Congressman Brad Sherman Scholarship

Award Amount: $1,000 (Five scholarships awarded per year)

Deadline: April 15, 2011

Eligibility: Complete at least one quarter of academic work as a declared pre- political science or political science major while enrolled full time. Applicants must have a cumulative minimum 3.0 GPA at UCLA. Community college grade points do not apply toward the UCLA GPA. All grades are eligible.

Description: Applicants must provide a brief cover letter with all of your contact information, to include mailing address, phone number, and e-mail. Applicants must submit a 1-2 page typed statement describing yourself and any public service or political aspirations, any political experience (as an intern, for example), and reasoning for your career choice. Include any experience or interest in political poll taking, campaign consulting, being on a legislative staff in a district office or the Capitol, political advertising and political law.

Send Applications to: Susan Pfeiffer, CAO, Political Science Department, 4289 Bunche Hall, Box 951472, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472.

2011 Scholarship Winners
2011 Scholarship recipients (from left to right) are honored by donor Lane Sherman and the Political Science department during a scholarship luncheon at the faculty center.

2010 Scholarship Winners
2010 Scholarship recipients (from left to right) Jason Tengco, RoseAnita Hernandez, Nikhil Sharma, Lane Sherman (mother of Congressman Brad Sherman and scholarship donor), Jenna Chilingerian, and Matthew Margolis are honored by donor Lane Sherman and the Political Science department during a scholarship luncheon at the faculty center.

2009 Scholarship Winners
2009 Scholarship recipients (from left to right) Devna Shukla, Brynn Gruenberg, Lane Sherman (mother of Congressman Brad Sherman and scholarship donor), Alisa Ahmadian, Hayley Thomas, Matthew Clawson are honored by donor Lane Sherman and the Political Science department during a scholarship luncheon at the faculty center.

2008 Scholarship Winners
2008 Scholarship recipients (from left to right) Elaine Reodica, Beatrice Montenegro, Lane Sherman, Michael Allen Ries, Peter Lin and Ben Moore are honored by donor Lane Sherman and the Political Science department during a scholarship luncheon at the faculty center.

2007 Scholarship Winners
2007 Scholarship recipients Brandon Young and Jeffrey Tomasich are honored by donor Lane Sherman and the Political Science department during a scholarship luncheon at the faculty center on May 21st.

2006 Scholarship Winners
Left to Right: Lisa Liu, Lane Sherman and Neema Barbod. 2006 Scholarship Winners. Lane Sherman, mother of Congressman Sherman and Scholarship donor presented this years winners with a United States flag that flew over the capitol building in Washington, D.C. and a certificate of authenticity.

2005 Scholarship Winners
Lindsey Hilde and Tiffany Hwong, 2005 scholarship winners. Congressman Sherman presented each scholarship winner with a United States flag that flew over the capital building in Washington DC, and a certificate of authenticity.		Left to right: Bret Nighman(Political Science CAO), Lane Sherman, Congressman Sherman. Presentation of UCLA Bear to Lane Sherman (mother of Congressman Sherman and scholarship donor) from Political Science Department.