Partially funded

UC Santa Cruz Undergraduate Dean's Award

University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

Scholarship overview

The Undergraduate Dean's Award offsets non-resident tuition for non-California and international students entering UC Santa Cruz as first-year or transfer students. No separate application is required.

Award Information

  • Newly admitted non-California and international first-year or transfer students
  • Must pay non-resident tuition
  • Enrol full-time (12+ units per quarter)
  • Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • Accept the award each year in the MyUCSC portal before the end of fall quarter

The award ends if the student becomes a California resident.

  • $3,000 to $25,000 per year for first-year students
  • $3,000 to $21,000 per year for transfer students
  • Paid quarterly in even amounts; renewable up to four years (12 quarters) for first-year students and two years (6 quarters) for transfers
  • Can be combined with Regents or Campus Merit Scholarships
  1. Submit the UC application for admission.
  2. Accept the offer of admission in MyUCSC by the Statement of Intent to Register deadline.
  3. Follow the August email instructions to accept the award in MyUCSC before the end of the first term.

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How selection works

Based on the UC application: academic preparation and the academic and cultural contributions a student can bring to the campus.

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