“Live Life Like Tarishi” Scholarship Award provides for a single grant of $2000 to UC Berkeley undergraduate students with a demonstrated commitment in the field of South Asian history, society, languages, and culture.

Background :

Tarishi Jain had a dream of attending Berkeley and she made that dream come true. She loved the opportunity to start exploring how her study of economics could transform her home region. While participating in a university-sponsored internship program in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she lost her life in an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack. Her family and friends, along with the Berkeley community honors her life, spirit, and light with this scholarship so that other students who dream of a Berkeley education can pursue it as she did.

Requirements and Documents : 

1.  The scholarship requires participants to submit an essay that demonstrates a desire to make societal impact in South Asia.

2. A cover letter

3.  An essay that demonstrates your desire to make a societal impact in South Asia.

• The essay must be written in English.
• The title of the essay followed by the name of the writer should appear at the top of page one.
• The essay must be double-spaced and in 12-point type throughout, with one-inch margins on all sides of each page.
• The essay must be a minimum of 500 words and a maximum 1000 words in length.
• Only PDFs are accepted.

4. A CV (PDF format)

5. One letter of support from a UC Berkeley faculty member (PDF, sent by the recommenders directly)

Eligibility :

This award is only available for UC Berkeley undergraduates.