ORGANIZATION NAME
The Ambassador J. Christopher
Stevens Memorial Fund for
Public Service
J.W. Saxe Memorial Prize for
Public Service
ASUC: Academic Opportunity
Fund
The Charles H. Percy
Undergraduate Grant for Public
Affairs Research
WEBSITE
INFORMATION
A small number of need-based scholarships established by family,
friends, and admirers of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens to
continue his legacy of public service by supporting undergraduate
students in Cal in the Capital who are pursuing a degree related to
career fields in the Department of State, Foreign Service, and/or
Contact Muttika Chaturabul for more
studying contemporary political transitions in Middle East. The
information: mootix87@berkeley.edu or selected interns will be awarded half or full funding for UC
Washington Center housing payment.
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A prize of $2,000 will be awarded to one or more college or
university students involved in public service. The award is meant to
enable the student to gain practical experience in public service by
http://www.jwsaxefund.org/apply.php.
taking a no-pay or low-pay job or internship during a summer or
other term. Preference will be given applicants who have already
found such a position, but who require additional funds.
Funds travel to enriching out-of-classroom academic experiences
Usually for conferences, research, etc; long-term projects might not
get priority
https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/ Usually no more thatn $500, although exceptions may occasionally
be made
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Special consideration given to students with a faculty member's
support
Applications accepted on a rolling basis
A grant to encourage undergraduate students to conduct major
research on an aspect of American politics
http://igs.berkeley.edu/csr/csr_percy_gra
Will award 6 research grants
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Up to $750 to each recipient
Grant may be used to cover research expensees such as travel for
interviews, buying dataset or photocopying costs
Fund provides monetary support to collaborative events planned by
and for Cal students
https://students berkeley edu/myberkeley
Student Opportunity Funds
Conference on Asian Pacific
American Leadership (CAPAL)
https://students.berkeley.edu/myberkeley
Requests are encouraged to demonstrate collaboration among
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multiple groups, unique opportunity for its participants, promotion of
issue relevant to Cal students
Awarding two $2,000 scholarships for individuals working in unpaid
public service internships (nonprofit/government) this in Washington
DC
http://www.capal.org/programs/scholarsh Provide an additional 9 students with paid internships in Federal
Government Agencies
ips-and-internships/
Requirements: Demonstrated commitment to public service,
including service to the Asian Pacific American community; GPA of
3.0 or higher
Provides financial assistance to students of Central American or
Latino descent
A history of community service and involvement is required and
Salvadoran - American
http://www.salef.org/#!__programs
recipients must be able to help other students through mentoring,
Leadership and Educational Fund
community service, or tutoring afer receiving the award
Applicants must demonstrate financial need; GPA 2.5
Award amount of $500 - $2500
RTNDA and RTNDF honors professional achievements in electronic
journalism through numerous prestigious awards, scholarships,
fellowships and internship programs.
Radio and Television News
http://www.rtdna.org/content/scholarship College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ US Citizen, Permanent Status,
Directors Association and
Other Visa Status
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Foundation Scholarships
Scholarship amount varies
Contact: 4121 Plank Road #512, Fredericksburg VA 22407 / Phone
202.467.5214 / Email staceys@rtndf.org
Accenture Foundation
Scholarship Program
Accenture Foundation provides awards to African American, Native
American, Asian American, and Hispanic American students pursuing
degrees in engineering, computer science, information systems, and
management-related programs. Accenture Foundation employees
http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/accent
and their children are not eligible to apply. Scholarship is not
ure/
available for 2014. Application for 2015 year will open Nov 2014.
