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51 Projects

Redwood Free Market

By Redwood Free Market

Put food in the hands of students today!

Center for Monster Studies

By Michael M. Chemers, PhD, MFA

The 2023 Festival of Monsters (Oct. 13-15) is poised to double the Center's impact and exposure. We need your support to keep our monstrous momentum going.

By Office of Alumni Engagement

Class of 2023 - Your gift of $10 or more to the Redwood Free Market will earn you exclusive UC Santa Cruz alumni merchandise.

Bullock Family Archive

Support the Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas!

Redwood Free Market - Alumni Tote

Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas is celebrating 50 years of folklórico, friendship, performances, faldeo, zapateados, huachapeados and tocados!

Make your gift to Pause for Paws to keep this program vibrant and allow the therapy dogs to come to campus each quarter.

Norris Center 50 Years of Wonder: Student Support Initiative

By Norris Center

As we celebrate the first fifty years of natural history education and research at UCSC, let us also focus on expanding Ken Norris’ legacy over the next fifty.

Student Support Programs - Basic Needs and Slug Support

$2,428 from 27 gifts of $25,000 match

College can be a challenging time; access to affordable and healthy food, stable housing, and comprehensive health resources should not be additional stressors.

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Help Slug Rugby win the USA Rugby 7s Collegiate Championship!

$19,933 Raised from 67 gifts towards goal of $30,000

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Redwood Free Market

By UC Santa Cruz

The Redwood Free Market provides produce and food to students, reducing food insecurity on the UC Santa Cruz campus.

Alumni Association Scholarship 30th Anniversary Campaign

By UC Santa Cruz

Become a part of the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Support student success and make a difference!

Afghanistan Visiting Scholars Emergency Support

By Campus Provost/ EVC

This fund provides emergency support for Afghan visiting scholars at the discretion of the Campus Provost's office.

Pause for Paws is an innovative animal therapy program developed by the UCSC Library to help students relax during finals week.

Supporting Women's Micro-Enterprises in Nigeria

By Alexis Tirado

The Abuja Summer Institute will support women from Northern Nigeria through mobile tech trainings designed to help create and mange their own micro-enterprises.

Mary Holmes Legacy Project

By UC Santa Cruz

Honoring the memory of Mary Holmes’ impact on UC Santa Cruz by supporting current students.

Ensure the Future of Stevenson Core Course

By UC Santa Cruz

Help us support Stevenson’s two-quarter Core Course on "Self and Society” and keep class sizes small for a more personal and rewarding educational experience.

UC Santa Cruz NCAA Cross Country

By UC Santa Cruz

The goal of this program is to help cover the costs of the UC Santa Cruz Cross Country Team's travel to the NCAA Regional Championships.

Ocean Floor Sediment Collection Device

By Garrett Stoll

Baskin Engineering students working in collaboration with the Long Marine Lab to create an Ocean Floor Sediment Collection Device.

Last year was the first year of Formula Slug. Our sophomore year were are trying to take this all the way to Lincoln.

We have developed a method to assess the lead exposure history of a bird across the timespan of feather growth and we need your help to analyze eagle feathers!

Otterly Important: the health of our coastal oceans

By UC Santa Cruz

Our goal is to research the importance of sea otters and their influence on kelp forest resilience for the purpose of informing coastal conservation policy.

10K For UC Santa Cruz NCAA DIII Men's Basketball

By UC Santa Cruz

Travel and play two NCAA DIII top 25 opponents and a Pac-12 opponent. Purhcase a Dr. Dish Shooting machine and athletic performance equipment.

The Senior Legacy Fund is the only student initiated, student funded, and student distributed fund on campus.

ACE match-my-donation marathon

By UC Santa Cruz

Alumni and friends of ACE here is an exciting opportunity to double your contributions. The first $500 raised will be matched!

Matchbox Magazine is a literary magazine that publishes student work from all the UC campuses. We distribute for free to students, but we need your help!

