The Larry Horan – Jim Langley Scholarship and Jack Van Zander Cal Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund

In 2014, the Cal Alumni Club of Monterey County established the Larry Horan – Jim Langley Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. In 2016, Jack Van Zander’s name was added to the Fund, making it the Larry Horan – Jim Langley – Jack Van Zander Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. The Larry Horan – Jim Langley Scholarship and the Jack Van Zander Scholarship are intended to honor outstanding Cal alumni Larry Horan, Jim Langley, and Jack Van Zander who have made significant contributions to the community, and to monetarily assist worthy students who will be attending Cal.

Basic Information about the Larry Horan – Jim Langley Scholarship and the Jack Van Zander Scholarship

The Cal Alumni Club of Monterey County, through the Community Foundation of Monterey County, will award the Larry Horan – Jim Langley Scholarship and the Jack Van Zander Scholarship to local high school students who are graduating from public or private high schools and who will be attending UC Berkeley.

  • Students applying for the Larry Horan-Jim Langley Scholarship must reside in Monterey County.
  • Students applying for the Jack Van Zander Scholarship must reside on the Monterey Peninsula. The “Monterey Peninsula” is defined as the geographical area served by the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, the Pacific Grove Unified School District, and the Carmel Unified School District.

Criteria for the Horan-Langley Scholarship and the Van Zander Scholarship:

The student applicant must have demonstrated excellence in some or all of the categories of leadership, scholarship, athletics and other extra-curricular activities, and community service. The student applicant’s financial need will also be a consideration.

The student applicant must submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to UC Berkeley by the cutoff date and must enroll for the fall 2024-spring 2025 semesters at UC Berkeley.

Award
$2,500
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. UC Berkeley Application ID Number
  2. What is your email address?
  3. Parents Email
  4. Cell Phone Number?
  5. List and briefly describe up to five of your activities that best reflect your strongest qualities. List the name of each activity and your role in that activity. Indicate in which year(s) in school you participated in that activity.
  6. The Larry Horan – Jim Langley Scholarship and the Jack Van Zander Scholarship are to be awarded to entering Cal students who have demonstrated excellence in some or all of the categories of leadership, scholarship, athletics and other extra-curricular activities, and community service. An applicant’s financial need will also be taken into consideration. Please respond to the following two prompts.
    • 1. Describe your major accomplishments to date, both in school and out of school, as well as examples of any or all of your personal qualities, strengths, talents, awards, and life experiences that you think qualify you for this scholarship.
    • 2. Which of your current activities, if any, do you plan to continue to engage in at Cal? Are there any new activities that you are looking forward to pursuing at Cal? Which of your skills, talents, and strengths will you bring to those activities at Cal?
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