Continuing Students

Fisher Center Scholarships: Baker (one-year award)

The Gerson Bakar – Fisher Center Policy Advisory Board Real Estate Scholarship is a competitive merit-based scholarship and will provide $10,000 of tuition support to its recipient. Candidates must have demonstrated a significant passion for real estate as a career objective through prior work and internship performance, excellence in academic Real Estate coursework, leadership roles in the Berkeley Real Estate Club, and/or significant contributions made on extramural Real Estate competition teams. Candidates must also have successfully completed the first year of their degree program at the Haas School of Business, Berkeley Law, or College of Environmental Design, and be pursuing completion of the IGCRE Certificate in Real Estate.

Fisher Center Scholarships: Reynolds (one-year award)

The Jon Q. Reynolds Real Estate Entrepreneur Scholarship was established to provide $10,000 in tuition support for one or more deserving MBA student at the Haas School of Business. Candidates must be pursuing a career in real estate, and must demonstrate a high level of academic distinction and participation in the real estate program. A student from outside Berkeley Haas may also be selected, if appropriate.

Fisher Center Scholarships: Falik (one-year award)

Provided by the generosity of Bill Falik, a real estate fellowship of $10,000 will be awarded to two exceptional students who has demonstrated a passion for real estate and has exhibited significant leadership and entrepreneurial qualities during their graduate studies. One graduating student  and one continuing student will be selected from the following graduate degree programs: Haas School of Business (Full Time and Evening-Weekend MBA), Boalt Law School, and the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.

Turner Fellowship (one-year award)

Provided by the generosity of Daniel Turner III,Managing Director of Montreux Equity Partners. A $5,000 annual award will be given to a deserving Evenig- Weekend MBA candidate, who has demonstrated a commitment to an entrereneurial career.

OOBA Grant for Continuing Students

Funded in part by the generosity of Abhishek Sharma (EWMBA ’16), this pilot grant will be used to support continuing students who reside outside of the nine-county Bay Area and incur additional travel expenses. Priority in the selection process will be given in large part to those who live farthest away from campus. The nine-county Bay Area region includes: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin Counties.

Award amount: TBD as funding is contingent upon responses from applicants. Award amounts will vary based on distance to campus.

Continued eligibility is contingent upon continuous residence in your current city. You must report any relocation to another municipality to the Haas Financial Aid Office. Eligibility could be affected if you move into the 9-county Bay Area.

Hansoo Lee Fellowship for $5,000 (one-year award)

The Hansoo Lee Fellowship will provide a stipend and mentorship to help Berkeley Haas MBA students pursue their venture full-time for their summer internship. MBA students will also receive mentorship from Haas alums focused on entrepreneurship, and office space. Finalists will be contacted by the committee for an interview. This year’s interview date is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2019. This is a one-year award which can be renewed in subsequent years.

The Non-Profit and Public Service Scholarship facilitates access to the Berkeley MBA for students who are currently employed in the non-profit or public service sectors. This is a one-year award of $10,000 which is not automatically renewed in subsequent years.

Provided by the generosity of Juanita Shapansky. This grant was funded through a bequest from Juanita Shapansky in memory of her son Ronald, who graduated from UC Berkeley’s San Francisco-based Evening & Weekend MBA program in 1986. Recipients will be awarded up to $10,000 based on financial need. Net financial need is calculated by the Haas Financial Aid Office using guidelines adapted from the federal government. This is a one-year award which can be renewed in subsequent years.

Deatrick/Przybylski is a one- year award of $2,000. Preference is given to single parents or those re-entering the workforce after a significant period of non-employment. This award can be renewed in subsequent years.

This $10,000 scholarship is awarded to Evening & Weekend MBA students that display exemplary leadership within the campus community. Both breadth and depth of involvement at Haas will be considered. Successful applicants for the leadership award have embodied the Defining Leadership Principles, demonstrated commitment and service to Haas School of Business, and have acted as positive, path-bending leaders who steward the Haas brand in all that they do.

Provided by the generosity of friends and family of the class of 2000 in memory of David Engelbrecht. This is a one-year award of $1,000 for continuing students who have demonstrated academic excellence. The application process for this award does not require a personal statement. The decision date may be slightly later as we will await the final spring 2019 grades for consideration. This is a one-year award which can be renewed in subsequent years.