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Thursday, March 27

Enthralled: What Explains Our Unshakeable Fascination with Cults?

Professor Poulomi Saha and California editor-in-chief Pat Joseph discuss what the surge of movies and documentaries about cults reveals about us.

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The Galapagos Islands: Western Itinerary 2025 [waitlist only]

March 11 - 18, 2025
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2024 Fall/Winter

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2019–20 Alumni Scholars

The Achievement Award Program

The Achievement Award Program (TAAP) provides high-achieving, community-minded students from low-income and first generation backgrounds with resources to complete their undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley. This scholarship comes with holistic programming to support TAAP scholars in their personal, academic, and professional growth. Participation in this programming is mandatory and will connect TAAP scholars to a community of Alumni Scholars, Cal alumni, and staff to help them successfully navigate Cal.

The Achievement Award Program
Program Details
  1. Enrollment at UC Berkeley.
  2. Participation in retreats, workshops, alumni engagement events, and one-on-one advising throughout the academic year. Look over last year’s program agreement to get a sense of the scholarship expectations before applying.
  3. “Satisfactory Academic Progress” as defined by the Office of Financial Aid and the scholar’s college.

Award Details

Incoming First Year
Incoming First Year
Amount

$8,000 per academic year.
Length

8 semesters
Incoming Junior Transfer
Incoming Junior Transfer
Amount

$8,000 per academic year.
Length

4 semesters

Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility Requirements
Incoming First Year
  • Must be eligible for Cal Grant B, check your eligibility here
  • Completed high-school or GED requirements in California, please note this is regardless of immigration status
  • Must be an incoming first year undergraduate
  • Be a registered UC Berkeley student for Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
  • Apply by May 11, 2025
Incoming Junior Transfer
  • Must be eligible for Cal Grant B, check your eligibility here
  • Completed high-school, GED or community college transfer requirements in California, please note this is regardless of immigration status
  • Must be an incoming community college junior transfer student
  • Must be a registered UC Berkeley student for Fall 2025 -Spring 2026
  • Apply by May 11, 2025

Application Details

Application Details
Prospective First Years

Applications coming soon!
Prospective Junior Transfer

Applications coming soon!

Application Process
Eligible students go to calalumni.academicworks.com, create an account, and submit an application by May 11, 2025. The chart below outlines the timeline for each phase in the application process:

 Prospective Cal students file a UC Application.
Students apply online for The Achievement Award.
 Finalists interview with alumni for the award

2024 2025
Current student status Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Sep
Prospective First Year
Prospective Junior Transfer
Contact Scholarships

Phone
510.900.8230

Email
scholarships@alumni.berkeley.edu

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Scholarship FAQs

Questions about any of our scholarship programs? Find out about eligibility requirements, application processes, disbursement details, and more.

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The Alumni Scholars Program provides more than $2 million each year in scholarships and support for UC Berkeley undergraduate students.

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