Established in 1934, The Leadership Award is a one-year, merit-based scholarship that recognizes undergraduate students at UC Berkeley who demonstrate innovative, initiative-driven leadership impacting their academic, work, or community environments. Students compete for the scholarship every year, ensuring a diverse and dynamic annual cohort of leaders whose work is relevant and newly inspiring.

As a Leadership Award scholar, how are you going to make your mark at UC Berkeley?

Applications for incoming students (new admits) for the 2018-19 academic year are now closed!

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Award Amount

2018-2019 academic year	Amount	Length
Lower Division Includes: first-year, second-year students	$2,000	1 year
Upper Division Includes: junior transfer, third-year, fourth-year, and fifth-year students	$2,000	1 year
Award amounts shown are for in-state and out-of-state/international residents

Eligibility Requirements

Student status	Requirements
Incoming Freshman	Demonstrate innovative, motivational leadership impacting academic, work, or community environments Be admitted and enroll at UC Berkeley Interview in June 2018 Submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to UC Berkeley by May 1, 2018
Incoming Junior Transfer	Demonstrate innovative, motivational leadership impacting academic, work, or community environments for previous academic year Be admitted to and enroll at UC Berkeley Interview in June or July 2018 Submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to UC Berkeley by June 1, 2018
Current Cal Student	Demonstrate innovative, motivational leadership impacting academic, work, or community environments for previous academic year Registration and enrollment as UC Berkeley undergraduate student in at least the minimum number of units approved by major college or school for Fall 2018 and/or Spring 2019 Interview in-person on campus in September 2018 (Study-abroad students interview by Skype)