American Chemical Society
Scholars Program
American Indian College Fund
Corporate Scholars Program
American Indian Education
Foundation (AIEF)
Junior/ Senior - US Citizen, Permanent Status, Other Visa Status/ GPA
3.0-3.5/ Minority
Scholarship amount $2,000
Contact: P.O. Box 297, St. Peter MN 56082 / Phone 507.931.0407
These merit- and need-based scholarships are awarded to African
American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian students with
outstanding academic records who plan to pursue careers in
chemically-related sciences (aside from medicine). Students planning
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/cont
careers in medicine or pharmacy are not eligible. The scholarships
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College Level Standing/ Minority/ 3.0-3.5/ Need based/US Citizen,
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Permanent Status, Other Visa Status
Scholarship amount: $2,500-3,000
Contact: 1155 NW 16th St, Washington DC 20036 / Phone
800.227.5558 x6250 / Email scholars@acs.org
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ US Citizen, Permanent Status,
http://www.collegefund.org/scholarships/ Other Visa Status/ Minority
Scholarship amount $5,000-$10,000
schol_mainstream.html
Contact 8333 Greenwood Blvd , Denver CO 80221 / Phone
800.776.3863 / Email kjewett@collegefund.org
The American Indian Education Foundation was established to
support educational opportunities for students of American Indian
and Alaska Native decent. Students must be enrolled full-time at an
http://www.nrcprograms.org/site/PageSer accredited 2 or 4 year university or vocational school. Scholarships
ver?pagename=aief_scholarshipapplicatio are available for freshman, undergraduate, and continuing students.
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ US Citizen, Permanent Status,
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Other Visa Status/ Minority
Scholarship amount: $2,000
Contact: 10029 SW Nimbus Ave Suite 200, Beaverton OR 9700 /
Phone 866.866.8642 / Email mlee@nrc1.org
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ US Citizen, Permanent Status,
Other Visa Status/ Minority
American Indian Graduate
Scholarship amount: $2,000 - $2,500
Center Undergraduate
http://www.aigcs.org/scholarships/
Contact: 4520 Montgomery Blvd NE Suite 1-B, Albuquerque NM
Scholarships
87109 / Phone 505.881.4584
Application available from: 301B Campbell Hall
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants awards meritand need-based scholarships of up to $5,000 for outstanding
accounting students who show potential to become CPAs. African
American, Native American, Alaskan Native, Hispanic, or Pacific
American Institute of Certified
https://www.scholarshipprograms.org/aic Islander students may apply.
Public Accountants Scholarships
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ US Citizen, Permanent Status,
pa/
for Minority Accounting Students
Other Visa Status/ Minority
Scholarship amount: $1,500 - $5,000
Contact: 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10036 / Phone
212.596.6270
The American Association of Japanese University Women (AAJUW)
was founded to promote the education of women, as well as to
contribute to U.S. - Japan relations, cultural exchanges, and
development of leadership. Every year, since the founding of the
organization, scholarships have been awarded to outstanding female
American Association of
http://www.aajuw.org/scholarship.htm
students.
Japanese University Women
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ US Citizen, Permanent Status,
Other Visa Status/ Minority/ Female
Scholarship amount: $1,500
Contact: 5110 Llano Dr, Woodland Hills CA 91364
Asian Women In Business
Scholarship
The Asian Women In Business Scholarship encourages and promotes
exceptional Asian female students who have demonstrated
http://www.awib.org/index.cfm?fuseactio scholarship, leadership, community service and/ or entrepreneurship.
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Other Visa Status/ Minority/ Female- Asian descent
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Scholarship amount: $2,500
Strauss Scholarship
Bonner Leaders AmeriCorps
Program
A. Patrick Charnon Memorial
Scholarship
Contact: 42 Broadway Suite 1748, New York NY 10004 / Phone
212.868.1368 / Email info@awib.org
Encouraging young leaders to pursue lives and work of public service
and social change through Strauss scholar ships awarded to California
college juniors for high-impact projects undertaken in their senior
year.
http://scholarships.berkeley.edu
Junior Status/ upper third of class (GPA min 3.3), Dedication to public
service
Contact Phone 510.643.6929 / Email
scholarships@learning.berkeley.edu
The UC Berkeley Bonner Leaders AmeriCorps Program, administered
through the Cal Corps Public Service Center, strives to continue the
development of student leaders advancing the ethic of service on
campus by connecting student leaders with development
opportunities. There are over 100 opportunities in a variety of areas
including leadership training, volunteer matching, tutoring, tutor
http://publicservice.berkeley.edu/bonnerl
program coordination, student group advising, and leadership and
eaders
service outreach.
