Frederick W. Kauer Grad Scholarship in Physiology
College of Science and Engineering, Department of Biology
Frederick W. Kauer Graduate Scholarship in Physiology.
Current Graduating Seniors that have been accepted to the graduate program are encouraged to apply.
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.
Will be awarded for Fall 2026,
- Awarding Department: Biology
- Scholarship Intent: To support the education needs of graduate students in physiology through scholarships.
- Criteria: Must be in good academic standing in the Biology department.
- Major: Single: Physiology
- Class Level: Undergrad: N/A; Grad: Masters
- Enrollment Status: Any
- Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: N/A; Grad: 4 UNITS
- Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a Requirement
- Citizenship: Any
- GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: N/A; Grad GPA: 3.0
- Contact Person: Biology Department
- Campus Address: HH 534
- Street Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132
- Phone Number: (415) 405-3591
- Email: gmt@sfsu.edu
- Web page: https://biology.sfsu.edu/funding-opportunities
- Number of Awards: varies
- Award
- One @ $1500.00
- Scopes
- Biology
- Deadline
- 03/20/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Will you be continuing as a student in the coming fall semester? If you are graduating this spring or summer, you will not be eligible.
- What semester do you plan to graduate (e.g. Fall 2028)
- An essay of less than 1000 words covering the following topics: (a) your future goals and how SFSU is helping you achieve them; (b) describe your financial needs; and (c) the impact the scholarship would have on your life.
- Recommendation from your primary research mentor / SFSU academic advisor. Must be received by application deadline.
- Unofficial transcripts for all previous and current graduate and undergraduate work