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The Cal Pride Scholarship

Cal Alumni Pride is the LGBTQ alumni club of UC Berkeley. Their mission is to support and promote the interests of UC Berkeley and its alumni, with an emphasis on issues and interests specific to the LGBTQ community. One of Cal Alumni Pride’s major objectives is to serve as a resource to LGBTQ undergraduate students and their allies in the form of mentorship and scholarship opportunities.

The Cal Pride Scholarship is a one-year, merit-based award that recognizes Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors at UC Berkeley and incoming transfer students for academic achievement, leadership, and community involvement, as well as their contribution to the LGBTQ community. Previous recipients of the Cal Pride Scholarship are not eligible to re-apply.

Please take due care when responding to the essays presented, as those students selected for finalist interviews are often chosen on the basis of the thought and consideration of their responses. Successful applicants are often those who spend more time on the essays and are able to articulate their positions clearly in subsequent in-person interviews.

Applications open September 1, 2022 and close October 3, 2022.

About The Cal Pride Scholarship

Award Details
Award Details
Current Student Status

Sophomore, Junior, or Senior (including transfer students)

Amount

past awards have ranged from $500 – $3500

Length of term

1 year
(full award disbursed in Spring Semester)

Eligibility

Qualifications
Qualifications
Student Status

Sophomore
Junior
Senior

Requirements
  • Enrolled as UC Berkeley undergraduate student in at least the minimum number of units approved by major college or school for Fall 2022 and/or Spring 2023
  • Must have matriculated at UC Berkeley for at least one full semester
  • Interview in-person on campus in late Fall 2022 semester (study-abroad students interviewed via Zoom)

Application Process

  1. Students apply online for The Cal Pride Scholarship in the Fall semester
  2. Finalists interview with alumni for the award late Fall semester and are notified of their status 2-3 weeks post interviews

 

Apply for the Cal Pride Scholarship

Applications open September 1, 2022 and close October 3, 2022

APPLY HERE

The 2021-2022 Cal Pride Scholarship

Meet the Recipients
Jessica Allen Courtesy of Jessica Allen
Contact Scholarships

Phone
510.900.8230

Email
scholarships@alumni.berkeley.edu

Meet the Alumni Scholarship team
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