511 (odd years), Theater Arts Department (even years)
Award Date: chapbook published in the fall
Award Amount: $500
MacCollister, Helen Goodwin Scholarship Fund for Foreign Languages and Literature
Major: Foreign Languages & Literatures
Class Level: Upper division undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide support for native-born Californian, re-entry students, who are seeking a B.A. or M.A. after five years of absence from school
Application: Transcript; letter of recommendation; statement; minimum GPA of 2.8
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Fall, 2006
Award Amount: $1500
Maskaleris, Thanasis
Major: Any
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To support SFSU students pursuing Modern Greek Studies
Application: Transcript; statement; two letters of recommendation with at least one in MGS at SFSU; financial need statement
Application Deadline: Spring (check with department)
Application Location: check with Center for Modern Greek Studies, HUM 577
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: two at $600 or one at $1,200
Mishima, Toshiko Memorial Fund
Major: Japanese
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To reward meritorious students pursuing studies in Japanese; to offer an incentive to major in Japanese; to commemorate Toshiko Mishima
Application: Transcript; statement
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $600 (three)
Moore, Debra Plousha and John E.
Major: English Language & Literature
Class Level: Graduates and undergraduates
Focus: The Debra Ploush and John E. Moore Scholarship provides an award of $1,000 to a student in any degree or certificate program in the English Department at SFSU; recipient must demonstrate service and commitment to the African American community, and an interest in women’s issues, African American literature, or African American women.
Application: Requirements: letter of application; minimum enrollment of 3 units in semester of disbursement
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $1,000
Morrisey-Andersen Scholarship
Major: Humanities, Classics, Museum Studies
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To encourage interdisciplinary excellence in pursuit of the M.A. in Humanities, Classics, or Museum Studies
Application: Transcript; two letters of recommendation from seminar instructors; statement; must have completed 12 graduate units; minimum GPA of 3. 5
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: Humanities Department Office, HUM 410
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $500
Ott, Judith Anne Scholarship
Major: Any in College of Humanities
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To provide a scholarship to a graduate student pursuing a degree in the Humanities; student can receive award once only
Application: Minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April and/or November
Application Location: College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Beginning of Fall and/or Beginning of Spring
Award Amount: $500
Ruth, Sara Prize- Classics/Comparative & World Literature
Major: Undergraduates enrolled in Classics or CWL course(s) for the semester in which award is granted
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To support excellence in undergraduate writing and composition; paper must be written as part of a regular course in one of these two departments
Application: Application and paper; nomination by faculty member or self-nomination by student
Application Deadline: check with department
Application Location: Classics/CWL Department Office, HUM 377; College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $125 each (two awards, one Classics and one Comparative & World Literature)
Ruth, Sara Prize- English
Major: Undergraduates enrolled in English course for the semester in which award is granted
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To give a prize for an essay written in an undergraduate English class during the semester in which the award is granted
Application: Application and essay; paper must be submitted without name and coded; faculty will nominate essays
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $250
Ruth, Sara Prize- Jewish Studies
Major: Undergraduates enrolled in a Jewish Studies course for the semester in which award is granted
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To support excellence in undergraduates enrolled in any Jewish Studies course during the semester in which the award is granted
Application: Application; writing project relevant to Jewish Studies: research paper or exegetical work of Jewish text
Society for Classical & Comparative Studies (Travel Scholarship)
Major: Classics/Comparative & World Literature
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To support travel for archaeological field study, for study at a foreign university where courses are taught in the native language, or formal study of a foreign language
Application: Transcript; 2-3 page essay about field work, course work, or language study; advisor's statement; report after return
Application Deadline: check with department
Application Location: Classics/CWL Department Office, HUM 377; College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Summer, or fall semester
Award Amount: $750 (two)
Society for Technical Communication
Major: Technical & Professional Writing
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide a scholarship to a student pursuing a degree or certificate in TPW with a TPW career goal
Application: Transcript; list of courses; personal statement; optional employment resume; minimum GPA of 3.25 in TPW courses
Application Deadline: (check with department)
Application Location: Technical & Professional Writing, HUM 414
Award Date: (check with department)
Award Amount: $500
Speech and Communication Studies Emerita Scholarship
Major: Speech and Communication Studies
Class Level: Undergraduates and graduates
Focus: To provide a scholarship for an SFSU student majoring in Speech and Communication Studies.
