Romberg Commuter Support, 2026
Award amount: $500
Total number of awards: No more than 10
Purpose: To defray costs of commuting to and from the Romberg Tiburon (RT) Campus
Eligibility: SFSU students conducting research at EOS who commute to the RT Campus, or who
commute from the RT Campus to the main campus.
Time period of consideration: July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026.
To apply, send an email to tkomada@sfsu.edu with the following:
1. Name of your PI
2. Estimated expense per round trip between your home and the Romberg Tiburon
Campus (or between the RT Campus and main campus). Include details such as distance,
mode of transportation (including whether you carpool), cost per unit distance, any
tolls.
3. Estimated expense for the period July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026.
Application deadline: 11:59 PM, Friday Apr 24, 2026.
Maxwell | Hanrahan Field Research Scholarship 2026
We invite applications from students with research projects that include a substantive
fieldwork or field observation component. Awards may be used flexibly, according to each
student's individual financial and academic needs.
Eligibility: Open to graduate students pursuing a Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Estuarine
& Marine Science or related programs, conducting research based at the Romberg Tiburon
Campus that includes a significant fieldwork or field observation component. Students who
received this award in the past are eligible to apply. Applicants must be continuing on as SFSU
students in Fall 2026.
Award amount: $5,000
Number of awards: 5
Deadline: 11:59 PM, Friday April 24, 2026
To apply: Email all of the following in a single document to tkomada@sfsu.edu by the deadline.
1. Fieldwork/Observation Description (Max: 250 words):
• Describe the nature and scope of your fieldwork or field observation.
• Include details on the duration, frequency, required effort, and resources necessary
to carry out your work.
• Clearly explain how this field component connects to your thesis research.
• Specify how you envision utilizing EOS Center resources to support your field
activities (e.g., facilities, instrumentation, boats, lab space, logistical support, or
faculty/staff guidance).
2. Impact Statement (Max: 250 words):
• Describe how receiving this award would support your academic, professional, and
personal goals.
• You may include how the funding will enable specific opportunities or reduce
particular barriers (e.g., transportation, equipment, childcare, lost income, etc.).
3. Environmental and Climate Justice Statement (Max: 250 words):
• Discuss how your MS research or personal experiences intersect with issues of
environmental or climate justice.
• You may reflect on the communities that your work may impact or represent, or
how justice considerations inform your research questions, methods, or career
goals.
4. Budget Summary:
• Provide a rough budget showing how you plan to use the $5,000 award (see
example budget table below).
• Budget items might include living expenses, transportation, lodging, field
equipment, lab analysis, or other research-related costs.
Example Budget (Total: $5,000)
| Item | Estimated Cost | Notes |
| Field transportation (mileage, fuel, ferry fares) | $1,000 | Travel to/from field site over 10 weeks |
| Field Equipment and Supplies | $500 | Waders, sampling gear, waterproof notebooks, etc. |
| Lab Analyses Costs | $1,000 | Sample processing (e.g. water quality, DNA, sediment) |
| Living Expenses (e.g. rent, utilities) | $2,500 | Partial support for rent or other essentials wile conducting fieldwork |
Total Requested: $5,000
Anne & Howard B. Allen Scholarship 2026
Purpose: To support graduate student success in: (1) marine and coastal research and in related fields;
and (2) science communication or environmental justice.
Award Amount: $2,500
Number of Awards: 3
Deadline: April 24, 2026
Eligibility: Anne & Howard B. Allen Scholarship is open to students whose research mentor is based at
the Estuary & Ocean Science Center on the Romberg Tiburon Campus. Both graduate students and
graduating seniors who have been admitted to a graduate program at SF State may apply. Recipients are
expected to attend the College of Science & Engineering Donors event in the fall semester of 2026.
Evaluation Criteria:
1. Demonstrated commitment to scientific research in the marine and coastal realms (and related
fields), as exemplified by e.g., presentations at conferences, publications.
2. 3. 4. Demonstrated commitment to science communication or environmental justice.
Likelihood of the award supporting the applicant to reach their academic and scientific goals.
Strength of the letter of recommendation.
To Apply: Compile the following into a single document and email it to tkomada@sfsu.edu
1. Statement of purpose, not to exceed 300 words. The statement should include your goals
(short- and long-term; academic and career), and how this award will help you achieve them.
2. Thesis research description, not to exceed 300 words. Be sure to describe the knowledge gap
you aim to fill, and the significance of your project.
3. List of any scientific conferences, science communication, and outreach events that you
have attended, or plan to attend, during the 2026 calendar year. Use the table provided below as
template.
4. Description of your interest or involvement in science communication or environmental
justice, not to exceed 300 words.
5. Statement declaring your commitment to attend the CoSE Donor event in the fall semester, if
invited.
In addition, arrange one letter of recommendation from your research mentor to be emailed
directly to tkomada@sfsu.edu.
Contact: Tomoko Komada, tkomada@sfsu.edu
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Use this table as a template to report conferences attended, or to be attended. Replicate as needed.
| Name of conference/event: | |
| Date attended (or plan to attend): | |
| Location of conference/event: | |
| Title of your presentation (if any): | |
| List of authors (indicate presenting author): | |
| Abstract (for conferences only; rough draft is OK for planned abstract): |
Romberg Conference Support, 2026
Award amount: $1,500
Purpose: To defray costs of attending scientific conferences or workshops directly relevant to
the student’s thesis research. This includes travel, registration, accommodation, subsistence.
Eligibility: SFSU graduate students whose research mentor is based at the Estuary & Ocean
Science Center on the Romberg Tiburon Campus. Students who are graduating in the spring or
summer of 2026 are eligible to apply.
Time period of consideration: Jan 1, 2026-Dec 31, 2026.
To apply, send an email to tkomada@sfsu.edu with the following:
1. Name of your PI
2. Statement of purpose, not to exceed 300 words. The statement should include your
goals (short- and long-term; academic and career), and how this award will help you
achieve them.
3. Thesis research description, not to exceed 300 words. Be sure to describe the
knowledge gap you aim to fill, and the significance of your project.
4. List of scientific conferences or workshops that you have attended, or plan to attend,
during the 2026 calendar year. Use the table provided below as template.
Application deadline: 11:59 PM, Friday April 24, 2026.
| Name of conference/event: | |
| Date attended (or plan to attend): | |
| Location of conference/event: | |
| Title of your presentation (if any): | |
| List of authors (indicate presenting author): | |
| Abstract (for conferences only; rough draft is OK for planned abstract): |