The Wallace, Shatsky, Blackburn Courage Through Cancer Fund

The Wallace, Shatsky, Blackburn Courage Through Cancer Fund will provide emergency support to SDSU students who are being treated for a cancer diagnosis, or who have been affected by cancer in a significant way (i.e. family member).

If you do not meet all of these requirements in a given term, you may lose your scholarship eligibility and your scholarship may be canceled.

Requirements:

  • All class levels are eligible.
  • All majors are eligible.
  • Recipients must be a student being treated for cancer or a student whose life has been affected in a major way by someone in their immediate family being treated for or is a survivor of cancer.
  • Recipients must submit a request for assistance through the Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT).
  • Undergraduate students are not required to be enrolled full-time.
  • Graduate students are not required to be enrolled full-time.
  • Credential students are not required to be enrolled full-time.

Award
To be determined by the scholarship committee
Deadline
09/05/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. We appreciate you sharing that you have been impacted by cancer. Please tell us how you've been impacted, whether through a personal diagnosis or that of a parent or guardian, and include any financial challenges you've encountered.