Kat Anderson Media Workers Support Fund for Student Journalism

LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS

  • Awarding Department: Journalism
  • Scholarship Intent: To assist promising SF State students majoring in Journalism who have financial need and are interested in either focusing on or have focused on 1) issues affecting women; 2) labor reporting and/or other economic social justice issues; 3) issues in minority communities such as the African American, Asian American, American Indian or Latina/Latino communities. The scholarship will give a student the opportunity to focus on areas of study that he or she may not have otherwise considered.
  • Criteria: Compose a maximum one-page essay demonstrating both financial need and how your goals are consistent with a focus on 1) issues affecting women; 2) labor reporting and/or other economic social justice issues; 3) issues in minority communities such as the African American, Asian American, American Indian or Latina/Latino communities.
  • Major: Single: Journalism (print/online or photojournalism)
  • Class Level: Undergrad: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior; Grad: N/A
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: FULL-TIME (12 Units); Grad: N/A
  • Financial Need: Demonstrate financial need in essay
  • Citizenship: US Citizen/Perm Res
  • GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: 2.5; Grad GPA: N/A
  • Contact Person: Kevin Cox
  • Campus Address: HUM 305
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-3560
  • Email: kcox@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: http://journalism.sfsu.edu/pages/alumni-and-donor-funded-scholarships
  • Number of Awards: varies

Award
$1,000
Scopes
Journalism
Deadline
04/30/2015
Supplemental Questions
  1. Compose a maximum one-page essay demonstrating both financial need and how your goals are consistent with a focus on 1) issues affecting women; 2) labor reporting and/or other economic social justice issues; or 3) issues in minority communities such as the African American, Asian American, American Indian or Latina/Latino communities.