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Give Back

You make a difference for UC Berkeley, its alumni, and its students.

Ways to Give Back

Make a Gift

A gift to CAA deepens your connection to the greater Cal community. Your support makes a powerful difference in the lives of alumni and students.

Scholarships

For Cal undergrads, scholarships help lift the financial burden of college education. The connections students make through alumni-led programming have a huge impact on their sense of belonging at Berkeley.

Volunteer

Reconnect with classmates. Make a difference in students’ lives. Help ensure Cal is equitable and accessible to all.

Advocate

Stand up for Cal. Your support is vital in securing the future of public higher education and providing access for all.

Thanks to Your Support

A group of scholars dressed in graduation gowns throw their graduation caps into the air in front of Sather Gate.

_{Scholars from The Achievement Award Program's graduating Class of 2022 celebrate a shared milestone. CJ Poloka / Cal Alumni Association}

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Belonging at Berkeley

How the Alumni Scholars Program is advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through scholarships and student support.

_{2022 – 2023 Cal Alumni Association Native American Scholarship Recipients (L to R): Breanna Wheeler, Parker Yazzie-Umberger}

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Meet the 2022 – 2023 Cal Alumni Association Native American Scholarship Recipients

Now in its second year, this award recognizes Native American students at UC Berkeley for leadership, community involvement, and contributions to the Indigenous community.

2022–2023 African American Initiative Scholars (L to R): Kristian Prevost, Moorea Alanna, Cornelia Julia Scott

_{Courtesy of (L to R): Kristian Prevost, Moorea Alanna, Cornelia Julia Scott}

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Meet the Incoming 2022 – 2023 African American Initiative Scholarship Cohort

More than 100 students have received the African American Initiative Scholarship since its inception in 2018.

_{Leslie Cruz-Cabrera ’22 / CJ Poloka / Cal Alumni Association}

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The Difference Community Makes

Leslie Cruz-Cabrera ’22 is an Achievement Award Program (TAAP) Scholar in UC Berkeley’s Class of 2022. Below is an excerpt from their speech delivered at this spring’s TAAP Senior Brunch.