Anantha Sudhakar Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate Award

This scholarship will be awarded for the FALL semester.

• Awarding Department: Asian American Studies
• Scholarship Intent: The memorial scholarship established in honor of Associate Professor Emerita of Asian American Studies Anantha Sudhakar recognizes her deep commitment and extraordinary dedication to social justice and the education of undergraduate and graduate students. She embodied the best qualities and values of Asian American Studies and Ethnic Studies.

To learn about Dr. Anantha Sudhakar, please visit Dr. Anantha Sudhakar’s Memorial Page

Eligibility for Undergraduate Students: 

• Undergraduate students who have a major or minor in the College of Ethnic Studies.
• Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
• Students must be enrolled as full-time students in the upcoming semester

Preference will be given to students who have financial need (determined by a personal statement). Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate the qualities below in their responses to the scholarship application questions.

Scholarship recipients should demonstrate the following qualities (#1, #2, at least one from #3, and at least one from #4):

1. A commitment to social justice and Ethnic Studies.
2. An intention to advance cross-racial activism and amplify the voices of queer and womxn-identified communities.
3. An academic and/or creative interest in (at least ONE of):
   a.) Asian American literature, art, activism, and culture;
   b.) South Asian experience in the United States; or
   c.) the intersection of Asian American Studies and gender studies, and/or queer theory
4. Involvement in community organizing or activism whose goals are to create a just, equitable, and sustainable world for (at least one):
   a.) Asian Americans,
   b.) South Asian Americans, and/or
   c.) Queer and womxn-identified folk

The work above to be done in solidarity with Indigenous peoples, Black communities, and other communities of color in the United States.

Financial Need Statement:
1. If you have a financial need, please share your circumstance in a personal statement.

• Major: Multiple, All undergraduate majors & minors in the College of Ethnic Studies (including future ones): Africana Studies; American Indian Studies; Asian American Studies; Latina/Latino Studies; Race and Resistance Studies; Race, Ethnicity, and Health; Arab and Muslim
  Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies; Critical Mixed Race Studies; Critical Pacific Islands & Oceania Studies; Queer Ethnic Studies
• Class Level: Undergraduate: Sophomore, Junior, & Senior, Graduate: Masters/MFA
• Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State student & entering students can apply
• Enrollment Requirement: Undergraduate: 12 Units, Graduate: 9 Units
• Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: No
• Citizenship: Any
• Minimum GPA: Undergraduate GPA: 2.5, Graduate GPA: 2.5
• Contact Person: Wesley Ueunten
• Campus Address: EP107B
• Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132-4011
• Phone Number: (415) 338- 2373
• Email: wesueu@sfsu.edu
• Web page: Department of Asian American Studies
• Number of Awards: Varies