English Department Scholarships
Applications must include the departmental application coversheet unless otherwise noted. The coversheet lists the items to be submitted for each scholarship, and may also be obtained outside of the English Department's main office in HUM 289.
IMPORTANT DEADLINE INFORMATION!
- Applications for scholarships awarded in the FALL semester are due in the Department office on the 1st Wednesday in April.
- Applications for scholarships awarded in the SPRING semester are due in the Department office on the 1st Wednesday in November.
- Applications for the TESOL Convention Scholarship are normally due in the first week of February.
ASW Scholarship
The ASW Scholarship provides an award of $500 to a student in the B.A. in English Literature program at SFSU. Applications accepted in the Spring semester for award disbursement in the following Fall semester. Requirements: minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement; two faculty references; minimum enrollment of 6 units in semester of disbursement.
Debra Plousha Moore and John E. Moore Jr. Scholarship
The Debra Plousha Moore and John E. Moore Jr. 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. Applications accepted in the Spring semester for award disbursement in the following Fall semester. Requirements: letter of application; minimum enrollment of 3 units in semester of disbursement.
Ellanore and Maurice Bassan English Department Scholarship
The Ellanore and Maurice Bassan English Department Scholarship provides an award of $500 to a graduate student in the M.A. in Literature Program at SFSU who has demonstrated excellence in literary study. Applications accepted in the Fall semester for award disbursement in the following Spring semester. Requirements: statement of academic and research goals, and financial need; at least one letter of recommendation; completion of at least nine units in M.A. Literature Program; minimum 3.0 GPA; enrollment in at least one semester of the current academic year.
Jan Gregory Postsecondary Reading and Composition Scholarship
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. Applications accepted in the Spring semester for award disbursement in the following Fall semester. Requirements: written statement; minimum 3.0 GPA.
Jim Brogan – Jack Post Scholarship
The Jim Brogan – Jack Post Scholarship provides two awards of $1,000 each to two San Francisco State students interested in literature based on queer/gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual perspectives. Applications accepted in the Spring semester for award disbursement in the following Fall semester. Requirements: minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement; minimum enrollment of 6 units in semester of disbursement.
Jim Kohn Scholarship
The Jim Kohn Scholarship provides up to five awards of at least $500 each to graduate students in the M.A. in TESOL Program at SFSU. Applications accepted in the Spring semester for award disbursement in the following Fall semester. Requirements: Kohn Scholarship Application (also available in Dept. office); minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement; completion of at least one semester in M.A. TESOL or M.A. Linguistics by semester of application; enrollment for at least nine units of graduate coursework during at least one semester of the upcoming academic year.
Submission requirements explained in detail on Kohn Scholarship Application form; departmental application coversheet not required.
R. Joel Dorius Memorial Scholarship
The 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 accepted in the Spring semester for award disbursement in the following Fall semester. Requirements: minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement; full-time enrollment in semester of disbursement.
TESOL Convention Scholarship
The TESOL Convention Scholarship provides up to four graduate students in the M.A. in TESOL Program with at least $500 for the purpose of attending the annual TESOL Convention. Awarded in time for travel (late February/early March). Requirements: Statement explaining goals of conference attendance; statement of financial need. Departmental application coversheet not required.
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