Aziz F. Hasnain Scholarship for Underprivileged Students

In order to be eligible for this scholarship students must meet the following criteria:

Preference to first generation students
Plan to enroll full-time (12 undergraduate credits; 9 graduate credits)
Submit an essay demonstrating obstacles to complete an education or challenges experienced which have delayed academic pursuits
Demonstrate financial need. We can determine your financial need by the results of your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Pursuing one of the following majors: Music; Art, Design and Visual Studies; Theatre, Film, and Creative Writing; Anthropology; Communication and Media; English; History; Philosophy; Sociology; Psychology; and World Languages. Majors in Interdisciplinary Studies and Multidisciplinary Studies with a focus on arts, humanities and social sciences are also eligible.

Also apply for the Nahid S. Hasnain Scholarship for Underprivileged Students and the Geraldine R. Cree Scholarship for Underprivileged Students using the same essay.

Award: Up to $8,000

Departments / Colleges: College of Arts and Sciences

Deadline: 03/11/2024

Supplemental Questions

Upload an essay no longer than two pages describing how you are overcoming obstacles to complete your education or challenges delaying your academic pursuits. Additionally, if you pay out of state tuition (non-resident students), have you considered pursuing Idaho residency? Please upload as a single Word or PDF document (8 MB max file size) using your name and Boise State student ID number as the filename. Do not use any special characters in the file name including periods, hyphens, apostrophes, etc. You should also include your full name and Boise State student ID number on the header of each page. To save as PDF: For Microsoft users: From Word document click File, Save As, and then click PDF or XPS. For Mac users: Choose print, click on PDF in the bottom-left of the Print menu, and Save as PDF.

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