The Office of Graduate Studies, Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, is pleased to offer the Bertha Kalm Scholarship for graduate students attending SJSU. From a donation made several years ago, this endowment has grown enough to provide six $5,000 awards to “support graduate students in any field of instruction, who need financial assistance to continue their education, and who demonstrate a desire to make a difference for humanity” (Bertha Kalm
Memorandum of Understanding).
Awards are restricted to first-year students in a master’s degree program at SJSU. Only faculty members who mentor graduate students can put forward for consideration the name and supporting documents of an applicant. Students may not self-apply. Applicants will be evaluated on the quality of scholarship that established eligibility for admission to a graduate program, application information including the student’s personal statement regarding the goals to be achieved by obtaining a master’s degree, the mentor’s letter of support, and an additional letter of recommendation from a professional source (another professor, business contact, volunteer organization). Additional consideration will be given to applicants with financial need.
This is a significant scholarship award. We are looking for the best and most rewarding of your graduate students. Please push this message out to all faculty in your programs. Only one award per program will be granted. Faculty should contact those students they believe are deserving of this generous scholarship. Students must complete the application available online and provide all of the supporting documentation to their mentor. Supporting documents include graduate and undergraduate transcripts, a letter of support from the student’s mentor, a second letter of recommendation, and a Statement of Purpose from the student.
The mentor will thereafter deliver the completed application package to Graduate Studies, ADM 146. Applications will not be accepted from students. The application is due by May 4, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. Please direct any questions you may have to Cheryl Cowan at 408.924.2485 or cheryl.cowan@sjsu.edu.