Jerold Rosenberg Family Scholarship, The

LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS
Scholarship funds will be awarded in the 2023-2024 academic year.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION: All LCA scholarships require one or more reference letters as a part of the application. All reference letters must be received, via AcademicWorks, no later than the application deadline in order for an application to be considered qualified and reviewed. This requires applicants to submit their application before the deadline, which includes providing the reference name and email address. References should be notified by the applicant that letters need to be submitted through AcademicWorks no later than a week before the application deadline, to allow time to solve any potential issues. Applicants should check their AcademicWorks student portal to ensure that reference letters have been submitted before the application deadline, resending reference letter requests for letters not submitted. Applications that do not have the required reference letter by the deadline will not be reviewed and are not eligible for the scholarship.

• Awarding Department: College of Liberal & Creative Arts
• Scholarship Intent: To provide financial assistance, with the possibility of an extension for up to 3 years, to full-time students in the College of Liberal & Creative Arts who may not have yet attained their potential due to financial or personal circumstances. To assist students with a cumulative GPA between 2.5 and 3.33 who are enrolled as majors or minors in all departments and programs in the College of Liberal and Creative Arts.
• Criteria:
  1) Undergraduate applicants: Must have no lower than a 2.5 GPA and no higher than a 3.33 cumulative GPA. Must be completing their Freshman year in a major or minor within the College of Liberal & Creative Arts at full-time status. Must write a statement of financial need encompassing no more than one page that includes a description of their educational and life goals. Must include a transcript that shows current GPA. Must submit 1 academic reference.
  2) Graduate applicants: Must have previously been a recipient of the Jerold Rosenberg Family Scholarship. Must be graduating Seniors applying to a graduate program at SFSU or already accepted into a program at SFSU at full-time status. Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher. Must include a letter of intent describing educational and life goals. Must provide verification of full-time enrollment in the graduate program. Must include a transcript that shows current GPA. Must submit 1 or 2 academic references.
• Major: Multiple: Majors/Minors in College of Liberal & Creative Arts.
• Class Level: Undergrad: Freshman (first semester freshmen are not eligible); Grad: Masters (only previous awardees can apply)
• Enrollment Status: Continuing
• Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: 12 UNITS; Grad: 8 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: 2.5 – 3.33; Grad GPA: 3.0
• Contact Person: Arsham Pourfallah
• Campus Address: MH 404
• Street Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132
• Phone Number: (415) 338-1471
• Email: lcastudentservices@sfsu.edu
• Web page: http://lca.sfsu.edu/
• Number of Awards: varies
  Amount of Award:varies (The award is split half for Fall and half for Spring)
  Award Timetable Fall 2023/ Spring 2024