Student Scholarships & Funds
Stevenson College Scholarships and Awards
Stevenson College offers a variety of scholarships and funding opportunities throughout the year to support student research, creativity, leadership, and community engagement. Awards are available each quarter and recognize achievements ranging from academic excellence to service and leadership within the Stevenson community.
Current Stevenson students are encouraged to apply for scholarships that align with their interests and goals. Opportunities include funding for individual or group research projects, memorial scholarships established by families and alumni, leadership awards, and programs like the Stevenson Professional and Academic Network (SPAN), which connects students with faculty, alumni, and professionals.
Application deadlines and award details vary by quarter. Please review each listing carefully for requirements and submission instructions.
For more information about scholarships, please email the Stevenson College Academic Manager or call (831-459-1026).
Student Research Projects
Every quarter Stevenson awards funding for Student Research Projects.
Applications for Student Research Project Funding will be considered in the following areas: 1) academic research, 2) creative initiative, 3) artistic endeavors, 4) public events of benefit to one or more colleges or to the campus community. Both individual and collective efforts are encouraged. Funding for individual projects can be matching, partial or full, depending on merit, funds available, and other funding sources.
Scholarship Award: Up to $500
Requirement: Stevenson Student
Application Details: Please see the corresponding section for the quarter you are interested in for the appropriate application.
S.P.A.N (Stevenson Professional and Academic Network)
SPAN helps students make connections with alumni, local professionals and non-profits, academic researchers, and fellow Stevensonians. SPAN helps students develop cross-generational relationships on campus and beyond, through a speaker series, networking and professional development opportunities, and internships.
In the spring, SPAN offers research apprenticeships that pair Stevenson students with UCSC faculty. Selected students work up to 80 hours throughout the remainder of the academic year as paid research apprentices on a project related to the faculty member’s research. Students are provided with research experience and professional development. Tasks vary depending on the academic discipline involved and the nature of the research project. Faculty participants provide students with academic and professional guidance, advice about the process of applying to graduate schools, and serve as their mentors. Consider attending one of the faculty lunches to learn more.
Speaker Series: 2024 – 25 TBD
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to submit forms.
Fall Scholarships
We will begin accepting Fall Scholarship Applications starting the first week of the Fall quarter. The Deadline for Fall Scholarship Applications is October 24th by 11:59 p.m.
To be considered, an application must have a header that includes:
- YOUR NAME
- PAGE #
- NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP APPLYING FOR
For more information about any scholarship, please email Stevenson College Academic Manager or call (831-459-1026).
Matthew Graviano Memorial Scholarship
The Matthew Graviano Memorial Scholarship was established by the Graviano family in honor of their son, Matthew, who was a Stevenson College student.
Scholarship Award: $2000
IMPORTANT: If you are already receiving full financial aid, this scholarship will not change your total award amount.
Requirements:
- Junior or Senior Stevenson College student
- Majoring in Psychology and/or Legal Studies
- Demonstrated academic excellence
- Attendance at the Fall Scholarship Reception.
- If you are awarded, a short thank you to the donor that shares how receiving the award will make a difference for you and how you plan to use the funds, etc. Please consider including images or video.
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
Michele Guard Memorial Scholarship
The Michele Guard Memorial Scholarship was established by Michele Guard’s mother, Nancy Guard-Evans, in memory of her daughter who was a Stevenson College student.
Scholarship Award: $600 – $1,200
IMPORTANT: If you are already receiving full financial aid, this scholarship will not change your total award amount.
Requirements:
- First-year Stevenson College student
- Child of a Single-Parent (including a widowed or divorced parent)
- Demonstrated academic success
- Demonstrated financial need
- Attendance at the Fall Scholarship Reception.
- If you are awarded, a short thank you to the donor that shares how receiving the award will make a difference for you and how you plan to use the funds, etc. Please consider including images or video.
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
John Halverson Scholarship
John L. Halverson (deceased 1998) was a founding faculty member of Stevenson College and a Professor of Literature for 27 years at UC Santa Cruz.
Scholarship Award: $3,500 per year*
IMPORTANT: If you are already receiving full financial aid, this scholarship will not change your total award amount.
*The selected student will be awarded the scholarship for four years, with the option to extend to a fifth year, dependent upon demonstrated academic progress.
**The award will be renewed up to $3,500 annually dependent on satisfactory academic progress and demonstrated financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Dream application each year.
Requirements:
- First-year Stevenson College student
- Preference is given to students who can demonstrate interest in and experience with African American culture and issues confronting the African American community
- Demonstrated financial need
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
Student Research Project Funding
Applications for Student Research Project Funding will be considered in the following areas: 1) academic research, 2) creative initiative, 3) artistic endeavors, 4) public events of benefit to one or more colleges or to the campus community. Both individual and collective efforts are encouraged. Funding for individual projects can be matching, partial or full, depending on merit, funds available, and other funding sources.
Scholarship Award: Up to $500
Requirement:
- Stevenson Student
- Brief final write up due by the end of the academic year, which shares about your project and how the funding was used. Please include images or video if possible.
