Fresno State Alumni Association - Risa Rodemeyer Global Culture Scholarship

3/3/26

Dear Scholars,

It is, indeed, a pleasure for me to announce the availability of the 2025 2025 Risa Rodemeyer Global Culture Scholarship (RRGCS), an annual SFHC award that was established in 2017 through a generous donation by the late SFHC Director Emeritus, Dr. Stephen Rodemeyer, in the loving memory of his wife, Risa. The eligibility and other criteria are listed below. If interested, please apply by 11:59 P.M. on April 3, 2026 (according to the instructions in item B below).

A. Eligibility Criteria and Requirements
1. The applicant must be a current President’s Honors Scholar who will be able to enroll on a full-time basis during the next academic year (2026-2027).

2. This is a scholarship for excellence; therefore, no consideration will be given to the applicant’s financial status.

3. As an eligibility requirement, all applicants must have completed the University’s General Scholarship application that was due (for SFHC Scholars) by 12/31/25.

4. Within one semester after the completion of the project, the following are required: (a) proof of travel and/or project, (b) a Reflection Paper (3-5 pages), and © an oral presentation at the Honors Colloquium.

B. Application Process

By 11:59 P.M. on April 3, 2026:

1. Write a plan (2-3 pages) with the following items included:
(a) The purpose of the travel or project; this might include the following: travel with a “global emphasis”
either foreign or domestic; research paper with an emphasis on global culture; a service project.
(b) How this project/experience would enhance the scholar’s global cultural understanding.
© Significance to the scholar personally.
An itemized budget for the project.

2. Save your plan with this filename: Last Name, First Name-RRGCS 2026

3. Email your written plan to me (sattar@mail.fresnostate.edu) as a PDF attachment.

4. (a) Go to this site: https://fresnostate.academicworks.com
(b) Click on the red “Sign In” button at the top right corner.
© Click on the “Sign In With Your Institution” button and log in using your Fresno State credentials.
(d) Click on “Opportunities” menu option at the top left bar.
(e) Type “Risa Rodemeyer” in the search bar and enter.
(f) Click on the hyperlink for “Risa Rodemeyer Global Culture Scholarship.”
(g) Complete your application and then click the “Finish” button.

Please note:
The RRGCS Selection Committee is composed of Honors Council members who also serve as faculty.
I will announce the recipient via email before the end of the Spring semester.
The amount of the scholarship will be determined by Fresno State’s Alumni Association. This is the organization through which Dr. Rodemeyer’s donation was originally endowed in 2017, and the one that manages the funds.
The recipient will receive the award in October 2026.