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Office of Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
University of California
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Phone: (831) 459-2058



Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships

Awards


Deans', Chancellor's, and Steck Awards
Dean’s Awards are granted to 50 undergraduates who have completed an outstanding senior thesis or project during the current academic year.   Each recipient will receive a $100 cash award, and will be considered for a Chancellor’s and Steck Award. Winners will be honored at the Student Achievement Awards ceremony on June 6. The names of the winners will also be announced at graduation.

Campus Application Deadline:   Mid-April
Award Amounts:   $100 Dean’s, $100 Chancellor’s, $1,000 Steck Award
Guidelines:   Click here   (PDF)
Application Form:   Click here   (PDF)

The Office of Undergraduate Education maintains a listing of scholarships, fellowships and awards for UCSC students. Campus application deadlines are approaching for the following opportunities. For more information contact Undergraduate Honors and Awards Coordinator, Marlene Robinson, ugdiv@ucsc.edu.
 

Scholarships


David L. Boren (NSEP) Undergraduate Scholarships
David L. Boren Scholarship awards undergraduate scholarships for study abroad in selected countries (Study in Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is excluded). Recipients will be selected on the basis of merit with consideration for: academic record, commitment to international education, language interest and aptitude, and the quality and appropriateness of the proposed program and its relevance to the National Security Education Program. This scholarship carries with it a service requirement.

Campus Application Deadline: Mid-January
Award amount: The maximum award is $8,000 for a summer, $10,000 for a semester, or $20,000 for a full academic year.
Website: http://www.iie.org/nsep/  
 

Donald A. Strauss Scholarship
The Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Foundation allows juniors to pursue a public service project during their senior year by providing $10,000 for educational expenses. The project may be a new undertaking or an extension of the recipient's current activities. UC Santa Cruz can nominate three students for the Strauss Award. To qualify:

  • Students must have one full year remaining until graduation
  • Students must have a GPA in the upper 1/3 of his/her class
  • Students plan to devote a significant part of your lives to public service

Campus Application Deadline: Early February
Award amount: $10,000 for educational expenses
Website: http://www.straussfoundation.org 
 

Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship awards graduate scholarships to help students with exceptional promise and demonstrated financial need reach their full potential through education. To be eligible, each candidate must:

  • Be a current student at an accredited US college or university with senior status by December 31, 2007, or be a recent graduate (since spring 2003)
  • Have a cumulative college grade point average of 3.5 or better
  • Plan to begin a full-time graduate degree program in the Fall 2008 (at any accredited graduate school in the US or abroad)

Campus Application Deadline: Mid-February
Award amount: Educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, and other required fees for the length of the approved graduate degree program, up to six years.  Maximum award amount is $50,000
Website: http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org 

 

IIE Fulbright Award
Established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress to "enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries", Fulbright is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. The application cycle for the 2009-2010 U.S. Fulbright Student competition opens on May 1, 2008.

Campus Application Deadline: October 1, 2008.
Website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html