Associated Students/Jenny Low Chang Memorial Scholarship

Division of Student Life
The scholarship award ($1,500.00) will be disbursed during the Fall 2025 semester. To be eligible students must be enrolled at least half time (6 units) during the Fall semester 2025 when the awarded funds will be disbursed to the student’s account. Associated Student part-time staff and Board of Directors working in any capacity during the period of disbursement are not eligible to apply.

Jenny Low Chang was an Asian American student attending SF State in the late 1970s. She was a high achiever who viewed life as a series of challenges to be overcome and was a woman who met each of those challenges successfully. As a biology major, she was passionate about science and medicine and hoped to become an orthodontist. That dream was never realized, when her life came to a tragic end on the morning of September 12, 1977. As of today, her murder remains unsolved. Associated Students is supporting the scholarship award to honor her memory

  • Awarding Department: Division of Student Life
  • Scholarship Intent: To provide assistance and support to the educational advancement of students by awarding money to eligible SF State students.
  • Criteria:
    1) Part time minimum enrollment at SF State or enrolled in at least half-time at another college or high school senior at the time of application.
    2) Applicants must include a detailed explanation of their academic achievement, supported by a letter of recommendation.
    3) Students must be actively involved in the empowerment of women in the Bay Area Community, especially but not exclusively in the advancement of Women in Nursing, Sciences and Technology.
  • Major: Any
  • Class Level: HS Seniors, Undergrad: Any; Grad: Masters/MFA/2nd BA/PhD
  • Enrollment Status: Any
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: 6 UNITS; Grad: 4 UNITS
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a Requirement
  • Citizenship: Any
  • GPA: HS GPA: 2.5; Undergrad GPA: 2.5; Grad GPA: 2.5
  • Contact Person: Division of Student Life
  • Campus Address: SSB 403
  • Street Address: 1650 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-3888
  • Email: dos@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: http://dos.sfsu.edu/content/student-life
  • Number of Awards: 2

Award
$1,500.00
Scopes
Associated Students
Deadline
02/07/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Will you be employed by Associated Students during the Fall 2025?
  2. Will you be appointed to an Associated Students Board of Director position in Fall 2025?
  3. Will you be enrolled in 6 units or more during Fall 2025?
  4. Is your current cumulative GPA 2.5 or above?
  5. Short Answer: As an SF State student, describe how this scholarship will contribute to your financial need and academic success? Limit responses to a maximum of 300 words for each question.
  6. Short Answer: How have you demonstrated leadership and a commitment to empowering women in the Bay Area through your campus involvement and/or community service? Limit responses to a maximum of 300 words for each question.
  7. Short Answers:

    The questions below will provide the reviewers of your application with more information about your educational goals, career goals, community involvement, leadership roles, and what you hope to achieve in the future. Limit responses to a maximum of 300 words for each question.

    • What are your educational and career goals?
    • Where do you see yourself 5 years after you graduate from college?
  8. Recommendation Letter:

    Request a letter of recommendation from a person who knows you, (example: professor, employer, mentor, volunteer/internship coordinator) early in your application process.

    The letter of recommendation will address your EDUCATIONAL GOALS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE INVOLVEMENT.

    The person writing the recommendation letter will need to upload it by February 7, 2025 using Academic Works. The recommendation letter must be 1 page in length, on an OFFICIAL LETTERHEAD, and SIGNED.

    Provide the recommender's First and Last Name and Email Address below:
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