English Department Scholarships
Please click on the title of each scholarship for more detailed information.
If an application is required, click on the word “application” in the
description of the scholarship to view/print the application. Applications 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 Conventions
Scholarship
are normally due in the first week of February
ASW Scholarship – provides an award of $500 to a student in the B.A.
in English Literature program at SFSU. Awarded in Fall semester. Requirements: application
(also available in Dept. office); minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement.
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. Awarded in Fall semester. Requirements: letter of application; minimum
enrollment of 3 units in semester of disbursement.
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. Awarded in Spring semester. Requirements: statement of academic
and research goals and of 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 –
provides an award of $500 to a graduate student in the Postsecondary Reading
and Composition Program of the English Department at SFSU. Awarded in Fall
semester. Requirements: written statement; minimum 3.0 GPA.
Jim Brogan – Jack Post
Scholarship – provides two awards
of $1,000 each to two
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. Awarded in Fall
semester. Requirements: application (also available in Dept. office);
minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement.
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. Awarded in Fall semester. Requirements: application (also available in Dept.
office); minimum 3.0 GPA; written statement.
Randall Nakayama
Memorial Scholarship – provides an award of $250 to a graduate student in
the M.A. in Literature Program at SFSU for the purpose of presenting a paper at
a professional conference. Awarded in Fall and Spring semesters. Requirements:
paper abstract/proposal, evidence of acceptance for participation in a
professional conference, and conference information; written statement; minimum
3.0 GPA.
TESOL Convention
Scholarship – provides up to four
graduate students in the M.A. in TESOL Program at SFSU 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.