Students

EOP students and staff sitting on stairs at UC Berkeley

In 1964, the Educational Opportunity Program was introduced at UC Berkeley as a faculty initiative to support the disproportionately small numbers of first-generation college and low-income students admitted to the University.

Today, undergraduate students who meet ANY of the criteria below are EOP:

Low Income

Pell Grant or Dream Act Scholarship eligible as verified by the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office

First Generation College Student

Parent(s) / guardian(s) have not graduated from a four-year college or university in the United States

Historically Underrepresented

African American, Chicano/Latino, Pacific Islander, and/or Native American Students

All EOP students benefit from individualized academic counseling, various support services, and extensive campus referral network. In addition, students who meet the “low-income” criteria are also offered the services and benefits listed under the financial assistance section of our website (including various grants and fee reductions).

Students are notified with a confirmation of their EOP status through a Cal Central notification regarding the EOP Survey or a direct email from our office once they are admitted. If you received either of these, please visit our office in 119 Chavez to show confirmation and begin using our services.

If you have not received any of these notifications, but feel you meet criteria, the quickest way to be verified is by emailing eop@berkeley.edu with your student ID number.  Students can also visit our front office in 119 Cesar Chavez or call 510-642-7224 Monday-Friday 9:30am-4pm.

**Please note that non-immigrant international students studying at Berkeley on student visas are not considered EOP.