Joan Cummerton Social Work Endowed Scholarship

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Scholarship will be awarded in Fall 2025. The awardee must be current continuing SFSU student when the scholarship is awarded and have not received Title IV-E, IBH, PBH, or HCAI stipend.

  • Awarding Department: School of Social Work
  • Scholarship Intent: To provide two scholarships of $1,500 for MSW and BASW students currently enrolled in the School of Social Work.
  • Criteria:
  • 1) Both SF State MSW and BASW currently enrolled in the School of Social Work are eligible. Students receiving Title IV-E, IBH, PBH or HCAI stipends will not be considered for this award.
  • 2) Statement of financial need
  • 3) Personal statement which focuses on the student’s involvement in pursuing gender equity through any of these activities: student organization; community involvement; class paper or project; conference presentation; research project; etc.
  • Class Level: Undergrad: Sophomore, Junior, Senior; 2nd Bachelors: Grad: Masters
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State University Students.
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: half-time; Grad: half-time
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: No
  • Citizenship: Any
  • GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: N/A; Grad GPA: N/A
  • Contact Person: School of Social Work
  • Campus Address: HSS 222
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-1003
  • Email: socwork@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: N/A
  • Number of Awards: Two

Award
$1500
Scopes
Social Work
Deadline
03/31/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please write a statement of financial aid. Why do you need this scholarship? (One page maximum).
  2. Please write a personal statement which focuses on the student's involvement in pursuing gender equity through any of these activities: student organization; community involvement; class paper or project; conference presentation; research project; etc.