Scholarships

High Hopes Scholarship Program

We currently support 21 High Hopes Scholars who attend colleges and universities throughout California and the nation.  All students have a mentor from the Berkeley community to help them navigate the demands and challenges of college.

Our students are a diverse and impressive group.  They represent the many and varied ethnic and racial groups at Berkeley High School.  Many are the first in their families to attend college and many are recent immigrants to the United States.  They come from single-parent families and foster homes.  They have had to deal with illness, poverty, unemployment and family dysfunction.  Despite these challenges, they have excelled in school and are leaders in their communities.  They are active in church and school groups, charitable activities and sports.  Most of all, they show terrific promise and an overwhelming sense of hope for the future.  They inspire all of us to reach beyond our circumstances and strive to be the best at whatever we do.

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1) High Hopes Scholarships: Between 10-17 four-year need-based scholarships ($4,000 per year) awarded to Berkeley public high school students who will begin attending a 4-year college full-time in the Fall.  Applicants must have a cumulative GPA over 2.5 in high school. Their high school work, including the courses they have taken and their extracurricular and outside activities, must demonstrate that they are ready for the challenge of college. These awards include individual mentoring and require recipients to be involved with BCF programs and events during their college years. High Hopes Scholars must remain enrolled full-time in college with a cumulative GPA over 2.25 to continue to receive these funds.

2) The Berkeley High Class of 1951/BCF Scholarship. Applicants for the Class of 1951 Prize must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 and must attend a 4-year college in the Fall  on a full-time basis.

As part of its new expanded emphasis on scholarships, the Berkeley Community Fund works with other programs, such as the Y Scholars Program, that help Berkeley public school students as early as 6th grade begin to envision, qualify for, and attain college admission Through these programs, we will identify and encourage Berkeley students to meet the eligibility requirements for the scholarships the Fund provides and to believe that a four-year college education is within their reach.

In addition, the Berkeley Community Fund, continues to administer the Jerry L. Adams Scholarship for Berkeley City College Students.

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