Our Opportunities

Welcome to the San Francisco State University Scholarship website! The scholarships listed below are San Francisco State University scholarships offered by various colleges, departments, and offices. Click the scholarship name to learn more about the opportunity.

TO APPLY FOR or be considered for nomination/recruitment based campus scholarships, click the “Sign In” button to begin. You must have a SF State ID number to be able to sign in and begin your scholarship application. Once you complete the General Application, scholarships that are currently “open” will be recommended to you if you meet the basic criteria (e.g., gpa OR class level OR major). Read the scholarship eligibility requirements and questions carefully to determine if you are qualified BEFORE applying. If a scholarship is not yet available, check with the campus office administering the scholarship to ask when the scholarship will be available to apply for.

There are some scholarship opportunities you do not have to apply for, but will be automatically matched to after you complete your General Application.

The General Application you completed will be kept until July of each year. You must complete and sign a new General Application at the beginning of the Fall semester.

You can conduct a keyword search by:

  • Specific keyword (e.g., veterans, AB540, disability, community service, single parent, etc.)
  • Major or college (e.g., enter your major into the keyword box and click search for a list of scholarships or by College – Science and Engineering, Liberal & Creative Arts, Health and Social Sciences, Business, Graduate College of Education, Ethnic Studies)
  • Enrollment status (e.g., entering or continuing)
  • Scholarship name

OR click the “Show Filters” button to search by: “Scopes” (scholarships grouped by department or office; for example, English, College of Business, Office of Student Financial Aid, Alumni Association, etc.). This is a good search to find scholarships offered to all majors or all majors within a College.

Below are fields on the individual Scholarship page and what they mean:
Enrollment Status: “Any” means entering students and continuing SF state students are eligible to apply.
Enrollment requirement: “Full-Time” means 12 units for undergraduate students and 8 units for graduate students. This is the required enrollment to receive the scholarship award.
Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA or CA Dream App:
- “Yes” means applicant must submit a FAFSA or CA Dream App and have financial need as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid.
- “Not a Requirement” means you do not have to file a FAFSA or CA Dream App to determine financial need.
- “Must file a FAFSA” means students must file a FAFSA and students who cannot file a FAFSA are not eligible.
- Check the “Criteria” to see if you must demonstrate financial need another way.
Citizenship: “Any” means that any citizenship status may be eligible, including international students, undocumented students, and students with AB540 status

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS regarding a specific scholarship, contact the person or department listed on the scholarship opportunity page.

To view a list of external scholarships offered by outside organizations and foundations, click External under Opportunities. You cannot apply to these scholarships from this website. Click the “Visit” link for more information.

