University Of California Berkeley

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Berkeley, CA

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The University of California, Berkeley (also referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, or simply Cal) is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The university occupies 1,232 acres (499 ha) on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay with the central campus resting on 178 acres (72 ha). It offers approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. Berkeley is considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the United States and the world.

Established in 1868 as the result of merger of the private College of California and the public Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College in Oakland, Berkeley is the oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California. Berkeley has been charged with providing both "classical" and "practical" education for the state's people and is the flagship institution in the University of California system. Berkeley co-manages three United States Department of Energy National Laboratories, including the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Berkeley faculty, alumni, and researchers have won 71 Nobel Prizes (including 28 alumni Nobel laureates), 9 Wolf Prizes, 7 Fields Medals, 15 Turing Awards, 45 MacArthur Fellowships, 20 Academy Awards, and 11 Pulitzer Prizes. To date, UC Berkeley and its researchers are associated with 6 chemical elements of the periodic table (Californium, Seaborgium, Berkelium, Einsteinium, Fermium, Lawrencium) and Berkeley Lab has discovered 16 chemical elements in total – more than any other university in the world. Berkeley is a founding member of the Association of American Universities and continues to have very high research activity with $652.4 million in research and development expenditures in 2009. Berkeley physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project that developed the first atomic bomb in the world, which he personally headquartered at Los Alamos, New Mexico, during World War II.

Known as the California Golden Bears (often shortened to "Cal Bears" or just "Cal"), the athletic teams are members of both the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in the NCAA. Cal athletes have won national titles in many sports, including football, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's gymnastics, softball, water polo, rugby, and crew. The official colors of the university and its athletic teams are Yale Blue and California Gold.

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University of California-Berkeley College Scholarships

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Siebel Scholars Program

Siebel Scholars Foundation

$35,000 Varies See Details
 

Siebel Scholars Program

Siebel Scholars Foundation

award

$35,000

deadline

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ROMBA LGBT+ Fellowship

Reaching Out

$20,000 Varies See Details
 

ROMBA LGBT+ Fellowship

Reaching Out

award

$20,000

deadline

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Harry Falik Public Interest Scholarship

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

$10,000 Varies See Details
 

Harry Falik Public Interest Scholarship

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

award

$10,000

deadline

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#CaliforniansForAll College Corps Program

State of California

$10,000 Varies See Details
 

#CaliforniansForAll College Corps Program

State of California

award

$10,000

deadline

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FWSF Scholarship Fund

Financial Women's Association of San Francisco

Up to $15,000 March 22, 2024 See Details
 

FWSF Scholarship Fund

Financial Women's Association of San Francisco

award

Up to $15,000

deadline

March 22, 2024
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Brad Evans Scholarship

Orange County Community Foundation

$10,000 June 01, 2024 See Details
 

Brad Evans Scholarship

Orange County Community Foundation

award

$10,000

deadline

June 01, 2024
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Achievement Award Scholarship - California Alumni Assoc., UC Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley - Alumni Scholarships

Up to $6,000 Varies See Details
 

Achievement Award Scholarship - California Alumni Assoc., UC Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley - Alumni Scholarships

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Up to $6,000

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Stamps Foundation Scholarship

Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Up to $75,000 Varies See Details
 

Stamps Foundation Scholarship

Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.

award

Up to $75,000

deadline

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Edwin A. Heafey, Jr. Fellowship

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

$5,000 Varies See Details
 

Edwin A. Heafey, Jr. Fellowship

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

award

$5,000

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Bill King Scholarship

Oakland Athletics Community Fund

$5,000 July 05, 2024 See Details
 

Bill King Scholarship

Oakland Athletics Community Fund

award

$5,000

deadline

July 05, 2024
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