In April 2023, UC Berkeley became a federally designated Minority-Serving Institution (MSI): an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) under the Title III and Title V programs of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Please see this page for more information on UC Berkeley's AANAPISI status.
The Department of Education's AANAPISI program allows institutions to apply for grants and related assistance that expands their capacity to serve Asian Americans, Native American Pacific Islanders, and low-income individuals. On the UC Berkeley campus, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander undergraduate students constitute approximately 40% of the overall student population.
UC Berkeley's MSI designation enables Berkeley faculty, staff, postdocs, and students to apply for a number of funding opportunities that are targeted to MSIs, such as those listed below.
For Faculty & Staff:
Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Defense
- Research and Education Program for HBCUs and MSIs
- Research and Education Program for HBCUs and MSIs: Equipment/Instrumentation
Note: limited submission; contact Limited Submissions - Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Minority Leaders-Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP)
- Office of Naval Research HBCU/MI Faculty Start-up Program in Material
Department of Education
- Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program
- August F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program
- Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences Program
Department of Energy
- Minority Education and Community Development
- National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (MSIPP)
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
- Minority Serving Institutions Program
- STEM Educational Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions
Department of State
- Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Note: MSIs encouraged to apply
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Science Foundation
- Build and Broaden (B2)
- Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE)
Note: MSIs encouraged to apply to B2 and ExpandQISE - Partnerships for Research and Education in Chemistry (PREC)
- Partnerships for Research and Education in Physics (PREP)
- Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM)
U.S. Agency for International Development
For Postdocs:
Department of Defense
For Students:
Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
- APIA Scholarship Program
Note: UCB students are eligible for the APIASF AANAPISI Scholarship Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Defense
- DOD HBCU/MI Summer Research Internship Program
- Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) HBCU/MI Undergraduate Internship Program
Department of Energy
- Minority Educational Institution Student Partnership Program (MEISPP) Internships
- Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP)