Other Funding Opportunities
ASUC Academic Opportunity Fund
http://www.asuc.org/studentservices/grants.php
Award Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: Rolling
Center for Race and Gender Undergraduate Grants
http://crg.berkeley.edu/programs/grants/undergrad.html
Award Amount: $100 to $1,000
Deadlines: October 7, 2009 and March 3, 2010
For any Berkeley undergraduate students not graduating by the end of the semester. Applications are particularly sought from students majoring in areas where race and gender issues have not previously been of major concern, such as Public Health, Education, Economics, Business, Journalism, Political Science, and Environmental Science, as well as areas where they have been more central.
American Pubic Power Association DEED Project
http://www.appanet.org/research/index.cfm?ItemNumber=16257
Award Amount: $4,000
Deadline: October 15, 2009 and February 15, 2010
Only students studying in energy-related disciplines from accredited colleges or universities in the U.S. or Canada are eligible for student research grants/internships. The DEED technical design project is intended to promote the involvement of students studying in energy-related disciplines in the public power industry. One $5,000 TDP is awarded each year to a student or group of students conducting research on an energy-related project. The award recipient(s) also receive travel reimbursement up to $3000 to present their project during the annual APPA Engineering and Operations Technical Conference.
Center for Middle Eastern Studies Undergraduate Research Grant
http://cmes.berkeley.edu/Programs/grants_cmesresearch.html
Award Amount: $1,200
Deadline: November 2, 2009
For any Berkeley undergraduate students, but priority will be given to students with declared majors or minors in Middle Eastern Studies. Please note this funding only applies for airfare, and all grants will be paid as reimbursements upon completion of travel. You may use funding for winter break, spring semester or summer.
Carl Rosberg and Judith Geist Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
http://africa.berkeley.edu/Fellowships/RosbergGeistFellowship.php
Award Amount: $3,000
Deadline: February 9, 2010
For any Berkeley undergraduate travel to Africa for research and study who will return to campus as a registered student following the research trip. Students with training in African studies and foreign languages, particularly African languages, will be given priority.
http://research.berkeley.edu/haas_scholars/
Award Amount: $5,000
Deadline: February 16, 2010
For academically talented, financial-aid-eligible undergraduates IN ALL MAJORS to engage in a sustained research, field-study or creative project -- often their senior honors thesis/project -- in the summer before and during their final year or semester at UC Berkeley. Please note you will be set with a faculty mentor and be expected to attend a retreat and conference.
Center for Human Rights Student Fellowship
http://hrc.berkeley.edu/fellowships.html
Award Amount: $4,000
Deadline: February 26, 2010
These awards will enable students to carry out clearly defined fieldwork, domestically or internationally, with human rights organizations related to a student’s area of study. The purpose of the fellowship is to provide students with an opportunity to contribute to the work of human rights organizations while also gaining practical experience that may influence the students' areas of research or academic focus. The fellowship program welcomes multi-disciplinary approaches to human rights fieldwork. Students are encouraged to publish the results of their fieldwork. Preference will be given to graduate students and returning students.
Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship
http://www.straussfoundation.org/index.php
Award Amount: $10,000
Deadline: February 2010
For all junior UC undergraduate students who undertake a high-impact public service project their senior year. Students must submit application to UC Berkeley’s representative (identified on the Strauss Foundation website).
J.W. Saxe Memorial Prize for Public Service
Award Amount: $2,000
Deadline: March 15, 2010
For any undergraduate or graduate seeking support for an internship in public service. The award is meant to enable the student to gain practical experience in public service by taking a no-pay or low-pay job or internship during a summer or other term. Preference will be given to those who have already found a position and require additional funds.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) at Berkeley
http://research.berkeley.edu/surf/
Award Amount: $3,250
Deadline: March 19, 2010
For Berkeley undergraduates in the College of Letters and Science to spend the summer doing concentrated research in preparation for a senior thesis or another major capstone research project. If traveling as a SURF fellow, please note that the full amount of airfare is rarely awarded and you are encouraged to investigate other sources of travel funding.
Berkeley Center for the Development of Peace and Well-being Undergraduate Research Fellowships
http://peacecenter.berkeley.edu/sci-scholars_fellows.html
Award Amount: $3,000
Deadline: April 2010
For junior and senior social-behavioral science undergraduates to support their senior research projects. They in particular are interested in funding research on peace and well-being within individuals (happiness, positive states), relationships (altruism, community mindedness, marital processes, friendship), and communities and cultures (resilient families, values, institutions, and practices that promote peace and well-being).
The Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize
http://ls.berkeley.edu/?q=about-college/l-s-divisions/judith-lee-stronach-baccalaureate-prize
Award Amount: Up to $25,000
Deadline: March 2010
For Berkeley graduates who have graduated within the same academic year as the award year with a degree from the College of Letters and Science. The Stronach Prize gives students the opportunity to extend and reflect upon their undergraduate work at Berkeley by undertaking a special project after graduation. Winning projects are creative in the broadest sense, explore themes of significant interest to holders of the Prize, and strive to further understand what constitutes humane and effective participation in our worldwide community.
The Leslie Lipson Program (Essay Prize, Scholarship, and Research Grant)
http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/undergraduates/lipsonessayprize.htm
Award Amount: $2,000 for the Essay Prize; up to $10,000 per year for two years for the Scholarship; up to $4,000 for the Research Grant
Deadline: March 2010
For Berkeley freshmen or sophomores from any field of study with a minimum GPA of 3.5. The Leslie Lipson Program is intended to encourage undergraduate students to study humanistic values and their practical application for individuals, societies, and states. The Program consists of three components: (1) the Essay Prize, (2) the Scholarship, which is available to Essay Prize winners, and (3) the Research Grant, which is optional for Scholarship winners. Eligible freshmen and sophomores are invited to submit an original, unpublished piece to the Lipson Program essay contest on one of the Essay Topics related to humanistic values. The essay topics for each year are selected by the Lipson Committee and are available on the website.
