We would like to wrap up the 2025–2026 academic year by congratulating all of the current Cal Bears and recent alums who received nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships this academic year, as well as those who submitted strong applications for more than 30 scholarship and fellowship programs our office supports.
Scholarship Recipients (pictured left to right, top to bottom):
Astronaut Scholarship
Zachary Cooper (’27, Molecular and Cell Biology/Business Administration)
CBYX
Anna Lieggi (’26, Political Science/Global Studies)
Churchill Scholarship
Carolyn Nguyen (’26, Molecular and Cell Biology/Business Administration)
Critical Language Scholarship
Aidan Morgan Chan (’26, Economics/Statistics/Linguistics)
Goldwater Scholarship
Arul Banerjea (’27, Bioengineering/Molecular & Cellular Biology)
Kavish Kondap (’28, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science)
Devon Krish (’27, Bioengineering/EECS)
Hertz Fellowship
Tyler Hou (’26, Math/Computer Science)
Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Dan Zhu (‘23, Data Science/Business Administration)
Princeton in Asia
Carina Tu (’26, Public Health/Integrative Biology)
Schwarzman Scholarship
Sydney Roberts (’24, Political Science/African American Studies)
Soros Scholarship
Su Kim (’18, Geography)
Vivasvan Vykunta (’20, MCB)
Strauss Scholarship
Kristie Moore (’27, Global Studies)
Udall Scholarship
Bella Santos (’27, Conservation and Resource Studies/Public Policy)
Voyager Scholarship
Annabel Gensler (‘27, Political Science)
Janessa Reyes (‘27, Asian American/Asian Diaspora Studies)
Vinaya Sivakumar (’27, Cognitive Science/Interdisciplinary Studies)
UC Berkeley’s National Scholarships & Experiential Fellowships Office facilitates the institutional endorsement process for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. We provide advising and support to UC Berkeley students and alums pursuing these opportunities and other select programs.
It’s not too early to start thinking about applying for scholarships for the 2026–2027 academic year. You can learn more and sign up for our Scholarships Newsletter here.
Again, congratulations to all, and happy summer!