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The Achievement Award Program
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Each year, highly qualified and community-minded students with a proven track record of academic success, gain admission to Berkeley but cannot afford to attend. The Achievement Award Program (TAAP) offers these students substantial scholarship funding and support services to provide the opportunity of a Berkeley education.
The Achievement Award Program is a four-year scholarship program for incoming freshman students and a two-year scholarship program for incoming junior transfer students. Only incoming Cal students are eligible to apply for this scholarship program. The scholarship is renewable, provided recipients meet the following program requirements:
Program requirements- Full-time enrollment at UC Berkeley
- Evening scholar meetings and events throughout the academic year (e.g. attendance at overnight Fall Retreat)
- 10 hours of community service and outreach per semester
- 2.0 cumulative GPA
- "Satisfactory Academic Progress" as defined by the Office of Financial Aid and the scholar's college
Award amount| Award Recipient | Amount | Length | Incoming freshman
Cal student | Up to $6,000 per year
and a laptop | 8 semesters | Incoming junior transfer
Cal student | Up to $6,000 per year
and a laptop | 4 semesters |
Benefits- Personal advising, support and guidance
- An extensive peer network of scholars, past and present
- Networking events with UC Berkeley faculty and alumni
- Leadership training
- Workshops that aid in personal, academic, social and professional growth
- CAA student membership allowing the recipient access to alumni benefits
- New laptop with wireless access and MS Office
- 10% discount at the Cal Student Store
- Discount on KAPLAN test preparation courses
Eligibility requirements| Student status | Requirements | Incoming freshman
Cal student | | Incoming junior transfer
Cal student | |
Application ProcessThe chart below outlines the timeline for each phase in the application process: - Prospective Cal students file a UC Application.
- Students apply online for the The Achievement Award Program.
- Finalists interview with alumni for the award.
- Recipients are notified.
| | 2009 | 2010 | | Current student status | | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | | Prospective freshman Cal student | | 1 | 2 | | | 3 | 4 | | | | Prospective junior transfer Cal student | | 1 | 2 | | | 3 | 4 | |
How to apply| Current student status | Application status | Deadline | Prospective freshman
Cal student | Application opens: December 15, 2009 | Application closes: February 24, 2010, 5:00 p.m. PST | |
Prospective junior
transfer Cal student | Application opens: December 15, 2009 | Application closes: February 24, 2010, 5:00 p.m. PST |
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