DETERMINE YOU ARE QUALIFIED BEFORE APPLYING by reading the scholarship eligibility requirements (e.g., major, gpa, enrollment requirement to receive the scholarship, other requirements as stated) and questions CAREFULLY.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$2000 Deborah Tolman Honorary Scholarship
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Scholarship will be awarded for the Spring...
Deadline11/08/2024
$1000 Dr. Ron Holt MA in Sexuality Studies Award
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Awarding Department: Sexuality...
Deadline11/08/2024
Varies Generation to Generation Graduate School Award
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Scholarship awarded for the Fall 2023 or...
Deadline11/08/2024
varies Hediye Gurtuna Youth Advocacy Scholarships
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Scholarship awarded for the Fall or Spring...
Deadline11/08/2024
$1,000.00 Helen Mau Scholarship in Dietetics
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES This scholarship will be awarded in Spring...
Deadline11/08/2024
$1,5000 Jim Brogan Teaching Scholarship
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Awarding Department: Sexuality...
Deadline11/08/2024
Varies John Douglas Broderick Scholarship Fund
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Scholarship awarded for the Fall or Spring...
Deadline11/08/2024
Varies John Irwin Memorial Scholarship
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Scholarship awarded for the Fall...
Deadline11/08/2024
$200 John W. Kinch Humanitarian Award
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES *Scholarship awarded for the Fall 2024...
Deadline11/08/2024
$2,000.00 Krohn Trust Dietetic Internship Scholarship
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES This scholarship will be awarded in Spring...
Deadline11/08/2024
up to $500 Marjorie H. Stern Scholarship
LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS Scholarship awarded for the Fall...
Deadline11/08/2024
$1.00 Pepper Schwartz Honorary Scholarship in Sexuality Studies
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Awarding Department: Sexuality...
Deadline11/08/2024
$1,000.00 Rabolt Scholarship in the College of Health and Social Sciences
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES This scholarship will be awarded in Spring...
Deadline11/08/2024
$1,000.00 Scholarship for Diversity in Interior Design and Architecture
College of Health and Social Sciences* This scholarship will be awarded...
Deadline11/08/2024
$500.00 Stonestown ADM Scholarship
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES This scholarship will be awarded in Spring...
Deadline11/08/2024
$7,000.00 Alexandra Laboutin Bannon Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Scholarship awarded for the Fall...
Deadline11/10/2024
varies - amount and number of awards determined by Alpha Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Kappa, SF Chapters, Noel Leonard Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Graduate College...
Deadline11/10/2024
Varies Arleen M and James W Chow Endowed Scholarship in Bilingual Education
Awarding Department:Graduate College of Education Scholarship...
Deadline11/10/2024
Varies Bower Friend Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Scholarship awarded for the Spring...
Deadline11/10/2024
Varies Carol Langbort & William Holsman Endowed Scholarship in Master's Degree in Education
This scholarship will be awarded for the upcoming Academic...
Deadline11/10/2024
$5,000.00 Chris Larsen Scholarship Fund
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Graduate College...
Deadline11/10/2024
Varies Crumpton, Baxter, Bonham Memorial Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Graduate College...
Deadline11/10/2024
$2,500.00 Dominic C. Nosenzo Special Education Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Special...
Deadline11/10/2024
$500.00 Donna J. Cuneo Memorial Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Graduate College...
Deadline11/10/2024
$2,500.00 Dorothy B. Lucas Special Education Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Special...
Deadline11/10/2024
$1000 with enrollment at 6 units or $2000 with full time enrollment Dorothy Misbach Fund for Visually Impaired Teacher Preparation
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Special...
Deadline11/10/2024
Varies Early Childhood Special Education Scholarship
Graduate College of Education Scholarship awarded for the Fall...
Deadline11/10/2024
varies EdD in Educational Leadership Program Scholarship, The
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Graduate College...
Deadline11/10/2024
$1,000.00 Edith P. Merritt Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded for the upcoming Academic...
Deadline11/10/2024
Amount up to $1500 Elementary Education Scholarship Fund
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Scholarship awarded for the Fall...
Deadline11/10/2024
$2,000.00 Flora R Walter Scholarship
Criteria: If there are more than 1 criteria, list the criteria on...
Deadline11/10/2024
varies Friends of Teachers Visual Impairments and Orientation & Mobility (TVI and O&M)
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Special...
Deadline11/10/2024
Varies Hall Family Scholarship
Graduate College of Education Scholarship awarded for the Spring 2022...
Deadline11/10/2024
varies Irvin W. and Velma C. Hartman Family Schol. - Edu
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Graduate College...
Deadline11/10/2024
$750.00 Jane Wheeler-Dubin Memorial Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION This scholarship will be awarded in the...
Deadline11/10/2024
$0.00 Julie Gin Endowed Scholarship in Elementary Education
Scholarship Award Period: This scholarship will be awarded for the...
Deadline11/10/2024
$300.00 Mabel Whitehead Special Education Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Special...
Deadline11/10/2024
$0.00 Mark D. Voorhies Scholarship Endowment in Special Education for the Blind & Visually Impaired
This scholarship will be awarded for the upcoming Academic...
Deadline11/10/2024
$0.00 Mayme Chinn Endowed Scholarship in Elementary Education
This scholarship will be awarded for the upcoming Academic...
Deadline11/10/2024
up to $3,000 Robert and Elizabeth Hemphill Scholarship for Cultural Studies in Education
Graduate College of Education Scholarship will be awarded for the Spring...
Deadline11/10/2024
$0.00 Ruairi Flanagan Memorial Endowment
This scholarship will be awarded for the upcoming Academic...
Deadline11/10/2024
Varies Shields Family Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Scholarship awarded for the Spring...
Deadline11/10/2024
$1,000.00 Special Education Scholarship Fund
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Special...
Deadline11/10/2024
$1,000 Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Graduate College...
Deadline11/10/2024
$500.00 Step to College Scholarship
Scholarship Award Period: This scholarship will be awarded in the FALL...
Deadline11/10/2024
an amount equivalent to fees The Cahill Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Awarding Department: Elementary...
Deadline11/10/2024
up to $3,000 Vanson Nguyen and Cheryl Quan Scholarship
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Scholarship awarded for the Fall...
Deadline11/10/2024
varies ASW Scholarship Fund
LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS Scholarship funds will be disbursed in...
Deadline11/11/2024
varies Ellanore and Maurice Bassan English Dept. Schol.
LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS Funds disbursed in Spring. Awarding...
Deadline11/11/2024
up to $4000 Michael Krasny Award in English Literature
LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS Funds disbursed in Spring. Awarding...
Deadline11/11/2024