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ US Citizen, Permanent Status,
Other Visa Status/ Minority
Scholarship amount $1,000
Contact: 505 Eshleman Hall #4550, Berkeley CA 94720 / Phone
510.642.3916 / Email ccorps@berkeley.edu
The Patrick A . Charnon Memorial Scholarship helps students afford
high quality undergraduate education in their chosen field. The
selection committee looks for candidates who value tolerance,
compassion and respect far all people in their communities, and who
have demonstrates their commitments to these values by their
http://www.cesresources.org/charnon.ht
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College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ US Citizen, Permanent Status,
Other Visa Status
Scholarship amount $1,500
Contact: The Center for Education Solutions Box 208, San Francisco
CA 94104
American Council of Engineering http://www.acecCompanies (ACEC) Scholarship
ca.org/doc.asp?id=119&parentid=12
California Farm Bureau
Scholarship
http://www.cfbf.com/programs/scholar/
COMTO Scholarship (Conference
of Minority Transportation
http://www.comtonorcal.org/
Officials)
ACEC California's Scholarship and Education Foundation gives a
number of scholarships to students who are enrolled full-time in a
California college or University who wish to pursue a career in
consultinh engineering or land surveying.
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ Interest in Engineering
Scholarship amount: $1,000 - $7,500
Contact: 1303 J St Suite 450, Sacramento Ca 95814 / Phone
916.441.7991
The California Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation was organized to
give aid to students with a desire to pursue a career in the
agricultural industry. The scholarships are based upon academic
achievement, career goals, extracurricular activities, determination,
leadership, skills, and a commitment to study agriculture. CFBF
membership required to apply
College Level Standing/ California Resident
Scholarship amount: $1,800 - $2,750
Contact: 2300 River Plaza Dr, Sacramento CA 95833 / Phone
916.561.5520 / Email dlicciardo@cfbf.com
The Northern California Chapter of the Conference of Minority
Transportation Officials (COMTO) is seeking applicants for scholarship
awards of $1,000 – $5,000 each. COMTO is a national, multi-ethnic
organization founded in 1971 to advocate for the transportation
careers and transportation needs of minorities. COMTO's vision is to
be the primary voice in the transportation industry for people,
businesses, and communities of color, with a focus on equal access,
advancement, and sustainable results. COMTO also supports
opportunities for youth to learn more about careers in transportation
through scholarship programs, internships, and mentoring
opportunities.
College Level Standing/ Humanities Major/ min GPA 2.4/ Minority
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
Contact: COMTO of Northern California - Scholarship Program
Metropolitan Transportation Commission 101 Eighth St, Oakland CA
94612 / Phone 510.817.5799 / Email comto.norcal@gmail.com
The Google Anita Borg Scholarship is designed to encourage women
to excel in computing and technology and become active role models
and leaders. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of
Google Anita Borg Memorial
http://google.com/anitaborg
candidates' academic background and demonstrated leadership.
Scholarship
Junior/senior/graduate/ US citizen/ GPA above 3.5/ technical field
major/female
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
The Hispanic Community Affairs Council and Albert C. & Bertha P.
Markstein Foundation, corporations, and supporting individuals are
contributing toward higher education opportunities in the form of
scholarships to those of Hispanic or Latino heritage. The scholarships
Hispanic Community Affairs
are dedicated to recognizing the Hispanic/Latino culture and the
Council and Albert C. & Bertha P.
http://hcac-ac.org/scholarship/
education of Hispanic/Latino youth.
