Working Student Scholarship

Awarded in the Fall 2025 semester to undergraduate students at San Francisco State University.

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.

Will be awarded for Fall 2025

  • Awarding Department: All majors at SF State
  • Scholarship Intent: To support undergraduate students in the College of Science and Engineering (COSE) who demonstrates a need for financial assistance and a working student.
  • Criteria:
    1) Must demonstrate a need for financial assistance.
    2) Currently working a part time job and had one since their freshman year.
    3) Cannot have a GPA higher than 2.85.
    4) Students from underrepresented groups and first generation students encouraged to apply.
    5) Student must be able to translate the protein sequences and genetic codes provided by Lannie Nguyen lannie@sfsu.edu.
  • Major: Multiple: All majors in SF State
  • Class Level: Undergrad: Any; Grad: N/A
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State student
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: 6 UNITS; Grad: N/A
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a Requirement
  • Citizenship: Any
  • GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: cannot have a GPA higher than 2.85; Grad GPA: N/A
  • Contact Person: Lannie Nguyen
  • Campus Address: SEIC 512
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-7662
  • Email: lannie@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: http://cose.sfsu.edu/scholarships
  • Number of Awards: varies

Award
$1,000
Scopes
College of Science and Engineering
Deadline
04/16/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Do you have a cumulative GPA of 2.85 or under? If you do not meet this requirement, do not attempt to continue since you are not eligible.
  2. Are you the first one in your family to attend college?
  3. Email Lannie at lannie@sfsu.edu for the genetic code and protein sequence that you must translate/deduce from. Upload the sheet that given to you with your answer here.
  4. Please upload proof of having a part-time employment/job since freshman year. Proofs can be in any or all of the following: pay check stubs, bank statement listing direct deposit from your employers, letter from your employer confirming that you are/were an employee and the duration, etc.
  5. Please upload current copies of all unofficial undergraduate transcripts.