Application: Transcript; list of current courses; letter of recommendation; at least one from a teacher; personal statement; minimum GPA 3.0.
Application Deadline:
Application Location: Speech & Communication Studies Dept., HUM 282
Award Date:
Award Amount: $250
Stern, Marjorie H. Scholarship
Major: Any, but preference given to Women Studies, Labor Studies, and programs examining social change
Class Level: Undergraduates (first semester junior to first semester senior) & graduates
Focus: To enable recipients in immediate financial need to remain in school.To recognize the special financial needs of students in Women Studies, Labor Studies, or other programs examining social change. The donor is especially interested in encouraging women to continue their education.
Application: Transcript; letter of recommendation; statement; minimum GPA of 3. 0
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in November
Application Location: Women Studies Department, HUM 315; College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Beginning of Spring semester
Award Amount: $1000 (two, one undergraduate and one graduate)
TESOL Convention Scholarship
Major: English: MA TESOL
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To help support travel and expenses for two M.A. TESOL students attending the annual TESOL convention
Application: Three copies of a statement about why the student wants to attend the convention, and how it will benefit the student and others; financial need
Application Deadline: Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $500 (two)
Trapp, Richard Scholarship in Classical Studies
Major: Classics/Classical Archaeology
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize the achievement of students in Classical studies
Application: Transcript; statement; minimum GPA of 3. 0
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: Classics Department, HUM 377; College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Fall & Spring semester
Award Amount: Undergraduate $1000; Graduate $1,500 each (two awards--one Greek, one Latin)
Ungaretti, John Translation Scholarship Award
Major: Classics majors and minors
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide awards for the best written translations of a selection(s) from an ancient Greek or Latin author
Application: Original translation of a selection(s) from a Greek or Latin author, prose or poetry, minimum of 100 lines
Women Studies Scholarship Fund (Women & Gender Issues in Muslim & Arab Worlds)
Major: Any discipline, but preference will be given to students majoring in Women Studies.
Class Level: Junior/Senior, Graduating Senior, Graduate
Focus: To promote the topical studies of women and gender issues in the Muslim and Arab worlds.
Application: Undergraduates submit an essay; Graduates submit their research proposal or thesis abstract and outline; minimum GPA of 3.0; Undergraduates must be enrolled in at least 9 units; Graduates 3 units.
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in November
Application Location: Women Studies Department, HUM 315; College Office, HUM 484.
Award Date: Spring Semester
Award Amount: $1000 (two, undergraduate and graduate)
Ylvisaker, Miriam Fellowship in Fiction
Major: Creative Writing
Class Level: Entering graduates
Focus: To attract entering graduates to the M.A. or M.F.A. program in Creative Writing
Application: No application process; recipient selected from M.A./M.F.A. applications
Class Level: Undergraduates, graduates & non-students
Focus: To award creative writing efforts that show excellence and thereby attract applicants to the Creative Writing program
Application: Transcript; 10-page sample of creative writing expressing social conscience
Application Deadline: spring (check with program)
Application Location: Poetry Center, HUM 511
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $500
Lossy, Rella Poetry Award
Major: Any
Class Level: Undergraduates, graduates & non-students
Focus: To publish a chapbook, and give cash awards of $500 to three unpublished poets (odd years)
Application: Cover letter with name and anonymous manuscript; poets must be unpublished
Application Deadline: Spring (check with department)
Application Location: Poetry Center, HUM 511 (odd years), Theater Arts Department (even years)
Award Date: chapbook published in the fall
Award Amount: $500
Maskaleris, Thanasis
Major: Any
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To support SFSU students pursuing Modern Greek Studies
Application: Transcript; statement; two letters of recommendation with at least one in MGS at SFSU; financial need statement
Application Deadline: Spring (check with department)
Application Location: check with Center for Modern Greek Studies, HUM 577
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: two at $600 or one at $1,200
Brogan, Jim and Jack Post Scholarship
Major: Any
Class Level: undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide financial support for students interested in literature based on queer/gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual perspectives.
Application: Personal statement and unofficial transcript
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Dept Office, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $1000
Women Studies Scholarship Fund (Women & Gender Issues in Muslim & Arab Worlds)
Major: Any discipline, but preference will be given to students majoring in Women Studies.
