UC Berkeley's Pre-College Scholars Scholarship

About the opportunity:

Program Dates: June 23, 2025- July 4, 2025

The Berkeley Pre-College Scholars: Summer Non-Credit tracks offer rising juniors and rising seniors the opportunity to live on campus for 2 weeks and enjoy the summer at Berkeley. Pre-College Scholars participants will get the opportunity to be part of the Berkeley community by experiencing university life to the fullest with other students from across the United States and around the world. During the summer, students will complete UC Berkeley’s popular Computer Science Academy Non-Credit track, participate in extracurricular activities on-campus, attend a virtual exploratory workshop series delivered by skilled admissions professionals, and much more. This short-term, immersive experience will expand your intellectual, social, and cultural horizons while still providing you with hands-on, practical experience in coding, powerful computer science concepts, collaborative programming, and problem-solving using Snap! 

**In order to utilize the scholarship, first you will need to be selected by NSHSS. Then you will be instructed to submit your Pre-College Scholars Non-Credit Track Program application. Upon acceptance into the program, you will be able to apply the scholarship. The scholarship will cover only the program fee for the Non-Credit Track which includes room and board and cannot be applied to a different track. Please note transportation, books, and personal expenses are not covered by the scholarship.*

To learn more about the track, please visit: https://precollege.berkeley.edu .

• Please provide a personal statement of 300-500 words that describes your personal ambition for why you want to attend UC Berkeley's Pre-College Scholars: Summer Non-Credit Computer Science Academy Non-Credit Track, what you hope to gain from the program and how this opportunity might be of value to your particular educational or career goals. 

• Academic resume

• Educator recommendation letter 

• Current transcript (official or unofficial)

• Color headshot suitable for website posting

• You will need to apply to the NSHSS scholarship. If awarded the scholarship, you will be notified of the next steps to complete your separate Pre-College Scholars Non-Credit Track Program application. Please do not simultaneously submit a Pre-College application.. 

• Scholarship decisions will be announced before March 1, 2025.