Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship

The purpose of the Glenn and Dorothy Dumke Fellowship is to encourage student scholars to engage in graduate work in fields such as public policy, American history, economics, library science, 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.

One $1600 fellowship will be awarded across all the CSU’s for the upcoming academic year.
*Applicants must be in good standing and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
*Applicants must be a Graduate student in the areas of public policy, American history, economics, library science, archival management, or government.
*The award must be used to pursue research projects within the Dumke Collection or other collections housed within the CSU archives at CSU Dominguez Hills, the Center for California Studies at CSU Sacramento, or other special collections within the CSU system. Information about the CSU Special Collections can be found at here and here.
This scholarship is a CSU systemwide scholarship.

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 went on to become 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 State’s higher education system. Under Dr. Dumke’s 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.”

Award
$1,600.00
Scopes
CSU Chancellor's Office
Deadline
04/22/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. What is your interest in American history and/or California history; politics and economics of California; or similar areas of California studies? (300 word maximum)
  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? (300 word maximum)
  3. What is your anticipated focus of the research project and the clearly defined plan of study. (300 word maximum)