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2025 Graduate Application for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
at University of California, Berkeley

The application deadline is Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (UTC/GMT -8 hours).

We encourage earlier submission, if possible.
 

The invitation to complete this application is not an indication that a candidate has been admitted into a University of California, Berkeley graduate program. Departments and programs will notify you separately about admission status.

Program staff will review responses to this application and a candidate's graduate program application to select candidates for interviews, which is the next stage in the selection process.

Login Account Information:

  • If you applied for graduate admission through the Berkeley Law School or the Haas Business School, you will have to create a login. Make sure to enter the same email address as for your admission application.
  • All others, please use the same login as for your Graduate Admission application but do not create a new Graduate Admission application. You may need to use a private or incognito window if your browser redirects you to your 2025 admission application status page (right click on the Apply link bellow) or clear your browser cache.
  • Instructions link 
  • If you encounter any technical issues with your account, please email gradsys@berkeley.edu.

For more information on eligibility for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars program, visit our website: http://mcfscholarsprogram.berkeley.edu/am-i-eligible-scholarship.

Please contact mcfs.programinfo@berkeley.edu if you have any questions or concerns.