SDSU Raises $180 Million in Scholarships

Over the last ten years of donor campaigning, San Diego State University has raised $180 million for scholarships, including $86 million for endowed scholarships. These scholarships have been awarded to 18,803 individual students across all departments, degrees and situations on campus. In fact, the scholarships have supported hundreds of different student activities including academic endeavors, research, leadership, entrepreneurship, creative arts, athletics, clubs, study abroad and internships.

Recently, donors who took part in funding the scholarships had the opportunity to sit down and listen to some of the stories from students who received money during the annual Scholarship Luncheon. The luncheon included students Zackary Albrecht, Ana Morino, and Charmagne Jones and was hosted by SDSU President Elliot Hirshman.

“We are honored and grateful for the support of our donors,” Vice President for Student Affairs Eric Rivera said. “Through their generosity, students are afforded the opportunity to pursue academic excellence; opportunities that otherwise would not have been possible.”

Inamori Foundation Scholarships

The most recent addition to SDSU’s scholarship fund came as part of the Kyoto Prize Symposium, an event sponsored by the Inamori Foundation and held at SDSU each year. The Foundation selected 10 SDSU graduate and Ph.D. students to receive a $5,000 scholarship each. The winners were chosen based on recommendations by SDSU faculty advisers or mentors and focused on noteworthy scholar accomplishments including awards, publications, and presentations.

This year’s fellows included:

• Erik Blackwood, a Ph.D. student in the cell and molecular biology joint doctoral program at SDSU and UCSD.
• Samuel Lam, a second-year graduate student in public health.
• Barbara Quimby, a Ph.D. candidate in geography in SDSU’s joint doctoral program with the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The Inamori Fellowship is open to any degree-seeking SDSU graduate student with an SDSU faculty member as an advisor. To learn more, visit the Inamori Fellowship Program website.

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