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Giving Day 2024

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This campaign ended on November 21, 2024, but you can still make a gift to University of California-Santa Cruz by clicking here!
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UC Santa Cruz’s ninth Giving Day is in the books!


We are gearing up for our next Giving Day, so save the date for our tenth annual fundraising event: November 5, 2025.

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ProjectDonorsRaised ($)
Health Sciences Internship Fund2$1,100
2024-2025 Swimming & Diving Fundraiser394$21,650
UCSC Slug Rugby339$33,388
Women's Water Polo50$3,755
City on a Hill Press202$6,675
Okinawa Memories Initiative176$26,463
Formula Slug780$40,958
UCSC Men's Tennis2$75
UCSC Retirees Association Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship Endowment7$750
UC Santa Cruz Men's Basketball4$150
Arboretum Student Workers Earn and Learn!47$5,467
Rita Olsen Pister Endowed Scholarship3$600
Autoslug6$190
OpenLab Collaborative Research Program3$275
Emeriti Association Edward and Miriam Landesman Emeriti Association Fund1$25
Take Lick Observatory to Bay Area Kids23$13,615
UCSC NCAA Women's Volleyball Team13$895
EOP: Investing in First Gen Student's Future23$3,945
UCSC Women's Club Soccer134$5,310
Career Clothing Closet13$1,390
Society of Physics Students86$3,008
UC Santa Cruz NCAA Men's Soccer Team50$9,700
UCSC Club Tennis95$2,170
Slug Linux User Group12$730
UCSC Staff Professional Development8$375
Shutterslug Photography14$580
Fund AI Innovation at UCSC Silicon Valley Professional Education20$2,531
UC Santa Cruz Equestrian Club13$1,810
Fruitcake Magazine16$363
Archaeological Research Center17$3,525
Humor Force Five20$310
Men's Volleyball Program23$3,890
Fog Research Lab16$1,670
Enhance the Impact of Coastal Science and Policy Students12$1,840
Slug Gaming21$1,325
Stipends for Smith Society Student Leaders and Community Service Interns41$20,665
Slug Support13$11,477
Girls in Engineering17$28,838
Camping 101: Intro Trip for Beginners13$1,150
Ocean Sciences Equity & Inclusion Student Hardship Fund10$910
UCSC Opera16$14,245
UC Santa Cruz Premed Postbacc Central Coast Scholarships14$1,401
Baskin Engineering: Dean's Opportunity Fund9$4,065
Crown-Merrill Community Room-Upgrade and Modernize22$1,902
Support UCSC KASA's 13th Annual Cultural Banquet!18$1,080
UC Santa Cruz NCAA Cross Country and Track & Field59$14,315
Plant Science Fund21$4,240
"Let's Get Black Outdoors" Outdoor Experiences for ABC Students22$7,040
Engineering Teaching Community23$1,172
UCSC Triathlon16$375
Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative's Undergraduate Bioinformatics Immersion (TUBI)22$4,980
Support SCAI Is No Limit UCSCs AI Competition6$760
Earth & Planetary Sciences Achievement Fund22$24,780
Gordon Smith Memorial Scholarship in Marine Sciences19$6,978
Support the Institute of the Arts and Sciences18$17,705
Huerta Center Legislative Fellowship Program20$2,225
Bob and Jan Garrison Outstanding Ocean Science Student Award8$1,050
Association For Computing Machinery (ACM)49$988
Fund student aquarists @ Seymour Center22$7,720
Computer Networking Student Association5$188
SlugMUN53$1,709
Enhance Field Research Experiences at Fort Ord Natural Reserve25$2,482
AnthroPals Mentorship Program10$760
Chadwick Garden Chalet All-Weather Classroom82$22,435
Science Division's Dean's Excellence Fund6$2,650
Mary Zavanelli Endowment Fund10$4,450
MCD Biology General Fund12$3,610
Acquire A Cappella33$990
Alumni Association Scholarship Fund80$12,980
2025 iGEM Team23$6,170
UCSC RNA Center Student Success21$5,830
UCSC Club Softball Team53$4,140
UCSC Surf Team93$7,011
UCSC Chapter - NSBE17$1,725
Library Opportunity Fund24$11,035
Celebrate Our 40th-Year Anniversary | Women's Center10$2,515
Everett Program: Uplifting Communities Through Technology109$2,173
Girls Who Code College Loop - Women in Tech Conference Fundraiser6$213
Art Dean's Fund for Equity and Excellence14$1,140
Weigh the Weanlings!12$5,835
The Humanities Institute: The Deep Read105$7,795
Silver Slug Award8$3,870
Younger Lagoon Reserve Field Gear Fund12$1,292
UCSC Blueprint63$1,600
Adventure Rec Student Leadership115$23,590
UC Santa Cruz NCAA Women's Basketball183$9,430
Humanities Dean's Excellence Fund24$8,100
First Generation Engineering Scholarships7$1,625
CARE Survivor Discretionary Fund10$625
UCSC Sailing Club109$11,360
VSA Giving Day28$1,886
Matchbox Magazine27$2,100
Slug Security32$12,220
Arts Professional Pathways5$5,450
