We're recruiting our Fall 2026 class.

Education is one of the best routes out of poverty, and India has more school-age kids than any other country. Small amounts of money go remarkably far there: a semester of fundraising here can pay teachers, buy books, and keep whole classrooms running. We fund people already doing that work well and stay connected with them through the year.

You join a committee (projects, events, publicity, finance, or Team Asha) and work with it through the semester. You read funding proposals from partner NGOs, help run fundraisers, and vote at general meetings on where the money goes. Every member gets a voice in funding decisions, including brand new ones.

Almost none of us are. Most of us are headed into engineering, medicine, policy, or whatever else. Asha is the thing we do that isn't about our own careers. You'll get real practice reading budgets, running events, and working with a team, which is useful no matter what you do after Berkeley.

No specific major, year, or experience. We look for people who care about this work and follow through on what they sign up for. If you'd read a school's budget proposal carefully because kids depend on it, you're our kind of person.

A few hours a week for most members: general meetings plus your committee work. It ramps up around big fundraisers and project voting, and you'll know those weeks in advance. Many members balance Asha with heavy course loads and other clubs.

You get a big through our big-little program and join a committee right away. New members vote on funding decisions in their first semester.

Come to an infosession and book a coffee chat. They're the best way to see what we're about, and it helps us put a face to your application. Then be real in the application. We'd rather read why this mission matters to you than a list of titles.