"Comfort Women" Research and Creative Scholarship Fund - Student Award

Scholarship Award Period: This scholarship will be awarded for the FALL semester.

• Awarding Department: College of Ethnic Studies
• Scholarship Intent: To provide awards of up to $4,000 to graduate and undergraduate students conducting research and creative scholarship projects that increase awareness of the historical and contemporary significance of “comfort women” and engage the public in discourse about the experiences and the remembrance of “comfort women.” Preference for funding will be given to students who have completed interdisciplinary coursework (history, literature, art, music, public health, etc.) in Asian American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Women and Gender Studies, or Sexuality Studies for conducting research or creative projects on “comfort women,” however, relevant experience such as working or volunteering.
• Criteria:
  Please apply with
  1) Letter of interest
  2) Resume
  3) Research Proposal that includes the following:
  • Background, significance, methods, and outcomes for the project
  • How the project will raise awareness on “Comfort Women”
  • Relevant applicant experience and expertise related to the issues of “Comfort Women”
  • Timeline of the project
• Major: Any
• Class Level: Undergrad: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, & Senior; Grad: 2nd BA, Credential, Masters/MFA, & PhD
• Enrollment Status: Continuing & entering students can apply
• Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: 3 UNITS, Grad: 3 UNITS
• Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: No.
• Citizenship: Any.
• GPA: Undergrad GPA: 2.0
• Contact Person: Grace Yoo
• Campus Address: EP 121
• Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
• Email: lesleychen@sfsu.edu
• Web page: Ethnic Studies
• Amount of Award: $4,000.00
• Number of Awards: 1