Edward B. Kaufmann College of Liberal & Creative Arts Scholarship

LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS
Scholarship funds will be awarded in the 2024-2025 academic year. Students graduating in spring and summer 2024 are not eligible.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION: All LCA scholarships require one or more reference letters as a part of the application. All reference letters must be received, via AcademicWorks, no later than the application deadline in order for an application to be considered qualified and reviewed. This requires applicants to submit their application before the deadline, which includes providing the reference name and email address. References should be notified by the applicant that letters need to be submitted through AcademicWorks no later than a week before the application deadline, to allow time to solve any potential issues. Applicants should check their AcademicWorks student portal to ensure that reference letters have been submitted before the application deadline, resending reference letter requests for letters not submitted. Applications that do not have the required reference letter by the deadline will not be reviewed and are not eligible for the scholarship.

  • Awarding Department: College of Liberal & Creative Arts
  • Scholarship Intent: To support classified graduate and undergraduate students pursuing a degree within the College of Liberal & Creative Arts other than the Department of Humanities.
  • Criteria: CANNOT be a Humanities major.
  • Major: Multiple: Chinese, Classics, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, English, French, German, History, Italian, American Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Japanese, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Liberal Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion, Spanish, Technical and Professional Writing, Women and Gender Studies
  • Class Level: Undergrad: Any; Grad: Masters (any) or 2nd BA
  • Enrollment Status: Any
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: HALF-TIME; Grad: 3 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: 3.25; Grad GPA: 3.5
  • Contact Person: Arsham Pourfallah
  • Campus Address: MH 404
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415) 338-1471
  • Email: lcastudentservices@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: https://lca.sfsu.edu/scholarships
  • Number of Awards: varies

Award
Number of awards and amounts vary, up to $25,000 total (single award not to exceed $7,000)
Scopes
College of Liberal & Creative Arts
Deadline
03/27/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please upload your SFSU unofficial transcript in PDF form here. IF YOU ARE AN INCOMING STUDENT, please upload your unofficial transcript from the last institution which you earned your degree.
  2. Personal statement (not to exceed 700 words): Please write a statement of achievements in the area of study within the disciplines eligible for this award describing your future academic and personal goals and how this scholarship will benefit your studies. IF YOU ARE A GRADUATE STUDENT, describe why you are seeking a master’s degree in one of the disciplines eligible for this award, and how this scholarship will benefit your studies.
  3. Scholarship funds are disbursed in the following academic year. Students graduating this spring and summer are not eligible. What semester are you graduating?
  4. Please provide the name and e-mail of an individual who can provide a reference on your behalf. Your reference provider should be familiar with you and able to speak to your personal, professional and/or academic achievements. Faculty, colleagues or mentors are highly recommended. Please be sure to inform the individual that you are listing them as a reference provider and provide them context on the scholarship for which you are applying so they can tailor their reference accordingly, and inform them that the letter must be submitted by the application deadline.
  5. Please provide the name and e-mail of an individual who can provide a reference on your behalf. Your reference provider should be familiar with you and able to speak to your personal, professional and/or academic achievements. Faculty, colleagues or mentors are highly recommended. Please be sure to inform the individual that you are listing them as a reference provider and provide them context on the scholarship for which you are applying so they can tailor their reference accordingly, and inform them that the letter must be submitted by the application deadline.