ROAR Academy Application

Application Cost: $50 application fee (non-refundable)
For families demonstrating financial need, we will waive the application fee.

A complete application consists of:
1. Application – If you would like to preview the application, please click here.
2. Unofficial Transcript

Applications are now open. The early application deadline is on March 18, 2022.

Name * Required
First Last
Grade * Required
What grade will you be in the Fall?
Current School: * Required
School District: * Required
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Parent/Guardian Name * Required
First Last
Parent/Guardian Phone
Parent/Guardian Email * Required

Note: We can’t collect student emails, please provide a parent email address.
How did you hear about us? * Required

Financial Aid
This section should be completed by a student with the help of a parent/guardian. The camp fee is $800, and an application fee is $50. ROAR Academy awards full and partial scholarships based on financial need. However, financial aid is awarded based on need and available funds. Full scholarships are automatically granted if you qualify for one of the following programs: - Free or reduced lunch at school - CalFresh - Medi-Cal If your family cannot afford camp but does not qualify for one of the above programs, you may still be eligible for a full or partial scholarship. To be considered for a scholarship, please email hc_kuan@berkeley.edu to request a scholarship application. While ROAR Academy does not request documentation of a family's financial need when an application is submitted, ROAR Academy reserves the right to request this documentation during the application review process.
Do you need or qualify for fellowship aid? * Required
Financial need is demonstrated by qualifying for one of the following programs:

Applicant Questionnaire
Please respond to the following short-response questions
What session works best? * Required
What session would be your second option?
Have you ever participated in engineering or science programs (e.g., after school programs, clubs, weekend workshops, summer camps, etc.)? If so, please describe these programs below. * Required
Don't worry if you haven't participated in any programs, as we want to choose a group of students who have a mix of backgrounds and experiences
Why are you interested in ROAR Academy? * Required
Describe your level of programming skills? How would you like to use your programming skills in the future? * Required

Free Response Questions
Please respond to the following questions
A large part of engineering is designing or creating something that solves a problem. Tell us about a time when you designed or created something to solve a problem. * Required
a. What was the problem? b. What did you design or create to solve the problem? c. What was the most challenging and rewarding part? d. If you were to solve this problem again, would you do anything differently? If so, what would you change and why?
Advances in modern technologies are for the most part the result of teamwork and open-source culture. In the Berkeley ROAR competition you would participate by the end of the Academy, we also encourage you to work as teams and in this process find a group of other talented classmates you may call friends in your future careers. Please describe how you would approach teamwork and your past best experiences working as a team to accomplish a common cause. * Required

Unofficial Transcript and Application Fee
Unofficial Transcript * Required
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Application Fee
Price: $50.00
If you do not qualify for financial aid, there will be a $50 application fee. The program admin will send you a secure payment link to register and pay.

Financial Aid