Scholarships

The deadline for Spring 2025 scholarship applications is November 15, 2024, 11:59 pm (Pacific Time)

Applications open soon!

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You must apply to the program and the scholarship at the same time. No exceptions.

Eligibility

Note: Students who are financially sponsored by their university are not eligible to apply for a scholarship.

  • Current third- or fourth-year undergraduates or recent graduates / graduate students
  • 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) in your undergraduate or graduate studies

How to Apply

Complete the online application. Within the application, you will indicate your intent to apply for the scholarship. You will need to submit an essay on the following topic:

Professional or Academic Letter of Recommendation

In addition to completing the application form, you will need a professional or academic letter of recommendation. To obtain this letter of recommendation, connect with a colleague (such as a supervisor, manager or recent instructor) who can speak to your academic or professional capabilities. You will provide the name and email of your recommender in your application. The recommender will receive instructions and a link to upload their letter into your application. Ask your recommender to include the following in the letter:

  • Your full name in the body of the letter
  • The program(s) to which you are applying
  • Recommender's professional or academic association with you in the body of the letter

Note that acceptable formats for the recommendation letter are MS Word or PDF.

The letter of recommendation must be received by our final application deadline. For more information, please visit our Berkeley Global Help Center.

Connect With an Academic Adviser

Student Services Adviser Lauren Cooper

Lauren Cooper

Email Address: bhgap@berkeley.edu

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