Barbara Hammer Award

Scholarship Award Period: This scholarship will be awarded in the SPRING semester.

  • Awarding Department: School of Cinema
  • Scholarship Intent: Queer Cinema Project supports creators of LGBTQ+ film through the annual Barbara Hammer Award, honoring the pioneering lesbian experimental filmmaker and SF State alum Barbara Hammer (1939 – 2019). A faculty panel will select one applicant to receive the award towards completion of an LGBTQ-themed film. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. All genres of film at any stage of production will be considered. Previous recipients of this award are ineligible to apply with the same film.
  • Criteria: The award is for completion of an LGBTQ-themed film
  • Major: MFA & Undergraduate
  • Class Level: Undergrad: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior & Senior; Grad: Masters/MFA
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State student
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: 6 UNITS; Grad: 4 UNITS
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: No.
  • Citizenship: Any.
  • GPA: No minimum GPA required
  • Contact Person: Cinema Main Office
  • Campus Address: FA 245
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-1629
  • Email: cinema@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: School of Cinema
  • * Amount of Award:* Varies
  • Number of Awards: Varies

Award
Varies
Scopes
Cinema
Deadline
04/25/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. What is your project? Please describe the project for which you are seeking funding. Include: Name of your project, format, synopsis or summary, description of visual style or approach, project rationale, status of the project, and intended use of award funds. (Max 750 words)
  2. Who are you as a filmmaker? How would you describe the connections between your filmmaking work and LGBTQ+ issues, both with this project and others you hope to accomplish in the future? (Max 1 paragraph)
  3. Links to sample clip, reel, or relevant work- Please provide links to a sample clip or visual style guide for your current project, or your reel and/or other relevant work below.
  4. Are you currently enrolled half-time (6 units undergraduate, 4 units graduate) and taking two or more units in School of Cinema?
  5. Please upload unofficial transcript