Edward Kraft Award for Freshmen

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Description. This is a systemwide endowment. The award, approximately $200, differs from year to year and is determined by the fund and the increase/decrease in the number of awardees. If you are receiving financial aid, the award is coordinated with your financial aid package.

Criteria for the Kraft Award for Freshmen:

  • You must be a first-semester freshman entering in the fall.
  • You must attain a 4.00 grade point average (GPA) at the end of your first (fall) semester at UC Berkeley.
  • You must not have attended a university or college previously, except if you attended before your high school graduation through concurrent enrollment or if you attended summer session immediately before your first semester at UC Berkeley. Advanced Placement units, while accelerating some entering students to sophomore status, are noted and not counted against a student's eligibility.
  • If you are a freshman admitted as a first-semester UC Extension student (conditional admits), you are not eligible.
  • In your first semester, you must complete thirteen graded units in curricula leading to the B.A. or B.S. degree, except if you are a freshman enrolled in the College of Engineering, in which case you must complete twelve graded units. Pass/No Pass units are not counted towards the total.

The Kraft Award Selection Process. No application is required for the Kraft Award. The Prizes Office receives a printout of grade point averages shortly after the completion of the fall semester and determines the recipients, notifies the winners, and processes the payments to the students' Campus Accounts Receivable System (CARS) accounts in late February to early March. Questions about eligibility may be directed to the Prizes Office at prizes@berkeley.edu.

Tax Information for Foreign Students or Students without Social Security Numbers. A student without a U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) must obtain one before payment can be issued. International students also must complete online GLACIER information to determine the tax liability of their awards. More information about this requirement will be emailed to international students by the Prizes Office. For further information, contact Christine Chang, Foreign Tax Analyst: cschang@berkeley.edu.

Previous Winners
2010-11