The Achievement Award Program Brochure - Berkeley City College

Making Cal a RealitySince 1999, The Achievement AwardProgram (TAAP) has provided low-incomestudents with the resources needed toattend and excel at UC Berkeley. ThisCal Alumni Association scholarshipprogram serves freshmen and juniortransfer students who might nototherwise have the resources tosucceed at the college level.Our scholarships are made possible byCal alumni and friends who invest in thefuture of the University. The Cal AlumniAssociation helps deserving studentsmake Cal a reality. Please take advantageof this unique opportunity to becomea part of the number one publicuniversity in the world!Cal Alumni Association1 Alumni HouseBerkeley, CA 94720-7520888.CAL.ALUMalumni.berkeley.eduThe AchievementAward ProgramMaking Cala RealityTo learn more aboutmaking a gift to TAAP,please visit alumni.berkeley.edu/donate.To learn more aboutvolunteering with TAAP,please visit alumni.berkeley.edu/volunteer.Photo credits: Noah Berger, Mark Estes, Katherine Fiordalis, Steve McConnell/UC Berkeley, David Schmitz

“The AchievementAward Program allowsme to develop myuntapped potential.”Monica Magaña ’12Scholarship BenefitsAward RecipientIncoming Cal studentAwardUp to $6,500 per year and a laptopLengthUp to 8 semestersEligibility Requirements(Incoming freshmen and junior transfer Cal students)• Minimum 3.0 unweighted GPA• Gross family income of $86,000 or less• California resident as defined by the AB 540 guidelines• Submit a UC Berkeley application for enrollment• Submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) toUC BerkeleyProgram Expectations• Full-time enrollment at UC Berkeley• Evening meetings and events for TAAP recipientsthroughout the academic year (e.g. attendance atovernight Fall Retreat)Applyfor TheAchievementAwardProgramTodayStudent Applicant StatusProspectiveCal FreshmenProspectiveCal JuniorTransfersScholarship Timeline• November: Prospective students file UC Berkeley application• December 15: TAAP application opens• December–February: Students apply online forThe Achievement Award Program (TAAP)• April: Finalists interview with alumni for the award• May: Recipients are notified• November: Prospective students file UC Berkeley application• December 15: TAAP application opens• December–February: Students apply online forThe Achievement Award Program (TAAP)• April–May: Finalists interview with alumni for the award• June: Recipients are notified• Ten hours of community service and outreachper semester• 2.0 cumulative GPA• “Satisfactory Academic Progress” as defined by theOffice of Financial Aid and the scholar's collegeInformationalumni.berkeley.edu/scholarshipsscholarships@alumni.berkeley.edu