AAUW Berkeley Undergraduate Student Scholarship

Applications for funds in the 21/22 academic school year (August 2021-May 2022) are now closed. Please visit our website for updates on the next scholarship cycle.

AAUW Berkeley is excited to offer scholarships to support undergraduate students for the Fall 2021! The Undergraduate Scholarship funding cycle of 21/22 AAUW Berkeley will prioritize supporting scholars intended or declared in the Arts and Humanities with financial need from the following communities: *women, **underrepresented minorities (URM), ***LGBTQIA+, and students with disabilities. No citizenship requirements to apply.

Scholarship Award Details:

  1. Award Amount: $1000
  2. Timeline:
    Applications Deadline: Thursday, September 30, 2021, 11:59PM PDT
    Application review begins: Friday, October 1, 2021
    Decisions announced: Monday, October 18, 2021 (subject to change)
  3. Eligibility:
    – AAUW Berkeley Undergraduate Student Scholarships are open to undergraduate students intended or declared in the Arts and Humanities, eligible majors list here. (Note: if you are a Berkeley City College transfer student please apply to the BCC transfer scholarship, click here.)
    – Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at UC Berkeley.
    – Both part-time or full-time students are eligible.
    – There are no citizenship requirements.
  4. General Regulations:
    – Funds are available to cover basic living and/or education needs (including food, housing, travel, tech needs etc).
  5. Application Submission and Required Components:
    – Complete the online application.
    – PDF copy of applicant’s (your) resume.
    – PDF copy of UCB class schedule for Fall 2020.

* Women: inclusive of gender-fluid, non-binary, intersex, and transgender students
** URM: Student from underrepresented minority groups as identified by the UC System include African American, Chicano/Latino, Native American/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders
*** LGBTQIA+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Plus.

Note on Confidentiality: AAUW Berkeley will not share any personal information submitted by candidates in their application. All information shared in the submission process is considered confidential. Demographic information collected will be used to evaluate the program without identifying individuals.