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. Your personal statement should be between a total of 750 words (minimum) and 1500 words (maximum) for all 4 questions combined.
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)
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.
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.
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.
Undergrad GPA: 3.25 Grad GPA: 3.5 (in all coursework not only coursework completed at SF State)