Markstein Foundation
College level standing/ Alameda County resident/ minority
Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Contact: HCAC Scholarship Committee PO Box 3151, Hayward CA
94540 / Phone 510.783.5438
The Point Foundation is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting
organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
students of merit. Point Scholars agree to maintain a high level of
academic performance and to give back to the LGBT community
through the completion of an individual community service project
Point Foundation Scholarship
each year.
http://www.pointfoundation.org/
Program
College level standing/ LGBT
Scholarship Amount: $13,000 - $34,000
Contact: The National LGBT Scholarship Fund 5757 Wilshire Ave, Los
Angeles CA 90036 / Phone 323.933.1234 x234 / Email
ray@pointfoundation.org
Minimum 3.0 UC GPA; Demonstrate innovative, motivational
leadership impacting academic, work, or community environments;
interview in-person on campus or telephone for study-abroad
http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/Students
students
The Leadership Award
/Scholarships_and_Awards/Leadership_A
one-year, merit-based scholarship; sophomore, junior, senior
ward/main asp
ward/main.asp
HSF/ General College
HSF/Wells Fargo Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,500 - $2,500
Contact: Alumni House, Berkeley CA 94720 / Phone 510.642.7026 /
Email info@alumni.berkeley.edu
Be of Hispanic heritage; be a US citizen or legal permanent resident
with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551; have a
minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; have plans to enroll
full-time in a degree seeking program at a two or four year US
accredited institution in the US, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands or
http://www.hsf.net/Scholarships.aspx?id=
Guam
460
Scholarship amount: $1,000 - $5,000
Contact: Phone 301.314.1289
HSF/ General College Scholarships are designed to assist students of
Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree. Scholarships are available
on a competitive basis to:
Be of Hispanic heritage; be a US citizen or legal permanent resident
with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551; have a
minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; have plans to enroll
full-time in a degree seeking program at a two or four year US
accredited institution in the US, selected students must be enroled as
juniors during the award year; be pursuing a degree in Business,
http://hsf.net/en/scholarships/programs/ Economics, Finance, Accounting or IT, including CIS, MIS and
Computer Engineering
hsf-ushcc-wells-fargo-scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
The HSF/Wells Fargo Scholarship is designed for Latino
undergraduate students who are interested in the financial and
banking institution based careers. This program aims at making a
positive impact on students' education through scholarship support
and career preparedness via internship opportunities.
Islamic Scholarship Fund
ISF was founded to address the problem that American Muslims are
underrepresented in the fields of humanities, social sciences and
liberal arts and by providing scholarships for higher education in such
fields, we plan to address this shortage. The philosophy of the
founding members of ISF is that full integration of Muslim Americans
http://islamicscholarshipfund.org/program across all walks of American life will foster non-Muslim American’s
understanding of the Islamic faith and those who practice it.
s/scholarships/
Muslim; Citizen or permanent resident of US; Minimum of 3.4 GPA;
college junior standing or above; active member of his or her
community
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 - $10,000
Contact: Islamic Scholarship Fund; PO Box 802, Alamo CA 94507 /
Phone 650.995.6782 / Email contact@islamicscholarshipfund.org
Chinese American Citizens
Alliance Foundation
http://www.cacafoundation.org/
The Greater San Francisco Ad
Club
http://www.gsfac.org/scholarship
The Chinese American Citizens Alliance Foundation (Foundation) was
incorporated as a 501(c)(3) foundation on April 5, 1971 in the State
of California. The primary endeavor of the Foundation is to award
academic scholarships to worthy college students of Chinese descent
Enrolled in California University/ Junior Status/ Chinese descent
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Contact: Chinese American Citizens Alliance Foundation c/o 763 Yale
St, Los Angeles CA 90012 / cacafoundation@gmail.com
In college studying advertising, design, communications, journalism,
marketing, media or a subject directly related to these fields/ needs
to submit an application, transcript and essay
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Contact: Phone 510.658.4883
Trenza
American Physical Society (APS)
Scholarship for Minority
Undergraduate Physics Majors
Markowski-Leach Scholarship
http://www.trenza.org/scholarships/
TRENZA is a student organization of the University of California,
Berkeley (Cal) dedicated to serving the Chicana/Latina community.
TRENZA endeavors to provide women with academic, community
and social support in order to ensure their success at Cal. Since 1995,
TRENZA membership has grown to over 1,000 members. We have
continued our success by enrolling in graduate programs, pursing
professional careers, and striving to continue our personal and
organizational goals. As part of our endeavors, the alumni of TRENZA
support our undergraduate members and impact our Latino
community by presenting this yearly educational scholarship in the
loving memory of Teresa Navarrete.