Class Level: Junior/Senior, Graduating Senior, Graduate
Focus: To promote the topical studies of women and gender issues in the Muslim and Arab worlds.
Application: Undergraduates submit an essay; Graduates submit their research proposal or thesis abstract and outline; minimum GPA of 3.0; Undergraduates must be enrolled in at least 9 units; Graduates 3 units.
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in November
Application Location: Women Studies Department, HUM 315; College Office, HUM 484.
Award Date: Spring Semester
Award Amount: $1000 (two, undergraduate and graduate)
Ott, Judith Anne Scholarship
Major: Any in College of Humanities
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To provide a scholarship to a graduate student pursuing a degree in the Humanities; student can receive award once only
Application: Minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April and/or November
Application Location: College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Beginning of Fall and/or Beginning of Spring
Award Amount: $500
Howard, Carolyn Irene Memorial Scholarship
Major: Any in College of Humanities or Liberal Studies, Areas I or IV, language studies emphasis
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: Eligibility and Qualifications: You must be a re-entry graduate or undergraduate student enrolled at SFSU for no more than three semesters. Your major or graduate program must be in a College of Humanities Department or Program (Classics, Creative Writing, Comparative and World Literature, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Humanities, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Museum Studies, Philosophy, Speech and Communications Studies, Technical and Professional Writing, Women Studies or in the Liberal Studies emphasis [Areas I or IV, Language Studies emphasis]).
Application: 1) Pick-up an application form in HUM 484, College of Humanities Administrative Office.
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in November or April
Application Location: College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: depends on availability of funds
Award Amount: $500
Evans, Hsu, Kauffman Scholarship
Major: Any in the College of Humanities
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To provide a scholarship to an undergraduate pursuing a degree in the College Of Humanities
Application: Transcript; list of current courses; two letters of recommendation, at least one from an instructor; personal statement; minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in November and in April
Application Location: College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $1,500
Kaufmann, Edward B. (College of Humanities)
Major: any in the College of Humanities other than the Department of Humanities
Class Level: Graduates and undergraduates
Focus: To support classified graduate and undergraduate students pursuing a degree within the College of Humanities other than the Department of Humanities. Majors in the Department of Humanities are prohibited from applying for the College of Humanities Kaufmann scholarship. Majors in the
Department of Humanities should apply to the Departmental Kaufmann Scholarship
Application: essay; 2 recommendation letters from faculty; transcript; min GPA of 3.25 for undergrads, 3.5 for grads.
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April and/or November
Application Location: College of Humanities, HUM 484
Award Date:
Award Amount: $1,500, amount may vary
Wilner Award in the Short Story
Major: Any, but must be enrolled in a Creative Writing class
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize achievement in fiction writing for the short story
Application: Submit a short story to a Creative Writing instructor; nomination by instructor
Major: Any, but preference given to Women Studies, Labor Studies, and programs examining social change
Class Level: Undergraduates (first semester junior to first semester senior) & graduates
Focus: To enable recipients in immediate financial need to remain in school.To recognize the special financial needs of students in Women Studies, Labor Studies, or other programs examining social change. The donor is especially interested in encouraging women to continue their education.
Application: Transcript; letter of recommendation; statement; minimum GPA of 3. 0
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in November
Application Location: Women Studies Department, HUM 315; College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Beginning of Spring semester
Award Amount: $1000 (two, one undergraduate and one graduate)
Becker-Colonna, Andreina Scholarship Fund
Major: Classical Archeology-even years/Italian-odd years
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize achievement in Italian studies or Classical Archeology
Application: Transcript; statement
Application Deadline: check with the Classics or Foreign Language & Literatures Dept.
