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.

• Applicants must submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) to UC Berkeley by the cutoff date and must enroll for the fall 2025-spring 2026 semesters at UC Berkeley.

For first-year students, application deadline is May 15th. For transfer students, application deadline is June 1st.