The Ariana Mae Hatami Scholarship for Victims of Domestic Violence

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Scholarship awarded for the Fall 2024/Spring 2025 semesters

  • Awarding Department: Division of Student Life
  • Scholarship Intent: The Ariana Mae Hatami Scholarship is for students at SF State who are currently experiencing or have been impacted by domestic / intimate partner violence. Please share how you intend to transform your experience to be an agent of change within your community or at SF State and how this award will aid in your educational pursuits. Please limit responses to 500 words or less.

More information about the Ariana Mae Hatami Foundation can be accessed here: https://arianamaehatamifoundation.org/. Additionally, consider watching the documentary “Spirit of Ariana”: Spirit of Ariana: Hope & Healing after Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking on Vimeo

  • Criteria:
    1) Preference will be given to students who are homeless or have been physically displaced from their permanent residence due to circumstances of domestic violence.
    2) Preference will be given to current or former foster youth matriculating at SF State, including participants in the SF State Guardian Scholars Program, whose lives have been affected by domestic violence./
    3) Preference will be given to participants, whose lives have been affected by domestic violence, in the PCC Foster Youth Program, an affiliate of the Ariana Mae Hatami Foundation.
    4) Preference will be given to participants who are Pell-eligible, and or otherwise demonstrate financial need.
  • Major: Any
  • Class Level: Undergrad: 2nd Year of Higher, Credential; Grad: Masters/MFA, PhD
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad/Credential: 12 UNITS; Grad: 8 UNITS
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Required
  • Citizenship: Any
  • GPA: Undergrad GPA: 2.0; Grad GPA: 2.0
  • Contact Person: Health Promotion & Wellness
  • Campus Address: Village A
  • Street Address: 750 Font Blvd, Ste 5000, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-7791
  • Email: hpw@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: Ariana Mae Hatami Foundation
  • Number of Awards: 1

Donor
In Memory of Ariana Mae Hatami
Award
$1,000
Scopes
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Deadline
11/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please provide a brief description of how your experience as a student at SF State has been personally affected by domestic violence and how this scholarship would help you reach your educations goals. Responses should be limited to between 200-400 words.