We're building an open-wheeled electric performance vehicle. It's going to be fast, and won't use a drop of fuel.

This is a fundraising campaign to raise $8,700 for a new boat for the UC Santa Cruz sailing team.

SMITH RENAISSANCE SOCIETY

By UC Santa Cruz

The Smith Renaissance Society supports the most vulnerable students at UC Santa Cruz. You can ensure this community continues to thrive for future students.

Engineering the Future of Biofuel: UC Santa Cruz iGEM 2015

By David Bernick

Our team has the goal of affecting climate change and sustainably meeting the growing energy demand using synthetic biology.

UC Santa Cruz COSMOS Student Financial Aid

By Raul Ebio

The UC Santa Cruz COSMOS Student Financial Aid Fund supports admitted students who require financial aid to attend the summer 2015 program.

Growing the Pause for Paws Therapy Program

By UC Santa Cruz

The goal of this campaign is to fund the expansion of the Pause for Paws therapy program across the UC Santa Cruz campus, to serve more students, more often.

Sequencing the Banana Slug Genome

By UC Santa Cruz

The Banana Slug genome has not been sequenced yet, but with your help, we can unravel the mysteries of our mascot.

Merrill College: Classroom Connection with Pescadero Schools

By UCSC Classroom Connection Mentors

Classroom Connection began in 1997 as part of the Merrill Honors Program, founded by former college provost John Isbister. The Classroom Connection Program has evolved in...

Archaeological Dig, Cowell Lime Works Historic District

UCSC is the only UC with an historic district on its campus, and this district is the most complete 19th century lime-manufacturing complex in California. The lime indust...

UCSC Grateful Dead Archive - Jerry Garcia Memorial Project

By Nicholas Meriwether

The goal of this project is to raise $5,000 toward the processing of the Theresa Garcia Jerry Garcia Memorial Altar Collection.

Decoding the language of the Northern Elephant Seal

By Caroline Casey

UCSC scientists are planning an expedition to one of the original breeding colonies of the northern elephant seal on Isla de Guadalupe in Mexico, in order to determine wh...

The Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship

By Anthony Sanchez

The Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship honors Gabriel “Gabe” Zimmerman (Stevenson, '02, sociology), who died in the January 2011 shooting that killed five others and ...

Alumni Association Scholarship Fund

By UCSC Alumni Council

The Alumni Association Scholarship Fund has a proud history and we want you to become a part of it.

UCSC iGEM 2017: Bugs without Borders

By UC Santa Cruz

Using synthetic biology to combat vitamin deficiency and medicine shortages around the world.

UCSC iGem 2016: Sugar Slugs

By UC Santa Cruz

Converting agricultural co-products into a zero-calorie sweetener, and building an autonomous bioreactor to do it.

Younger Lagoon Reserve Internship Program

By Beth Howard

On the west side of town, adjacent to UCSC’s Marine Science Campus is a 70 acre gem, the Younger Lagoon Reserve; one of the few relatively undisturbed wetlands remaining ...

You can bring elephant seal science to Monterey Bay classrooms!

By Año Nuevo Natural Reserve

We invite you to participate in an exciting learning opportunity focused on elephant seal science in classrooms around Monterey Bay.

Redwood Free Market - UCSC Tote

Library Opportunity Fund

Orange County Sustainability Decathlon

By Team UCSC

Team UCSC would like to thank you for your help! Donations are greatly appreciated and will help cover travel and airfare for our team members.

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KZSC Fall Fundraiser - Fall 2023

By KZSC Santa Cruz

Want to support student-run, community Radio? Donate to KZSC!

Baskin Day is your chance to celebrate the Jack Baskin School of Engineering's achievements, connect with peers, and enjoy exciting engineering activities.

Porter Sesnon Gallery

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In honor of your reunion, we invite you to make a lasting impact by giving back to UCSC by supporting the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery.

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