Application Location: HUM 377, 475
Award Date:
Award Amount: $500
Ungaretti, John Translation Scholarship Award
Major: Classics majors and minors
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide awards for the best written translations of a selection(s) from an ancient Greek or Latin author
Application: Original translation of a selection(s) from a Greek or Latin author, prose or poetry, minimum of 100 lines
Focus: To recognize the achievement of students in Classical studies
Application: Transcript; statement; minimum GPA of 3. 0
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: Classics Department, HUM 377; College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Fall & Spring semester
Award Amount: Undergraduate $1000; Graduate $1,500 each (two awards--one Greek, one Latin)
Society for Classical & Comparative Studies (Travel Scholarship)
Major: Classics/Comparative & World Literature
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To support travel for archaeological field study, for study at a foreign university where courses are taught in the native language, or formal study of a foreign language
Application: Transcript; 2-3 page essay about field work, course work, or language study; advisor's statement; report after return
Application Deadline: check with department
Application Location: Classics/CWL Department Office, HUM 377; College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Summer, or fall semester
Award Amount: $750 (two)
Dickey, William Fellowship
Major: Creative Writing
Class Level: entering graduates
Focus: To attract entering graduates into the M.A. or M.F.A. program in Poetry
Application: No application process; recipient selected from M.A./M.F.A. poetry applications
Focus: The Debra Ploush and John E. Moore Scholarship provides an award of $1,000 to a student in any degree or certificate program in the English Department at SFSU; recipient must demonstrate service and commitment to the African American community, and an interest in women’s issues, African American literature, or African American women.
Application: Requirements: letter of application; minimum enrollment of 3 units in semester of disbursement
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $1,000
Gregory, Jan, Postsecondary Reading and Composition Scholarship
Major: English Language & Literature
Class Level: Graduate
Focus: The Jan Gregory Postsecondary Reading and Composition Scholarship provides an award of $500 to a graduate student pursuing the M.A. in English (Composition), or either of the two graduate certificates.
Application: written statement; minimum 3.0 GPA
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: fall semester
Award Amount: $500
Bassan, Ellanore and Maurice English Department Scholarship
Major: English Language Literature
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To provide financial support for graduate students who have demonstrated excellence in literary study
Application: Transcript; statements of intent and financial need; minimum GPA of 3.0 in English classes
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in November
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $500
ASW Scholarship Fund
Major: English Literature
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To provide a scholarship award for an SFSU undergraduate pursuing a degree as a declared major in English Literature
Application: Transcript; personal statement; two letters of recommendation, at least one from an SFSU literature teacher
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $500
Dorius, Joel R., Memorial Scholarship
Major: English Literature
Class Level: Graduate
Focus: he R. Joel Dorius Memorial Scholarship provides an award of one semester’s tuition to a full-time graduate student in the M.A. in Literature Program at SFSU who is interested in the study of Shakespeare and/or Renaissance literature.
Application: minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement; full-time enrollement in semester of disbursement
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: fall semester
Award Amount: one semester's tuition
TESOL Convention Scholarship
Major: English: MA TESOL
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To help support travel and expenses for two M.A. TESOL students attending the annual TESOL convention
Application: Three copies of a statement about why the student wants to attend the convention, and how it will benefit the student and others; financial need
Application Deadline: Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $500 (two)
MacCollister, Helen Goodwin Scholarship Fund for Foreign Languages and Literature
Major: Foreign Languages & Literatures
Class Level: Upper division undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide support for native-born Californian, re-entry students, who are seeking a B.A. or M.A. after five years of absence from school
Application: Transcript; letter of recommendation; statement; minimum GPA of 2.8
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Fall, 2006
Award Amount: $1500
Finke, Antoinette Forgivable Loan
Major: Foreign Languages, first preference being Italian
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize an academically outstanding, full time student with demonstrated financial need
Application: FAFSA; minimum GPA of 3.0 for undergraduates, 3.5 for graduates
Application Deadline: (check with department)
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures, HUM 475
Award Date:
Award Amount:
French Program Scholarship
Major: French
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To encourage meritorious students majoring in French who need financial assistance
Application: Application; minimum GPA of 3.0; financial need
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures, HUM 475
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: 1-4 awards of $250
Liu, Robert L. Family Endowment - French Language and Culture Proficiency Award
Major: French
Class Level: Junior/ Senior with declared major or minor; classified Graduate
Focus: To assist in defraying the airfare expenses of undergraduate and graduate students of French studying one full academic year in France through the CSU Study Abroad Program.
Application: Transcript, Essay, Acceptance into a Study Abroad Program from the SFSU Office of International Programs
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: HUM 475
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: Varies
Bosch, Robert Scholarship
Major: German
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: Provides financial assistance to future of present teachers of German to study at SFSU after they have received their B.A.
Application:
Application Deadline:
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date:
Award Amount:
Liedtke, Kurt German Graduate Scholarship
Major: German
Class Level: Graduate
Focus: To recognize outstanding achievement among students working for their M.A. in the German Program enrolled in the M.A. program in German.
