The Stephanie G. Hoffman Scholarship Fund

The applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students.

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Scholarships are for full-time students only, enrolled in 12-plus units per quarter/semester.

The applicants must be permanent residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

The awardees must be attending an accredited college/university program.

The applicant must be pursuing a major in library science, English literature, or related field, with the intention of working with underserved children to excite them through reading to pursue higher education.

The scholarship is for Jewish student applicants.

Required

Required

A 1,000-word essay. The selection committee weighs this heavily! For new applicants: What drives you to achieve: in academics, community or Jewish service, and/or career goals? How has your past shaped the person you are today?

Two references (teacher, professor or counselor) from where you are currently enrolled. You will contact them to provide an academic recommendation.

The applicant must submit Statement of Economic Circumstances from either you or your parent(s). Describe any changes in family or economic circumstances over the past year that support your request for financial aid this year. Include known events in the coming year that will impact your family. If a parent has lost his or her job, indicate the date unemployment began, the date unemployment will end, and the estimated cost of this change. If work hours were reduced, provide the estimated cost of this change. Highlight any of the following: single parent, first-generation migr, special needs family member, multiple children attending, medical crisis, etc. and Federal 2014 tax returns (or 2013 if 2014 not yet available) first page only.