David E. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Science and Engineering
Scholarship will be awarded Fall 2025.
Recipients are highly encouraged to attend the CoSE Donor Dinner in late October 2025 if the donor to their scholarship will be present.
Scholarship recipients must meet the following criteria as of the award period.
Awarding Department: School of the Environment
Scholarship Intent: To encourage and support the pursuit of a geographic education at SF State for students with a demonstrated interest in environmental justice or urban environmental planning. Students active in the African American community are encouraged to apply.
Criteria:
1) Must have completed at least 10 units in Geography or Environmental Science or GISc major at SFSU.
2) Award will be disbursed in fall semester, so applicant must be continuing on and enrolled in fall semester.
Major: Multiple: All degrees within the former Department of Geography & Environment
Class Level: Undergrad: Sophomore, Junior, Senior; 2nd BA; Grad: Masters
Enrollment Status: Continuing
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: N/A; Undergrad SF State GPA: 3.0; Grad SF State GPA: 3.0
Contact Person: School of the Environment
Campus Address: HSS 279
Street Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132
Phone Number: (415) 338-2049
Email: sote@sfsu.edu
Web page: https://environment.sfsu.edu/
Number of Awards: varies
- Award
- 1 award, $2000
- Scopes
- Geography & Environment
- Deadline
- 04/01/2025
- Supplemental Questions
- Have you completed at least 10 units in GEOG courses? Units currently in progress DO count.
- Will you be continuing on as a student in the coming fall semester?
- What semester do you plan to graduate (e.g. Spring 2026)?
- Please upload current SFSU unofficial transcript.
- Submit a statement of (1) approximately 500 words discussing your interest in environmental justice/urban environmental planning and (2) one or two paragraph statement of financial need.