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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$750
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Hansen Fellowship in Oral and Public History is funded by donations to the Hansen Lectureship and Fellowship Fund in History.
It was established in 2008 to honor Dr. Art Hansen for his many years of service as a faculty member in History and his 23 years as the Director of the Oral History Program and the Center for Oral and Public History (COPH).
Benefits
The scholarship offers a $750 amount, to help you with your studies
Eligibility
- Graduate students who have taken a minimum of 12 units in history graduate classes at CSUF and have been enrolled in the CSUF history graduate program for at least one year.
- The award is intended to assist a graduate student pursuing a master’s thesis or project in oral or public history.
- Preference is given to a student who intends to use the funds to assist with the research or production of the master’s thesis or project.
- A strong application will spell out how the student intends to use the funds (i.e. travel to conduct oral histories or to complete archival research, funds to assist with transcription, purchase of materials for an exhibition, taking a course in web design for an online exhibit, etc.)
- 3.0 GPA at CSUF
- Evidence of planned oral or public history project
- Financial need
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
History
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
03 Apr 2026
Please log into your CSUF Portal and click on the “Scholarships” button. Follow the onscreen instructions and complete the online CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - FULLERTON SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD APPLICATION
An additional brief essay is required for this scholarship as part of your online application. Please respond to the following prompt online: The purpose of the Hansen Fellowship is to support students with interests in oral and public history. Within 250 words, detail your interest in oral and/or public history and describe your research plans.
Submit two letters of recommendation from CSUF faculty members of any discipline or department using the online letter process.
Regardless of how many History scholarships you apply for, only 2 letters of recommendation total are needed.
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