Scholarships and Awards

Undergraduate:

The Paul Lorence Prize

This scholarship of $2000 is awarded to a graduating senior from among the top GPA earners who plan to continue their education.The scholarship is intended to recognize the scholastic achievement of a history major.Faculty members nominate graduating seniors for this scholarship, and a department committee makes the final award.

The Distinguished Undergraduate Student Award

Special recognition as the Departmental Honoree at the Undergraduate Honors Convocation is an opportunity for the History Department to recognize students for achievements other than - or in addition to - high GPA. The College of BSS supplies the History Department with a list of 6 undergraduates with the highest GPAs, and then the Department chair --upon recommendations submitted by the History faculty-- chooses the student.

The Gary and Cynthia Bengier University Scholarship

Two scholarships of $1,000 each shall be awarded to history majors in the fall of 2004. To qualify, students must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors in fall of 2004. In addition, students must demonstrate financial need as determined by the SFSU Office of Student Financial Aid (apply using the 2004-2005 FAFSA application), be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0. The application requires a personal statement. Please go to www.sfsu.edu/~finaid/scholarships, go to the scholarship application section, and print out the University Scholarship application form. Other prizes of $1,000 each are available for both undergraduates and graduates through the University Scholarship program. The deadline is May 5th.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students:

The Kiana Dressendorfer Scholarship in Archaeology

This scholarship is intended to help students pursue their interests and education in archaeology in any region of the world. The amount of the award ranges from $500 to $1000. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 and write a short essay. The History, Anthropology, and Classics Departments administer the essay entries in late April of each year.

California Pre-Doctoral Program

The California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the pool of potential faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages. Announcements and application forms are circulated early each spring. Students are selected by a committee of faculty from the California State University and the University of California. This is a one-time award. Current or former pre-doctoral scholars are not eligible to reapply. More information is available at the California State University website.

The SFSU University Scholarship

Several scholarships of $1,000 each shall be awarded in the fall of 2004. Students must demonstrate financial need as determined by the SFSU Office of Student Financial Aid (apply using the 2004-2005 FAFSA application), be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or graduate GPA of 3.5. The application requires a personal statement. Please visit www.sfsu.edu/~finaid/scholarships, go to the scholarship application section, and print out the University Scholarship application form. The deadline is May 5th.

Graduate Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards:

The Robert Pasker-Laurie Pitman Fellowship for Entering Graduate Students

This fellowship for $3000 is intended to encourage promising graduate students to enter our graduate program, and to aid these promising so that they can attend San Francisco State University. The departmental Graduate Committee awards this fellowship to the applicant with the strongest academic record and best writing sample. Applicants to the M.A. program are encouraged to submit the best writing sample that they have.

The Jacques Hymans Graduate Fellowship

This fellowship of $4000 is to reward students who are both academically successful and contributors to the department; the fellowship is also meant to assist students financially so that they can continue in the program. Faculty members nominate students for the fellowship and the Graduate Committee makes the final selection.

The History Department Graduate Fellowship

The Department awards two fellowships of $3000 each to continuing graduate students. Like the other fellowships, these are to recognize academically successful graduate students and to assist them financially. Students are nominated by faculty members and the final two are chosen by the Graduate Committee of the Department.

The Paul O'Meara Memorial Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize the academic achievements of a graduate student whose major field is Europe before or after 1500. The amount of the fellowship is $500. Students are nominated by faculty members and the finalist chosen by the Graduate Committee of the Department.

Graduate Equity Fellowship

The purpose of San Francisco State University's Graduate Equity Fellowship program is to increase diversity by encouraging students with educationally or economically disadvantaged backgrounds and outstanding academic records to pursue and complete master's and doctoral degrees. The fellowship is only available to students admitted to a SFSU master's or doctoral degree program. Credential-only and certificate students are not eligible.

Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement

The San Francisco State University Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement is conferred on students who have earned a distinguished record of academic performance and contribution in the major field. Nomination for the award is based on criteria that are specified by the faculty in the respective graduate major subject areas. Academic achievement, contribution to the profession or discipline, to the department, college or university, or to the community are examples of student achievement that may be taken into consideration. In the History Department, the Graduate Committee chooses nominees for the award from faculty recommendations based on the top 6 GPA earners to the committee, and then 1 or 2 nominees are sent to the College of BSS and are ultimately determined by the College Graduate Advising Committee (i.e. all of the graduate coordinators).