Berkeley AEPi Leadership Awards
Step 1:
Scholarships from $100 - $1000 for community leaders
Read the attached background and qualification information. Download the application in Microsoft Word or another word processing program, complete your responses in the application form, and print it out for submission.
You may download additional copies of the application at http://www.calaepi.org/.
You can also obtain another copy of the application by emailing the scholarship committee at ucberkeleyaepischolarship@gmail.com
Step 2: Submit the application by mail by August 1, 2013
(postmarked) or, scanned and emailed as an attachment.
The completed, signed application should be mailed to:
Berkeley AEPi
Attn: Scholarship Committee
2430 Piedmont Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
The completed, signed application should be emailed to: ucberkeleyaepischolarship@gmail.com
Step 3: Finalists will be selected for interviews and notified via email by the second week of school.
The AEPi Leadership Awards are merit-based scholarships to recognize the contributions of leaders in their community. The Leadership Awards are funded by the contribution of several alumni who dedicated their time at Berkeley to build the Jewish community.
These awards are only available to incoming Berkeley students. In order to be eligible, you must either be enrolled as a student or be in the fall extension program.
About AEPI:
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) is an international fraternity with over 93,000 members from chapters all over the United States, Canada, and recently Israel. The University of California, Berkeley is home to the Chi Alpha (XA) chapter of AEPi, which is one of the largest fraternities on the
Berkeley campus.
The International Fraternity was founded in 1913 at New York University, and its mission and ideals are detailed at aepi.org
. Our chapter was founded originally in 1949, and after an extended hiatus it was re-founded in 1985. As a chapter we value the principles of the international fraternity, specifically its Jewish nature, and our activities are designed to be consistent with these principles while providing the sort of opportunities that we believe enrich our collective college experience.
Several years ago, we were able to secure enough funds through the collaborative effort of several esteemed alumni to establish a scholarship for incoming freshman and transfer students.
Criteria for the awards include the following factors, not all having the same weight:
Extra Curricular Activities Scholarship
Involvement in your/Jewish Community Social Involvement
Community Achievements Need
Applicants must currently be registered as incoming freshman or transfer students on the
Berkeley campus and must make a good-faith commitment to remain so for at least 24 months after receiving the award. The successful applications will be chosen by the Executive Board of
Alpha Epsilon Pi in conjunction with the scholarship committee and alumni board for an interview at the beginning of the academic year. Top interviewers will be awarded merit scholarships that will be made available in the fall semester.
The Alpha Epsilon Pi Executive Board of Berkeley reserves the right to determine the number, amount, and timing of these awards. Additional procedures are set forth in the current application forms.
Cliff Zimmerman
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President, Alpha Epsilon Pi of Berkeley
AEPi Leadership Award Application
Each fall, Alpha Epsilon Pi of Berkeley honors several outstanding incoming freshman or transfer students of the University of California at Berkeley with the AEPi Leadership Awards. These awards are based on outstanding leadership in the community, school and/or Jewish programs, as well as academic excellence.
The awards include varying levels of financial assistance for the individual award winner’s educational advancement.
Applicant Information (last)
Name
High School
Street Address
City, Zip
Telephone
Birthday
Educational Information
(first) (initial)
This coming fall semester, I will be a:
Intended date of Bachelor’s Degree:
College (e.g. L&S)
Intended Major
School Leadership Activities and Awards
Dates Responsibilities
Offices Held
Freshman/ Transfer Student
GPA
Weighted GPA
Awards
Extracurricular Activities and Awards
Activity
Awards
Dates Positions Held and Responsibilities
Activity
Awards
Jewish Community/Volunteer Activities
Dates Positions Held and Responsibilities
Employer and
Location
Dates
Hours per week
Employment
Position, Responsibilities and Accomplishments
Concisely answer the following three questions (must be <100 words each)
1) Describe your most challenging leadership situation and how you handled/resolved it.
2) How are you going to be a leader in the Berkeley Jewish community or another community?
3) What are your career aspirations and how will you be a leader in the future?
Please attach copies of your high school transcripts to this application (unofficial copies are acceptable).
Do you receive financial aid from the University?
If yes, is the aid in the form of loans? Yes No
Yes No
Grants? Yes No
By submitting this application, I acknowledge that all the information provided is accurate. I give permission to the Alpha Epsilon Pi of Berkeley to verify any statements contained herein.
(Signature of Applicant) (Date)