Scholarship Process Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The check should be made payable to: San Francisco State University

Mail the check and letter to:

San Francisco State University
Bursar's Office, ADM 155
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132

Bring the check and letter to:

You will submit any enclosures with the check and endorse the check over to SF State at the Bursar's Office. Paperwork will be forwarded to the Financial Aid Office to process the Scholarship check disbursement. Allow 7 to 10 business days for processing.

Yes. Do not submit the Scholarship check to SF State. However, please report the Scholarship to the Financial Aid Office.

Yes. All financial aid recipients who are awarded Scholarships are required to report other resources to the Financial Aid Office. Scholarship awards must be coordinated with your financial aid package.

You can report the scholarship online by following these instructions:

1.) Log on to your SF State Gateway with your SF State Login

2.) Find the Launchpad section of your gateway and click on Student Center

3.) Once at the Student Center, go to the Finances section and click on the Report Other Aid link

4.) Report the Scholarship(s) you will be receiving for the academic year

NOTE: You may also send a copy of your congratulatory letter from the Scholarship organization/foundation to the SF State Financial Aid Office.

Please meet with a Financial Aid Counselor to go over how the Scholarship award(s) will be coordinated with your financial aid package. For more information regarding our advising hours, please click on the link provided down below.

Advising Hours Link
Scholarship Disbursement Process
Type Steps
Campus Scholarships
  • Campus department must submit a Scholarship award request to request disbursement to the Fiscal Services. This will take up to 5 to 7 business days processing time.
  • The Financial Aid Office receives the scholarship paperwork which will take up to 7 to 10 business days to process before you receive your Scholarship disbursement.
Outside Scholarships
  • Check mailed to the Bursar's Office. Bursar receives and deposits the check. This will take up to 3 to 4 weeks.
  • The Financial Aid Office receives the scholarship paperwork which will take up to 7 to 10 business days to process before you receive your Scholarship disbursement.

When a Scholarship disburses, it will always disburse towards tuition charges for and then any additional fees after that (Ex. On-campus housing fees). Once everything is paid for and there are still leftover funds, the Bursar's Office will send the student a refund.

If the charges are more than the Scholarship amount, then the student will NOT receive a refund.