Tripwire Graduate Student Support Fund

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

  • Awarding Department: College of Liberal & Creative Arts
  • Scholarship Intent: This scholarship is intended for graduate students who wish to research and explore the literary and cultural history of the Poetry Center, while also documenting its ongoing engagement with the contemporary poetry community. This support is intended to foster academic research and creative work that draws upon the Center’s rich history and ongoing contributions to the poetry community.
  • Criteria: Must submit an essay or poem of any length demonstrating interest in and engagement with the Poetry Center reading series and archives Enrollment Requirement: must be enrolled in both fall and spring semesters
  • Major: Single: MA & MFA Creative Writings Majors
  • Class Level: Masters/MFA
  • Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State student,, Entering student, Continuing and entering students.
  • Enrollment Requirement: Grad: 1 unit.
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: No.
  • Citizenship: Any.
  • GPA: Grad GPA: 3.0
  • Contact Person: Creative Writing
  • Campus Address: Hum 211
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Email: cwriting@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: Creative Writing
  • * Amount of Award:* $5,000.00
  • Number of Awards: Two

Award
$5,000.00
Deadline
10/30/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. This scholarship is intended for graduate students who wish to research and explore the literary and cultural history of the Poetry Center, while also documenting its ongoing engagement with the contemporary poetry community. This support is intended to foster academic research and creative work that draws upon the Center’s rich history and ongoing contributions to the poetry community. Submit an essay or poem of any length demonstrating interest in and engagement with the Poetry Center reading series and archives.