Conference Student Application

Applicants should be in one of the following academic majors: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Logic, Statistics, Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Geology. Applicants should intend to enter a Ph.D. or MA program in Fall 2021. A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required. Students must currently be in good academic standing. US Citizens, Permanent Residents, and Undocumented students will be considered. Priority is given to students currently in their final year of study for the bachelors or masters degree.

Consideration will be given to applicants' potential to contribute to higher education through understanding the barriers facing talented students from historically excluded populations who continue to be underrepresented in higher education and scientific careers, as evidenced by life experiences and educational background. Examples include (but are not limited to) attendance at a minority serving institution; experience with or ability to articulate the barriers facing women and minorities in science and engineering fields; participation in higher education pipeline programs such as UC Leads, or McNair Scholars.

1. Before applying, please review the eligibility criteria above and listed on the homepage.

2. For each degree you are working towards or have earned (AA/AS, BA/BS, MA/MS), provide an official or unofficial transcript.

3. The online application must be completed by deadlines for 2022 TBA.

Please read carefully the form instructions:

• All questions with * must be completed. If there is missing required information, it will prevent the form from being submitted and all the information you filled out likely will be lost and will need to be re-entered. Avoid using the "back" button of your web browser when completing the form.

• Review the form before you begin. You will be asked about 100 questions. It is important to have all of the required information on hand while completing the form. Some questions will require research and preparation (i.e.: specific Ph.D. program of interest, faculty of interest, and statements). You may want to prepare in advance your statements in a word processing program and "cut and paste" them into the form fields. Click here to view the [READ ONLY] BEC Student Application.

• You must have a valid email address to use this form. We will use the address in our initial correspondence with you.

4. You must request an online recommendation from a faculty member or program director with whom you have had direct teaching or research interaction. Please direct your recommender to the Berkeley Edge Conference website to complete the recommendation form. All recommendations must be submitted online by -- deadlines for 2022 TBA. Your application will NOT be reviewed without a recommendation.

5. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Send all documentation to berkeleyedge@berkeley.edu.

Applications without recommendations will NOT be reviewed.

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

The online application and recommendation forms must be completed by -- deadlines for 2022 TBA

1. Complete the online student application form. Official or unofficial transcript submitted via the online application form, alternatively you can email to berkeleyedge@berkeley.edu with attachments.

2. Recommendation Submitted on you behalf via the online recommendation form.

1. Deadline to submit application is TBA.

2. Deadline for submit recommendations TBA.

3. Selection: Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first served bases and students will be informed of their application status rapidly after the review is conducted.