Associated Students/Jenny Low Chang Memorial Scholarship

Associated Students
This scholarship award ($1,500.00) will be disbursed during the Fall 2026 semester. Students must be enrolled at least half time (6 units) during the Fall 2026 semester. AS student 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: Associated Students
  • Scholarship Intent: To provide awards to students who have shown exceptional leadership and promote the educational advancement of students at San Francisco State.
  • Criteria:
    1) Applicants must submit a detailed statement outlining their academic achievements and community service involvement, accompanied by a letter of recommendation.
    2) 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: Grad: Masters/MFA/2nd BA/PhD
  • Enrollment Status: Any
  • Enrollment Requirement: Grad: 4 UNITS
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a Requirement
  • Citizenship: Any
  • GPA:Grad GPA: 2.5
  • Contact Person: Associated Students
  • Campus Address: T-139, CCSC
  • Street Address: 1650 Holloway Ave San Francisco, CA 94132
  • Email: scholarships@asi.sfsu.edu
  • Web page: https://asi.sfsu.edu/scholarships
  • Number of Awards: 3

Award
$1,500.00
Scopes
Associated Students
Deadline
01/31/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Will you be employed by Associated Students during the Fall 2026?
  2. Will you be appointed to an Associated Students Board of Director position in Fall 2026?
  3. Is your current cumulative GPA 2.5 or above?
  4. Will you be enrolled in 6 units or more during Fall 2026?
  5. Short Answer: As an SF State student, describe how this scholarship will contribute to your financial need and academic success?
  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?
  7. Short Answer: What are your educational and career goals?
  8. Short Answer: Beyond this scholarship, how do you plan to give back to your community after you graduate?
  9. 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, 2026 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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