Kieu Chinh Scholarship Endowment

The Scholarship is Awarded for the Spring semester.
College of Ethnic Studies Asian American Studies

• Awarding Department: Asian American Studies Department
• Scholarship Intent: The Kieu Chinh Scholarship Endowment provides support to students who engage with the socio-political complexities of the Vietnamese American community. Such students are committed to working for peace and justice in global solidarity with people of color, with a particular interest in the humanities and arts. The scholarship is named in honor of Vietnamese American actress, humanitarian, lecturer, and philanthropist Kieu Chinh.
• Criteria:
  1. Unofficial transcripts
  2. Students will address the following in their scholarship application: Their strong interest in engaging with the socio-political complexities of the Vietnamese American community; Their commitment to working for peace and justice in global solidarity with people of color; Their interest in the humanities and arts (500-750 words).
  3. Letter of recommendation (Optional).
• Preferred Major and/or Minor: Multiple: Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, and Race & Resistance Studies.
• Class Level: HS Seniors: N/A; Undergrad: Junior, Senior and Graduating Senior; Grad: N/A
• Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State Students.
• Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: 12 UNITS; Grad: N/A
• Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Yes Financial Need is Required.
• Citizenship: Any
• GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: 3.0; Grad GPA: N/A
• Contact Person: Philip Nguyen
• Campus Address: EP 103
• Street Address: 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, California 94132
• Phone Number: (415) 338-1693
• Email: philipnguyen@sfsu.edu
• Web page: https://dvan.org/dvan-at-sfsu/
• Number of Awards: 2