Jeff Berry Languages Scholarship

UPDATED 2024/2025

This scholarship is named in honor of Professor Jeff Berry and was established by his colleagues at San Diego Mesa College’s Department of Languages to recognize and provide financial assistance to deserving and outstanding students.

To be considered for this scholarship you:

  • Must have a 3.0 (B) GPA
  • Must be enrolled at least part time at Mesa College
  • Must have completed 12+ units at Mesa
  • Must have taken or be enrolled in courses in one of the following areas:
    Foreign Language

 


Award funds will be disbursed:
Immediate release of full award (May)

Award
$250 to $500
Deadline
02/13/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. 2024: Your Educational Journey. Please share the following: The educational journey that led you to Mesa, including what you did before coming here and what made you decide to enroll at Mesa. Your future goals, including what you plan to do after graduation from Mesa and what your long-term career and educational goals are. Why you chose your major or field of study. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  2. 2024: Resiliency Question. Please share the following: How you have exhibited resiliency in your life. Specific examples of a challenge or challenges that you have overcome. How this scholarship will have a meaningful impact on your educational journey. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  3. 2024: Please list the language classes with your grades from the Department of Languages you've taken and/or are currently enrolled in at Mesa. (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese) 
     
  4. 2024: Please explain in detail how your experience studying a language(s) will help you reach your personal and/or professional goals.
  5. 2024: Provide any additional information you would like to share that makes you a worthy candidate for the Jeff Berry Scholarship. Thank you for applying!