This list of Haas scholarships is open to current full-time MBA students. To be considered for these opportunities, students will be required to complete a general scholarship application. Recipients will be determined based on how closely they align with the criteria for the gift or endowment. These include, but are not limited to, professional goals, academic achievement, leadership skills, and embodiment of the Haas Defining Leadership Principles. Please note that the minimum requirements for Continuing Student Scholarships are a 3.0 GPA and no past due balances. Meeting the stated criteria does not mean you’re guaranteed funds; rather, it means you are eligible for consideration. For more details regarding Continuing Student Scholarship opportunities, listen to Episode 4 of our podcast.
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Timeline: Continuing Student Scholarships
| Submission Deadline | Thursday, May 14 |
| Scholarship Decision Release | Monday, June 1 |
Fall Fellowships
These fellowships are for first-year Full-time MBA students pursuing careers in the following finance areas:
- Investment Banking
- Investment Management and Quantitative Finance
- 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 nonmonetary 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 are now open and will close on September 19, 2019. Decisions will be released via email by close of business on Friday, October 11, 2019.
Second-Year Scholarship Opportunities
Provided through the generosity of Ted O’Glove (MBA 66) in honor of Ralph Bahna (MBA 65). This award will be given to those who have excelled in critical thinking in their first year. Mr. O’GLove was inspired by a video tribute to the late Mr. Bahna where speaks to the importance of critical thinking: “If a person can add another half houror an hour in a week [to thinking], their power increases immensely”. Mr. Banha was known for his great success in the travel industry, including revitalizing Trans World Airlines with a pioneering business class, co-founding Club Quarters hotels and chairing Priceline.com.
Hansoo Lee Fellowship
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 receive a monetary award, mentorship from Haas alums focused on entrepreneurship, and office space. Finalists will be contacted by the committee for an interview.
Larson Fellowships
Provided through the generosity of Jack Larson. This scholarship is designed to assist entrepreneurs entering their second year of the Full-Time MBA program.
Trione Fellowships
Provided through the generosity of Victor and Karen Trione. This scholarship is based on academic excellence and Entrepreneurship. This is defined by a number of factors such as Satisfactory Academic Progress for financial aid purposes as well as GPA. The decision date may be later as we will await the final spring 2020 grades for consideration.
MBA/MPH Award
The MBA/MPH award is for continuing students enrolled in the MBA/MPH dual degree, specifically for students entering their 5th semester. This award is funded by the Kaiser, Starkweather, and Trefethan funds.
Rashell Young Fellowships
The Rashell Young Fellowship is offering an award up to continuing students who will be working on a healthcare-focused internship or social entrepreneurial project in underserved communities in the US or internationally. Award amounts will be based on project expenses overlap with RYF mission. The current Rashell Young grantees are doing very well with their projects. For example, Suraj Patel’s project, “Reflections from a Summer in Kenya”, is amazing. To learn more about the Rashell Young and the fellowship please click here: http://rashellyoungfellowship.org/
Haas Student Leadership Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to 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.
Ray Miles Award
Provided through the generosity of Ted O’Glove in honor of Ray Miles. This scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrated academic achievement in the first semester organizational behavior class. Preference is given to students who plan careers in organizational behavior and/or industrial relations. Financial need is not a requirement for this award.
Applications will open on Thursday, January 9, 2020 and close on Thursday, February 13, 2020. Decisions will be released via email by close of business on Friday, March 6, 2020.
Fisher Center Scholarships: Bakar (one-year award)
The Gerson Bakar – Fisher Center Policy Advisory Board Real Estate Scholarship is a competitive merit-based scholarship and will provide tuition support to its recipients. 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 tuition support for deserving MBA students 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 will be awarded to exceptional students who have demonstrated a passion for real estate and has exhibited significant leadership and entrepreneurial qualities during their graduate studies. Students will be selected from the following graduate degree programs: Haas School of Business (Full Time and Evening-Weekend MBA), Berkeley Law School, and the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.
DK Kim Fellowship (International Students Only)
Provided by the generosity of The DK Kim Foundation. These awards are to support international students pursuing a career with a social impact.
PEL/Dumke Award
This is an award for continuing students pursuing summer internships with startups that might not be able to compensate interns at market rates. (MBA/MPH students in their second year also qualify for consideration.) Students must have a summer internship at a verifiable startup, not founded by the applying student, received a specific and substantive written job/internship offer, and the internship is for a full-time, summer position for at least 8 weeks in duration.
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.
Funding Opportunities Administered by Other Departments
This is not an exhaustive list and each institute or center at Haas may have other opportunities. Refer to the applicable websites for the latest information.
- The Center for Social Sector Leadership (CSSL)is defining a new generation of business leaders, a generation that understands and values the crucial role that nonprofit and public institutions play in the world’s increasingly collaborative economy. Whether students seek to consult with social sector organizations, found a social enterprise, become effective philanthropists, lead through board governance, or pursue a career in the sector, the Center provides the leadership education to help them succeed. The CSSL coordinates the following:
- Haas Social Impact Fund offered through the generosity of your peers, assists students taking internships in the social sector.
- Haas Social Impact Fund offered through the generosity of your peers, assists students taking internships in the social sector.
- Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program integrates entrepreneurial thinking into the Haas student experience and to assist Haas and UC Berkeley students in launching new ventures. The program gives students multidisciplinary experiential learning opportunities, seed funding for selected startups, and connections to the greater UC Berkeley and Bay Area entrepreneurial ecosystems. The Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program coordinates:
- The Gloria Appel Award for Outstanding Leadership in Entrepreneurship is presented upon nomination by the Haas community to a second year MBA candidate who has made an extraordinary and lasting contribution to the entrepreneurship program at Haas. A $5,000 fellowship accompanies the award.
- The Center for Responsible Business (CRB) at Berkeley Haas connects students, businesses, and faculty to mobilize the positive potential of business to create a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable society. Building on more than a decade of research, teaching, and engaging with business, we educate and provoke thoughtful debate. The Center encourages sustainability-minded research and its application in the marketplace of commerce and ideas. The CRB offers or promotes the following:
- Milton Moskowitz Prize
- Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge
- Lifescan Community Relations Graduate Fellows Program
- The Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge