All Haas scholarships are awarded at the time of admissions based on the overall strength of the admissions application. Additional scholarship opportunities requiring supplemental information are available. These opportunities are accessible through your Graduate Admissions status page. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students are all eligible to apply for scholarships. If funding is a major factor in your decision process, we encourage you to apply for any applicable scholarships as early as possible — awards are limited and not guaranteed in later rounds.
Timeline: Full-Time MBA
| Review 1 | Review 2 | Review 3 | |
| Submission Deadline | Nov 15, 2019 | Feb 28, 2020 | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Scholarships Decision Release | Dec 12, 2019 | Mar 26, 2020 | May 7, 2020 |
Supplemental Scholarships
The Berkeley MBA Grant is awarded to students based primarily on significant financial need.
Applicants will be asked to self-report income and asset information in order to determine eligibility for funding. Need-based grants will be awarded on a conditional basis and are subject to verification. Award recipients will be asked to submit a single digital file with supporting documentation to validate self-reported data from the application form after an award offer has been made. Our dynamic algorithm does not allow us to publish an income “cut-off point” therefore we highly recommend that all students with interest in need-based funding apply for consideration. Our review accounts for factors including, but not limited to: income, savings, assets, and household size.
Established in memory of Brian L. Maxwell through the generosity of Jennifer Maxwell. The Maxwell Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to create and implement innovative projects, products, and ideas. For more information, please visit their website.
Provided by the generosity of Mr. Scott Galloway and in conjunction with the Galloway Scholars Program at Berkeley Haas, this award supports students in the Full-Time MBA Program at the Haas School of Business. Mr. Galloway’s intention to financially support children of immigrants, for both undergraduate and graduate students at the Berkeley Haas School of Business, is an incredibly generous and visionary goal. This goal is clearly stated and based on his experiences as a child of immigrants, who benefitted from the public education that California did, and continues to offer, to children of immigrant parents. He is a beneficiary of this educational opportunity and now wants to provide funding to ensure these opportunities exist for other children of immigrant families.
The Jacobs Foundation Fellowships are awarded to individuals pursuing a career in social impact, with special interest in education (science, technology or economics) for the disadvantaged, particularly in Africa. Fellows need to be committed to the goals of the Foundation and will be regularly asked to engage with the Jacobs Foundation via their Jacobs network and conferences. They are expected to become active participants in the network, connecting with other fellows online and offline through events and conferences; and contribute to the advancement of the network as well as the Foundation’s communication channels such as the newsletter or the blog. The introductory week (“Swiss Week”) at the Jacobs Foundation takes place in Zurich, Switzerland during late spring, and attendance by Fellowship recipients, before both the first and second year of study, is highly recommended. All travel expenses are covered by the Jacobs Foundation.
Fellowship Designations
The Forté works to empower female MBA students. No additional funding is awarded. The fellowship designation does not include a financial benefit, however, it enables Haas scholarship recipients to participate in and benefit from the Forté community.
Reaching Out MBA works to empower LGBT MBA students. No additional funding is awarded. The fellowship designation does not include a financial benefit, however, it enables Haas scholarship recipients to participate in and benefit from the ROMBA community.
Fall Fellowships for New Students
These fellowships are for first-year Full-time MBA students pursuing careers in the three finance areas of Investment Banking, Investment Management and Quantitative Finance, and Entrepreneurial Finance. Recipients will receive an industry mentor, preference in finance electives, and a $5,000 award disbursed in the spring of the first year. Students maintain the benefits of the fellowship the second year after successfully completing an internship in the area for which they were selected, and remaining in good standing, both academically and professionally. Please check out the Haas News Wire for a feature on the 2018 recipients. Finalists will be contacted by the committee for an interview. Applications will open September 3, 2019.
Full-Time MBA
The Full-Time MBA Parent Grant has been established to provide support to registered graduate student parents who live with dependent children and demonstrate financial need.
This grant is intended to provide funding for students who demonstrate need and are not eligible for the parent grants offered through the Graduate Division and Berkeley International Office.
Grant recipients will have funds applied toward their cost of attendance. This resource will be coordinated with other aid that you are receiving and as such may result in reductions to loan eligibility.
Awards will vary and are contingent on fund availability. All parents are welcome to apply. Awarding priority will be as follows:
- First-year international students
- Second-year international students
- Domestic students
The application for 2018-19 is now CLOSED.
Haas – FUNED Grant
Haas is proud to collaborate with the Mexican non-profit agency, FUNED as a part of their FUNED Scholars program. The organization offers educational funding support for students from Mexico who demonstrates extreme financial need and are pursuing masters degrees at competitive academic programs worldwide.
MBA applicants will have to submit their applications to FUNED and be approved as a scholar prior to receiving consideration for the Haas – FUNED grant.
Admits must also apply for our need-based Berkeley MBA Need- Based Grant. The commitment from Haas is two awards of $10,000 each academic year. We will prioritize first-year students who have received the Berkeley MBA Grant and then second-year students with Berkeley MBA Grant. The award may be renewed in the second year provided there is sufficient funding.