Application: mininimum GPA of 3.5 in major; applicants should have completed at least 6 units in the German Program at SFSU.
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Dept., HUM 475; College of Humanities, HUM 484
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $600
Antler, Anita Foreign Languages and Literatures Scholarship
Major: German and other foreign languages
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To recognize outstanding achievement among students in the German program and in other programs within the department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Application: Application; transcript; statement; letter of recommendation from full-time faculty member; minimum overall GPA of 3.0 , 3.5 in major
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in November
Application Location: Foreign languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Beginning of Spring semester
Award Amount: $600 (two)
Kaufmann, Edward B. (Department Scholarship)
Major: Humanities
Class Level: Undergraduates and Graduates
Focus: Provides scholarships for SFSU students currently pursuing a degree in the Humanities Department. Grad applicants must have already completed 6 units toward the Humanities M.A. degree by the time of application, must be enrolled in at least 3 units at the time of application and at the time of receipt, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Undergrad applicants must have completed 12 units toward the B.A. in Humanities, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Application: Cover sheet; unofficial transcript; 2 letter of recommendation from Humanities Dep’t. faculty members; statement on the significance of the Humanities M.A. program to applicant; statement of financial need.
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April and/or November
Application Location: HUM 410
Award Date:
Award Amount: $2,000 or more; amount may vary
Morrisey-Andersen Scholarship
Major: Humanities, Classics, Museum Studies
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To encourage interdisciplinary excellence in pursuit of the M.A. in Humanities, Classics, or Museum Studies
Application: Transcript; two letters of recommendation from seminar instructors; statement; must have completed 12 graduate units; minimum GPA of 3. 5
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: Humanities Department Office, HUM 410
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $500
Iaccarino, Pietro Memorial Scholarship
Major: Italian
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide scholarship awards for students pursuing a degree in Italian
Application: Transcript; two letters of recommendation, one from a teacher; statement; minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $500
Italian Program Scholarships
Major: Italian
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To provide scholarships for students majoring in the Italian Program
Application: Transcript; letter stating need; minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Fall, 2006
Award Amount: $1000
Mishima, Toshiko Memorial Fund
Major: Japanese
Class Level: Undergraduates & graduates
Focus: To reward meritorious students pursuing studies in Japanese; to offer an incentive to major in Japanese; to commemorate Toshiko Mishima
Application: Transcript; statement
Application Deadline: First Wednesday in April
Application Location: Foreign Languages & Literatures Department, HUM 475
Award Date: Spring semester
Award Amount: $600 (three)
Kohn, James J. Scholarship
Major: M.A. English: Linguistics/M.A. English: TESOL
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: To support deserving graduate students in Language Studies Program of the English Department
Application: Financial need; application; statements; transcript; minimum GPA of 3.0
Application Deadline: first Wednesday in April
Application Location: English Department, HUM 289
Award Date: Beginning of Fall semester
Award Amount: Up to five awards will be given for at least $500 each
Arneson Travel Scholarship
Major: Museum Studies
Class Level: Second year graduates
Focus: To fund travel to professional meetings, workshops, or short courses sponsored by museums or museum associations
Application:
Application Deadline: Check with Department
Application Location: Museum Studies Program, HUM 514
Award Date:
Award Amount: $100
Lokey, Eva Scholarship
Major: Speech & Communication Studies
Class Level: Graduates
Focus: Awards for students interested in studying or advancing the role of women in communication
Application: Transcript with current courses; letters of recommendation; statement; financial need
Ruth, Sara Prize- Classics/Comparative & World Literature
Major: Undergraduates enrolled in Classics or CWL course(s) for the semester in which award is granted
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To support excellence in undergraduate writing and composition; paper must be written as part of a regular course in one of these two departments
Application: Application and paper; nomination by faculty member or self-nomination by student
Application Deadline: check with department
Application Location: Classics/CWL Department Office, HUM 377; College of Humanities Office, HUM 484
Award Date: Fall semester
Award Amount: $125 each (two awards, one Classics and one Comparative & World Literature)
Ruth, Sara Prize- English
Major: Undergraduates enrolled in English course for the semester in which award is granted
Class Level: Undergraduates
Focus: To give a prize for an essay written in an undergraduate English class during the semester in which the award is granted
Application: Application and essay; paper must be submitted without name and coded; faculty will nominate essays