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Marcus Second Year Graduate Student Scholarship

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LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS Scholarship awarded for the Fall semester Awarding Department: Creative Writing Scholarship Intent: For graduate students in any of the genres who have shown their commitment to rich and ambitious writing and translation. Students submit a work-in-progress that demonstrates attention to craft, cultural/social awareness, and the complexity of human experience.

Award 2,500

Closes in 2 days, 20 October 2026

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Which collegeMarcus Second Year Graduate Student Scholarship - San Francisco State University Scholarship Opportunities
Who can applyLIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS Scholarship awarded for the Fall semester Awarding Department: Creative Writing Scholarship Intent: For graduate students in any of the genres who have shown their commitment to rich and ambitious writing and translation. Students submit a work-in-progress that demonstrates attention to craft, cultural/social awareness, and the complexity of human experience. The recipient would also be a student for whom this award would make a significant difference in their ability to focus on their studies and their writing.
Who can applyCriteria: 1) Open to graduate students who will be entering their second year. Students upload a work in progress and a brief description (no more than 200 words) of how this award would make a difference in their ability to focus on their studies and their writing. Along with the following: Playwriting Submissions: 20-40-pages. Fiction and Creative Non-fiction Submissions: 20 pages. Poetry Submissions: 10 pages. Translation submissions: 10 to 20 pages. Major: Single: Creative Writing Class Level: Undergrad: N/A;
Who can applyGrad: Masters/ MFA or MA (must be entering second year of graduate study) Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State student Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: N/A; Grad: 1 unit Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a requirement Citizenship: Any GPA : HS GPA : N/A; Undergrad GPA : N/A;
Who can applySF State Grad GPA : 3.0 Contact Person: Creative Writing Department Campus Address: HUM 573 Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132 Phone Number: (415) 338-1891 Email: cwriting@sfsu.edu Web page: https://creativewriting.sfsu.edu/department-resources Number of Awards: 2

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Official source: https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Last checked by SCRN: 2026-10-11Verified null days ago
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Deadline: 20 October 2026
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Name: Marcus Second Year Graduate Student ScholarshipRead on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Provider: San Francisco State University Scholarship OpportunitiesRead on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
What it provides: LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS Scholarship awarded for the Fall semester Awarding Department: Creative Writing Scholarship Intent: For graduate students in any of the genres who have shown their commitment to rich and ambitious writing and translation. Students submit a work-in-progress that demonstrates attention to craft, cultural/social awareness, and the complexity of human experience. The recipient would also be a student for whom this award would make a significant difference in their ability to focus on their studies and their writing. Criteria: 1) Open to graduate students who will be entering their second year. Students upload a work in progress and a brief description (no more than 200 words) of how this award would make a difference in their ability to focus on their studies and their writing. Along with the following: Playwriting Submissions: 20-40-pages. Fiction and Creative Non-fiction Submissions: 20 pages. Poetry Submissions: 10 pages. Translation submissions: 10 to 20 pages. Major: Single: Creative Writing Class Level: Undergrad: N/A; Grad: Masters/ MFA or MA (must be entering second year of graduate study) Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State student Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: N/A; Grad: 1 unit Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a requirement Citizenship: Any GPA : HS GPA : N/A; Undergrad GPA : N/A; SF State Grad GPA : 3.0 Contact Person: Creative Writing Department Campus Address: HUM 573 Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132 Phone Number: (415) 338-1891 Email: cwriting@sfsu.edu Web page: https://creativewriting.sfsu.edu/department-resources Number of Awards: 2Read on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Amount: Award 2,500Read on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Deadline: Deadline 10/20/2026Read on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Which college: Marcus Second Year Graduate Student Scholarship - San Francisco State University Scholarship OpportunitiesRead on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Who can apply: LIBERAL & CREATIVE ARTS Scholarship awarded for the Fall semester Awarding Department: Creative Writing Scholarship Intent: For graduate students in any of the genres who have shown their commitment to rich and ambitious writing and translation. Students submit a work-in-progress that demonstrates attention to craft, cultural/social awareness, and the complexity of human experience. The recipient would also be a student for whom this award would make a significant difference in their ability to focus on their studies and their writing.Read on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Who can apply: Criteria: 1) Open to graduate students who will be entering their second year. Students upload a work in progress and a brief description (no more than 200 words) of how this award would make a difference in their ability to focus on their studies and their writing. Along with the following: Playwriting Submissions: 20-40-pages. Fiction and Creative Non-fiction Submissions: 20 pages. Poetry Submissions: 10 pages. Translation submissions: 10 to 20 pages. Major: Single: Creative Writing Class Level: Undergrad: N/A;Read on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Who can apply: Grad: Masters/ MFA or MA (must be entering second year of graduate study) Enrollment Status: Continuing SF State student Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: N/A; Grad: 1 unit Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a requirement Citizenship: Any GPA : HS GPA : N/A; Undergrad GPA : N/A;Read on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296
Who can apply: SF State Grad GPA : 3.0 Contact Person: Creative Writing Department Campus Address: HUM 573 Street Address: 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, California 94132 Phone Number: (415) 338-1891 Email: cwriting@sfsu.edu Web page: https://creativewriting.sfsu.edu/department-resources Number of Awards: 2Read on 2026-10-11 from https://sfsu.academicworks.com/opportunities/22296

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