Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship Scholarship

Please note that CSU Foundation Scholarships offered by the Chancellor’s Office are awarded based on applicants meeting the eligibility criteria and the quality of their submission for these scholarships.

The Financial Aid and Scholarship Office Committee will review all applications and select the top one to two qualified candidates by mid-April. These applicants will be nominated and forwarded to the Chancellors Scholarship Committee and applicants from the other CSU campuses to be reviewed in the summer for the upcoming academic year.

If selected as a nominee, additional documentation or information may be required. Nominees will receive a unique link from the Chancellor’s Office. Therefore, nominees should keep a copy of their original application in the event they are asked to resubmit their application or provide additional documents, as requested by the Chancellor’s Office.

The Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship was established in memory of Dr. Glenn S. Dumke, Chancellor of the California State University, from 1962 to 1982.

Chancellor Dumke was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1917. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees at Occidental College and his Ph.D. at UCLA. He also held honorary degrees from nine other distinguished universities across the country. In 1940, Dr. Dumke began his 42-year career in higher education as an instructor of history at Occidental College. He became a professor of history and dean of the faculty at Occidental College before becoming president of San Francisco State College in 1957. While serving as president, Dr. Dumke was one of the principal architects of the Master Plan for Higher Education in California, which became the blueprint for the States higher education system. Under Dr. Dumkes leadership, the university system made great progress in the breadth and quality of academic programs. Quoting a former CSU chancellor, He organized 16 separate academic programs into a single system that became a model across the nation… it happened because Dr. Dumke was a visionary leader.

The purpose of this fellowship is to encourage student scholars to engage in graduate work in fields such as public policy, American history, economics, archival management, and government.

Preference will be given to projects that involve research about the State of California. The selected scholar is expected to pursue research projects within special CSU library/archival collections.

Award
$1,600.00
Scopes
Financial Aid & Scholarship Office
Deadline
03/02/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship Supplemental Material
    • 1. What is your interest in American history and/or California history; politics and economics of California; or similar areas of California studies?
    • 2. Do you have any prior work in public policy, American history, economics, library science, archival management, or government and how it relates to the State of California?
    • 3. What is your anticipated focus of the research project? Clearly defined a plan of study.
    • Sac State Faculty Letter of Reference Request

      Our scholarship portal will automatically send your Sac State Faculty Reference a link to their email. Your reference should be able to attest to your meritorious performance and personal strengths and assess your potential for success.

      Please give your reference at least three weeks advance notice that you are interested in applying for the Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship and provide the necessary material (i.e., Personal Statement, History project, resume) so that your reference can write you a quality letter.

      Our scholarship portal will automatically send your reference a link to their email with instructions to login All Letters must be submitted via the portal. Your reference letter cannot be mailed or emailed.

      Your reference must complete their request by Deadline: March 2nd P.M. 11:59 PM to be considered part of the application pool. No Exception will be given.