College standing, Chicana/ Latina/ UCB student
Scholarship Amount: $750
Contact: Email TRENZA.AlumniScholarship@gmail.com
The goal of this program is to encourage minority students to major
in physics and graduate with physics degrees. The scholarship may be
http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/
renewed one time.
honors/scholarship/index.cfm
Freshman/Sophomore/ Minority/ Natural Science Major(Physics)
Scholarship Amount: $2,000 - $3,000
Contact: Email knowles@aps.org
The Markowski-Leach Scholarships are awarded to gay and lesbian
students attending UC Berkeley, Stanford, and San Francisco State.
Successful candidates will demonstrate a commitment to excellence
through service, activities, employment or scholarship, and show
dedication to a goal that will allow them to contribute to the
http://www.horizonsfoundation.org/page/
betterment of society and the potential to become positive role
scholarships/markowski
models for other lesbians and gays.
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ LGBT
Scholarship Amount: $1,250
Contact: PO Box 13315 - PMB#206, Oakland CA 94661 / Email
mlscholr@netbox.com
Ronald P. Wilmot Scholarship
Fund
UCGALA Leadership Scholarship
Ronald Reagan College Leaders
Scholarship
The Ronald P. Wilmot Scholarship Fund of the Jewish Community
Federation Endowment Fund provides up to three scholarships
annually to children of gay and/or lesbian parent(s) toward
undergraduate, postgraduate, or comparable degrees at accredited
http://www.jewishfed.org/see-how-weinstitutions of higher education. Eligibility is based on the applicants
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exceptional academic and/or artistic excellence and financial need.
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ Parents' part of LGBT
Scholarship Amount: $3,000 - $5,000
Contact: 639 14th Ave, San Francisco CA 94118 / Phone
415.751.6983 x107 / Email jrothman@bjesf.org
The UC Gay and Lesbian Alumni Club offers scholarships of $1,500 to
students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, OR actively supporting gay
issues. Awards are based on academic achievement and leadership in
campus, community, or job activities.
http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/Students
College Level Standing/ GPA 3.0-3.5/ LGBT/ 3.0-3.5/ US citizen/ UCB
/Scholarships_and_Awards/main.asp
student
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Contact: 1 Alumni House #7520, Berkeley CA 94720 / Email
scholarships@alumni.berkeley.edu
The Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program, established
in 1999, seeks to recognize outstanding young leader-activists on
campus and in the community who are making significant, positive
differences — often against great odds — to promote American
values on college campuses where "political correctness" usually
reigns
http://www.thephillipsfoundation.org/
US Citizen/ 4 year college/ essay/ application
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Contact: 1 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Suite 620, Washington DC 20001
/ Phone 202.250.3887 x628 / Email
jhollingsworth@thephillipsfoundation.org
NSF Scholarships in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (S-STEM)
Asian American Journalists
Association Scholarship
CHCI Scholarship Program
Lipson Essay Prize
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to
support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy
students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion
of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science
and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.j
selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information
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about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the
F
institution.
College Level Standing/ Engineering/ mathematics/ physics
Scholarship amount varies
Contact: 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington VA 22230 / Email
dmcbride@nsf.gov
College level standing, interest in journalism, published, Asian
American
Scholarship amount: $1,000 - $2,500
http://www.aajasf.org/scholarship/
Contact: Asian American Journalists Association c/o Katherine Tam,
Contra Costa Times, 4301 Lakeside Dr, Richmond CA 94806 /
piasarkar@gmail.com
Latino who have demonstrated community involvement and
http://www.chci.org/scholarships/page/ch
leadership skills
ci-scholarship-program
Scholarship amount: $1,000/ $2,000/ $5,000
Applicants write an essay on one of the topics around humanistic
values.
Freshmen and sophomore standing/UCB student
http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/under Scholarship amount: $2,000
Contact: 210-A Sproul Hall UC Berkeley
graduates/lipsonessayprize.htm