Diana T.Y. Chung and Henry WS Chung Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Alumni Association
Scholarship will be disbursed in the Fall 2024 semester, after the census, and approximately after the fourth week of the semester. Students must be enrolled at SF State in Fall 2024 and satisfy the criteria described below in Fall 2024 to receive it.

The Diana T.Y. Chung and Henry W.S. Chung Memorial Scholarship is awarded each fall to one incoming (new) and one current international student at SF State. The amount of each award will vary from year-to-year but will be no less than $500.00 per student. The scholarship is not renewable and is awarded in contingent upon admission and verification of full-time enrollment at SF State. Scholarship recipients will be chosen on the basis of academic merit and financial need with higher consideration given to academic merit. Recipients must be enrolled in a full course of study at SF State (12 units for undergraduates; 8 units for graduates).

  • Awarding Department: Alumni Association
  • Scholarship Intent: The purpose of the Diana TY Chung and Henry WS Chung Memorial Scholarship Endowment for International Students is to help students from other countries earn college degrees and then utilize their knowledge and skills to the benefit of their families, home countries, and the United States.
  • Criteria:
    1) Open to all matriculated (degree seeking) F-1 & J-1 international students at the undergraduate and graduate levels of study.
    2) Both prospective and continuing international students are eligible to apply.
    3) The awards will be based on both merit and need with higher consideration given to academic merit.
    4) Scholarships are granted only once and are non-renewable, and awarded contingent upon admission and verification of full-time enrollment at SF State.
  • Major: Any
  • Class Level: HS Seniors; Undergrad: Any; 2nd/BA; Grad: Masters/PhD
  • Enrollment Status: Any
  • Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: FULL-TIME (12 UNITS); Grad: FULL-TIME (8 UNITS)
  • Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a Requirement
  • Citizenship: International
  • GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: 3.25; Grad GPA: 3.5 (in all coursework not only coursework completed at SF State)
  • Contact Person: S. Evrim Özer, B.S., ’00 & M.S., ’04, CFRE, CMP, Associate Director, Alumni Relations, Annual Giving, Engagement Systems & Data Analytics
  • Campus Address: ADM 153
  • Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132
  • Phone Number: (415)338-2217
  • Email: alumni@sfsu.edu
  • Web page: https://alumni.sfsu.edu/welcome
  • Number of Awards: 2

Donor
Family of Diana T.Y. Chung
Award
$1,000
Scopes
Alumni Association
Deadline
05/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Do you have at least one semester left before obtaining your degree, and will you enroll in classes in the upcoming fall semester?
  2. What type of student visa do you have now?
  3. What is your country of citizenship?
  4. Do you have an application pending with the U.S. Immigration Service to change from F-1/J-1 student status to another immigration status (i.e., United States Permanent Residency, H-1B, etc.)?
  5. If yes, what status are you applying for?
  6. When do you plan to graduate from SF State?
  7. Personal Statement: Please provide your responses to the following 4 questions. We recommend that you type your Personal Statement in MS Word first so that you may check the total word count, spelling, grammar, etc. You can then copy and paste your essay into your online application. You personal statement should be between a total of 750 words (minimum) and 1500 words (maximum) for all 4 questions combined. Please see the "Help Text" for detailed information about each question. See https://financialaid.sfsu.edu/scholarship-and-essay-tips.
    • 1. Please describe your future educational and career goals.
    • 2. Do you have any outstanding academic and/or athletic achievements?
    • 3. Please describe your financial need.
    • 4. Please describe what International Goodwill means to you.
  8. Financial Need Statement: Please provide a brief statement of financial need detailing how receiving this scholarship will assist you and enable you to achieve your academic and career goals, e.g., content such as parent’s education and occupations, disability or illness in the family, extenuating circumstances, single parent household, other siblings in college, cost of college tuition compared to how you will finance your education that describes your financial status. If you are currently working to support your education or are a participant in EOP, Guardian Scholars or related campus programs, please include this in your response. (100-word minimum and 200-word maximum)
  9. 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. Teachers, advisers, supervisors and mentors are highly recommended. Please be sure to communicate to the individual that you are listing them as a reference provider and give them context on the scholarship for which you are applying so they can tailor their reference. See https://financialaid.sfsu.edu/letters-recommendation for tips and guidelines on asking for letters of recommendation. If your reference provider cannot upload their reference letter to your application on the Award Management/Academic Works system directly before the online deadline, your scholarship application that’s missing a reference letter can’t be evaluated.
  10. 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. Teachers, advisers, supervisors and mentors are highly recommended. Please be sure to communicate to the individual that you are listing them as a reference provider and give them context on the scholarship for which you are applying so they can tailor their reference. See https://financialaid.sfsu.edu/letters-recommendation for tips and guidelines on asking for letters of recommendation. If your reference provider cannot upload their reference letter to your application on the Award Management/Academic Works system directly before the online deadline, your scholarship application that’s missing a reference letter can’t be evaluated.
  11. Please submit unofficial copies of all transcripts/mark sheets of university-level coursework completed (including coursework completed at SF State) showing courses taken, grades received, diplomas earned. Please scan all of your academic transcripts into your computer and upload them in a single document.
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