How to Apply
Use SF State Academic Works to browse all scholarships or specific scholarships, or see the list below for scholarships by college or departments.
All applications must be completed online at SF State Academic Works. Need help applying for a scholarship and/or navigating the website? Email Lannie (lannie@sfsu.edu) to schedule a ‘Help’ session via Zoom.
NOTE: You may apply for all that you are qualified for. You may also use the same essay and recommendations. All required materials must be submitted online, no paper applications will be accepted.
Scholarships for the College of Science & Engineering (CoSE), deadline for CoSE applications is April 19, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.
ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024
ARCS Scholarships ($10,000)
Awarded to ten to twelve graduate students in the Departments of Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer Science, Earth & Climate Sciences, Geography & Environment, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy
Robert William Maxwell Memorial Scholarships ($4,000)
Awarded to three to five graduate students in the College of Science & Engineering
FALL 2023
College of Science & Engineering Advisory Board Scholarship ($2,500)
Awarded to one outstanding graduate student in the College of Science & Engineering
WISE ($2000) Awarded to one outstanding graduate student in the College of Science & Engineering [Not available yet]
Bruce A. Rosenblatt Community Service Scholarships ($1,250)
Awarded to one undergraduate or graduate student in the College of Science & Engineering with 100 hours of Community Service
James C. Kelley Scholarship ($1,000)
Awarded to one undergraduate or graduate student in the College of Science & Engineering with career orientation and/or interests in the field of Marine or Environmental science
SF Resident (formerly David & Cary Cassa Memorial) Scholarship ($1,000)
Awarded to one College of Science & Engineering undergraduate student who lives in San Francisco
Kenneth Fong Scholarships in Biology ($1,250)
Awarded to two undergraduate students in the Dept of Biology
C.Y. Chow Memorial Scholarships ($1,000)
Awarded to one undergraduate student in each of the following departments: Computer Science and Mathematics
Pamela Fong Scholarships in Mathematics ($1,250)
Awarded to two undergraduate students in the Department of Mathematics
Working Student Scholarships ($1,000)
Awarded to one College of Science & Engineering undergraduate student who can solve a genetic code and protein sequence
Scholarships by department, application deadlines vary please check specific scholarships:
If you have any questions regarding scholarships or special project funds for students (establish new ones, donate to existing ones, or apply for one), please contact Lannie Nguyen, lannie@sfsu.edu.