David and Lola Bjorkquist Scholarship for Undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry Majors

Science & Engineering

Recipients are highly encouraged to attend the CoSE Donor Event in late October 2026 if the donor to their scholarship will be present.

Scholarship recipients must meet the following criteria as of the award period.
This scholarship will be disbursed in Fall of 2026.

David and Lola Bjorkquist met as undergraduate students at SFSU. Both went on to get Ph. D. degrees and worked for Johnson and Johnson. They created an endowment to provide scholarship support to upper division chemistry and biochemistry majors to support them in the completion of their degree. Rising Juniors are encouraged to apply.

• Awarding Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Scholarship Intent: To support the education and professional development of undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry majors at SF State.
• Criteria: Statement of financial need to be included with application.
• Major: Multiple: Chemistry, Biochemistry
• Class Level: Undergrad: Sophomore/Junior/Senior, Grad: N/A
• Enrollment Status: Continuing or Entering
• Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: HALF-TIME (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: 2.75; Grad GPA: N/A
• Contact Person: Roger Dang
• Campus Address: SEC 211
• Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
• Phone: 415-338-2993
• Email: rogerd@sfsu.edu
• *Web page:https://chemistry.sfsu.edu/funding
• Number of Awards: varies