Central California Writing Project9$2,945
alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sisterhood Retreat17$190
The Student Alliance of Native American and Indigenous Peoples (SANAI)9$695
Area of Greatest Need20$2,860
MPC2SC10$10,650
Classics Alive!24$4,510
SUPPORT STUDENT TRAINING AT KZSC113$10,219
Cal Teach Landesman Fund for Math and Science Teachers74$22,234
Mariachi Eterno58$3,455
Pacific Art & Visual Studies Fund33$36,780
GIOD RMI Program11$1,000
Out in STEM12$970
UCSC Dance Team29$1,470
Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UCSC139$3,745
Comedy Joust Event Fund63$805
Baskin Day1$50
UCSC SACNAS Chapter-Fostering the Success of Underrepresented Students in STEM38$2,425
Building Just Genomics with HBCUs10$670
Dr. Aaronette White Scholarship Fund7$680
Academic Excellence (ACE) Program49$19,330
UCSC College Democrats28$1,740
Tech4Good Student Programs44$10,172
Film Production Coalition37$1,555
UCSC Bioinformatics Club4$310
Creating Equity In STEAM (CrEST)29$5,176
Silver Slug Award8$3,870
Celebrate 30 Years of El Centro: Support Latine Student Scholarships24$2,775
UCSC Fencing Club70$3,120
Indian Student Association3$371
UC Santa Cruz Men's Club Soccer25$3,146
SOL ultimate frisbee55$4,819
Building Research Opportunities for Transfers Students in EEB5$550
Pasifika Student Professional Development Fund4$210
SAB Staff Appreciation Events9$515
Philosophical Slug Society6$150
Association for Computing Machinery's Council on Women in Computing5$1,325
Game Design and Art Collaboration7$318
The Dickens Day of Writing25$3,006
Slugworks5$420
Long Marine Lab - Marine Mammal Stranding Network4$185
UCSC Retirees Association Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship Endowment7$750
Bring undergrads to Lick Observatory!23$1,275
Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)37$7,318
Environmental Art + Social Practice MFA Student and Programming Support5$435
Project Smile UC Santa Cruz10$475
Politics Department Democratic Discourse and Engagement Initiative7$600
Psychology Department Internship Award9$345
Help Us Share the SCOOP on Physics!33$861
John Pearse Field Course Endowment23$7,905
Emeriti Association Michael Nauenberg History of Science Lecture2$325
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics for Undergraduates9$1,050
Redwood Free Market34$5,477
The Bridgeman Award7$7,770
Emeriti Association Michael Nauenberg History of Science Lecture2$325
UC Santa Cruz NCAA Women's soccer37$4,678
Women's Tennis5$430
American Indian Resource Center Giving Day Campaign46$3,235
Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship1$2,224
Affiliates Scholarship Fund1$100
Plant Conservation and the Randall Morgan Trifolium Seed Collection48$17,592
Mock Trial at UCSC309$5,165
Fishrap Live!35$3,353
Emeriti Association Edward and Miriam Landesman Emeriti Association Fund1$25
UC Santa Cruz Cruzhacks Hackathon8$670
Support Local Science Journalism34$2,835
TerraNova Bio3$172
Robert A Ludwig Memorial Fund6$2,795
CIED Studio: A Co-working Hub for Student Entrepreneurs3$130
UCSC MedLife: Empowering Healthcare in Underserved Communities2$75
Secret Society of Mentors3$90
Slugbotics144$3,599
Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology8$6,135
SHPE UCSC27$1,410
Moot Court at UCSC3$150
Cantu Emergency Fund33$3,219
Digital Scholarship Innovation Studio6$910
The Educational Partnership Center4$1,620
Camp Kesem2$72
Cloud 9 A Cappella23$1,545
On The Spot Sketch Comedy1$5
Access to Pre-Health Resources for Women3$175
UCSC Women's Lacrosse154$8,225
Community Connections Scholarships for Local and Re-entry Students4$1,800
Empower Student Scientists: Support Excellence in Science Success and Belonging!4$597
UCSC Slug Cross-Country Club40$2,407
USPA Postdoctoral Annual Symposium1$100
Center for Public Philosophy153$11,418
Affiliates Scholarship Fund1$100
GSC's Peer Mentor Program3$145
Rita Olsen Pister Endowed Scholarship3$600
UCSC Men's Water Polo4$205
UCSC Ice Hockey Club4$550
UCSC Rocket Team369$9,549
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Book icon23%Students
Gradhat icon17%Alumni
Parent icon16%Parents
Suitcase icon7%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon23%Friends
Suitcase icon2%Emeriti/Retiree
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Greg Reyes, Kresge Alumnus; UCSC Foundation Trustee, Randy and Celia Wedding, Ann and Joe Stockwell, and anonymous donors

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EPS Alumni Council

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