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
Winter Scholarships
We will begin accepting Winter Scholarship Applications starting the first week of the Winter quarter. The Deadline for Winter Scholarship Applications is January 30th, 2025 by 11:59 p.m.
To be considered an application must have a header that includes:
- YOUR NAME
- PAGE #
- NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP APPLYING FOR
For information or support with scholarships, please email the Stevenson College Academic Manager or call (831-459-1026).
Robert Dodge Student Service Award
The Robert Dodge Student Service Award establishes support for Stevenson College students from the University of California, Santa Cruz to partner with community organizations and actively participate in service projects. Funds from the Robert Dodge Award will be used by the student to complete his/her service project. Selections will be made by a committee made up of the Provost, faculty and selected community partners. Additionally, at the end of each project students will be asked to report on their accomplishments.
Scholarship Award: $1,000
Requirements:
- Stevenson Student
- Succinctly state the mission of your project
- How your project will benefit students and the community organization you plan to work with
- Your qualifications and/or prior experience
- Your plan for the completion of your project (timeline of proposed services) and your anticipated budget
- If you are awarded, a short thank you to the donor that shares how receiving the award will make a difference for you and how you plan to use the funds, etc. Please consider including images or video.
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
Student Research Project Funding
Applications for Student Research Project Funding will be considered in the following areas: 1) academic research, 2) creative initiative, 3) artistic endeavors, 4) public events of benefit to one or more colleges or to the campus community. Both individual and collective efforts are encouraged. Funding for individual projects can be matching, partial or full, depending on merit, funds available, and other funding sources.
Scholarship Award: Up to $500
Requirement:
- Stevenson Student
- Brief final write up due by the end of the academic year, which shares about your project and how the funding was used. Please include images or video if possible.
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
Spring Scholarships
We will begin accepting Spring Scholarship Applications starting the first week of the Spring quarter. The Deadline for Spring Scholarship Applications is May 12th, 2025 by 11:59 p.m.
To be considered an application must have a header that includes:
- YOUR NAME
- PAGE #
- NAME OF SCHOLARSHIP APPLYING FOR
For more information or support with scholarships, please email the Stevenson College Academic Manager or call (831-459-1026).
Joshua, Marcia, and Theodore Alper Scholarship Fund
Josh Alper Marines had an infectious laugh, warm and generous heart, and though incredibly humble was a musical visionary in his own right. Josh recognized talent in others and through music and performances reimagined mod and psychedelic folk music and fluxus art by bringing out the best creativity in his co-conspirators in the underground and indie music scenes in Santa Cruz and San Francisco. Above all Josh cherished his family and friends, had a great reverence for Santa Cruz and for those he called his fellow travelers, ordinary people who use their talents to live the dream by following their hearts.
Scholarship Award: $3,350
IMPORTANT: If you are already receiving full financial aid, this scholarship will not change your total award amount.
Requirements:
- Stevenson College Student
- Awardees must be in good academic standing and have financial need.
- The Joshua, Marcia, and Theodore Alper Scholarship celebrates students who demonstrate the independent DIY spirit; inspire others by being inclusive and community minded; have done projects (large or small, creative or practical, funny or serious, elegant or mind blowing) and or share values that celebrate life and beauty in others, cross language and cultural barriers; rally people together for a cause, purpose or fun; and are humane to others.
- If you are awarded, a short thank you to the donor that shares how receiving the award will make a difference for you and how you plan to use the funds, etc. Please consider including images or video.
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
Sandor Callahan Scholarship Award
The Sandor Callahan award establishes support and recognition for a student who has consistently demonstrated and upheld tenets dear to Stevenson College: A commitment to athletics, academic life and giving back to the community.
Scholarship Award: $500
Requirements:
- Stevenson College Student
- Preference given to students who demonstrate a commitment to athletics, academic life, and the spirit of giving back to the Stevenson Community
- If you are awarded, a short thank you to the donor that shares how receiving the award will make a difference for you and how you plan to use the funds, etc. Please consider including images or video.
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
Stevenson College Leadership Award
The Stevenson College Leadership Award is awarded to the students who over the past year have demonstrated the greatest contribution to student life at Stevenson. The award is graciously supported by the graduating class of the previous year.
Scholarship Award: $500
Requirements:
- Stevenson College student
- Continuing in Fall quarter
- Demonstrated contribution to Stevenson Student life (beyond any paid employment requirements)
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.
Student Research Project Funding
Applications for Student Research Project Funding will be considered in the following areas: 1) academic research, 2) creative initiative, 3) artistic endeavors, 4) public events of benefit to one or more colleges or to the campus community. Both individual and collective efforts are encouraged. Funding for individual projects can be matching, partial or full, depending on merit, funds available, and other funding sources.
Scholarship Award: Up to $500
Requirements:
- Stevenson Student
- Brief final write up due by the end of the academic year, which shares about your project and how the funding was used. Please include images or video if possible.
Please note: you must be logged into your @ucsc.edu Google Drive to access this information.