The Jenny Franchot Berkeley Scholarship honors the memory of Jenny Franchot, an English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who was a distinguished scholar of American literature and an extraordinary teacher with a particular concern for the study of spirituality and its integration into intellectual life.
Award
A $1,000 prize will be awarded to directly to the student. Due to the limited number of awards, no more than one winner will be chosen at a single school site.
Eligibility
All 12th-grade students enrolled at a DCAC & EAOP partner high school who are bound to community college or 4-year institution.
Requirements (Essay + Biography)
Students will submit two (2) written responses:
1. Essay
Students will write an essay that must be a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 1000 words, typed, and double-spaced, responding to this topic:
Spirituality comes in many different forms. Pick a particular moment from a book or story that you have read and discuss why that moment seems spiritual to you and/or what spiritual issues it raises.
2. Biography
A one-page biography of the essay writer must accompany each submission, typed and single-spaced.
Essays missing this information will not be judged. Only one essay per student will be judged. Essays must be written in English.
How to submit
The full application which includes the essay and biography must be submitted through the application link above in a singular PDF file.
For more information about the scholarship, contact Emerald Young, Associate Director of Academic Enrichment.
2023 Award Recipients
