Nayereh & Mahnaz Tohidi Scholarship Endowment at California State University, Northridge 2025

Nayereh &  Mahnaz Tohidi Scholarship Endowment 
The Nayereh & Mahnaz Tohidi Scholarship Endowment was established by GWS Professor Emeritus Nayereh Tohidi and her spouse, Kazem Alamdari, retired Professor of Sociology.

Eligibility criteria -

• The applicant must be a CSUN student in the College of Humanities or Social & Behavioral Sciences who has a gender perspective and is majoring or minoring in the fields of study that stress gender and sexuality dimensions
• They must be a senior or a junior during the current academic year
• They should secure a minimum 3.0 GPA

Application process -

• The applicant must submit a completed application form and an essay or video on a designated topic. The essay or video topic will reflect and be relevant to the human/women’s rights and general societal climate and prevailing issues in gender and women’s studies. 
• Content and Length of Essay: Students submit a 600-800 word essay to the GWS Department Office on the designated topic of that year as announced on the GWS website.