Philosophy Graduate Student Tuition and Fee Scholarship for Continuing Students

LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS

• This scholarship will be awarded for the 2025-2026 Academic Year. Students must enroll HALF-TIME (4 units graduate) during the 2024-2025 Academic Year to receive the scholarship

• Awarding Department: Philosophy
• Scholarship Intent: To provide assistance and support to the educational advancement of students by awarding money to eligible graduate students in San Francisco State’s philosophy program.
• Criteria: Eligible students are students who began the MA Philosophy program in the current Spring semester and SF State Scholars students who matriculated into the MA program in the current Spring semester or who will matriculate into the MA program in the upcoming Fall semester.
  1) 1 letter of recommendation
  2) unofficial transcripts from the student’s prior degree program(s)
  3) writing sample (can be a paper from a class)
  4) statement of purpose (no more than two pages) explaining your motivation for studying philosophy
  and your plans for further study
  B. Must submit on Academic Works:
  Explanation of why the scholarship would be useful and additional information that you think would
  be useful in evaluating your application.
• Major: Multiple: Philosophy M.A. applicants, SF Scholars Philosophy students
• Class Level: Undergrad: Freshman, Sophomore; Grad: Masters/MFA & SF Scholars
  (1) Undergraduate seniors in the Philosophy SF State Scholars Program who are matriculating to the MA program in the coming Fall;
  (2) current MA students in the Philosophy SF State Scholars Program who matriculated in the current Spring;
  (3) current MA students in the Philosophy Department who first matriculated into the department in the current Spring.
• Enrollment Status: Continuing & entering students can apply
• Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: Any; Grad: 6 UNITS
• Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a Requirement
• Citizenship: Any
• GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: 3.0; Grad GPA: 3.0
• Contact Person: Olivia Walters
• Campus Address: HUM 388
• Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
• Phone Number: (415)338-1596
• Email: grdphl@sfsu.edu
• Web page: https://philosophy.sfsu.edu/master-arts
• Number of Awards: varies