Professor Karen Johnson-Brennan Scholarship Fund in Nursing

Health and Social Sciences
This scholarship will be awarded in FALL semester. Awardee must be a current continuing SFSU student when the scholarship is awarded.

  • Awarding Department: School of Nursing
  • Scholarship Intent: To encourage promising and current SF State nursing students in their pursuit of careers in adult medical-surgical and/or critical care.
  • Criteria:
    1) Level 3 semester students, pursuing or planning to pursue courses, clinical hours or assignments in adult medical-surgical and/or critical care or pursuing a concentration or emphasis in adult medical-surgical and/or critical care.
    2) Level 3 students are eligible to apply, but will receive the award for level 4 semester.
    3) Demonstrate financial need through the submission of a brief statement.
    4) Displays service to the community, qualifying examples of which include:
    a) Active participation in SF State’s Nursing Student Association;
    b) Leadership in the field of nursing or health care;
    c) Volunteerism in the field of nursing or health care.
  • Major: Multiple: Nursing (Non-RN)-BS, Nursing (Non-RN)-SB, Nursing (Non-RN)-MS, Nursing (ACC Entry Level)-MS
  • Class Level: Undergrad: Upper Division(Junior/Senior), 2nd BA; Grad: Masters
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State Student
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: 12 UNITS; Grad: 9 UNITS
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a requirement
  • Citizenship: US Citizen and Permanent Resident
  • GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad SF State GPA: 3.0; Grad SF State GPA: 3.0
  • Contact Person: School of Nursing
  • Campus Address: BH 371
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-1802
  • Email: nursing@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: http://nursing.sfsu.edu
  • Number of Awards: 1
    Amount of Award:$500
    Award Term: Varies

Award
$500
Scopes
Nursing
Deadline
10/06/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please provide personal statement that includes service to the community, qualifying examples: a. Active participation in SF State’s Nursing Student Association b. Leadership in the field of nursing or health care c. Volunteerism in the field of nursing or health care (one page maximum)
  2. Please write a statement of financial aid. Why do you need this scholarship? (One page maximum).