Honors and Scholarships

• SF State Office of Academic Honors and Scholarships
  
  
• SF State Financial Aid Office
  
  
• Scholarships in the College of Science & Engineering
  
  
• Student Enrichment Opportunities in the College of Science & Engineering
  For more information, contact
  Student Enrichment Opportunities Office
  Department of Biology
  Science Bldg, Rm 200
  
  
• Mathematics Department Scholarships
  
  

  Every fall semester, the Department of Mathematics awards five scholarships. Watch this space for further announcements.

  Jessie F. L York Scholarship Award $1000
  
  This scholarship was endowed by the family to honor Jessie York. An alumna of San Francisco State University, Jessie York’s professional career as a mathematics teacher encouraged women to enter the field of mathematics. This scholarship, in the spirit of Jessie York, will be awarded to an undergraduate mathematics major so as to further the participation of women in mathematics.
  
  The Mathematics Bridge Scholarship Award $600
  
  This award was created and endowed by the Mathematics Department and other donors to encourage mathematics careers among groups historically underrepresented in mathematics. It will be awarded to an undergraduate mathematics major so as to further this goal.
  
  Lawrence Chang Memorial Scholarship Award $1000
  
  Lawrence Chang graduated from San Francisco State in 1968 and received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from UC Berkeley in 1972. Blind from early childhood, he pursued a teaching and research career until his death in 1983 at the age of 39. The family of Lawrence Chang and the Mathematics Department endows this award to a graduate mathematics student whose academic career exemplifies Dr. Chang’s commitment to excellence in mathematics.
  
  Sergio Martins Scholarship $1000
  
  The Sergio Martins Scholarship was established in 1996 by John Metzger, President of Western States Life Insurance Company in memory of, Sergio Martins, a valued employee of the company, who had taught high school mathematics in Africa before coming here. The scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student.
  
  Paul Halmos Scholarship $1500
  
  Sheldon Axler, Dean of COSE, has donated funds for this one-time scholarship in honor of the late Paul Halmos. Professor Halmos was an influential researcher and expositor of mathematics. Well-known to several generations of mathematicians, he was an ardent supporter of graduate students in mathematics. This scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding graduate student.
  
  The criteria for these awards are achievement, promise and motivation in mathematics.