We invite you to join us in supporting one (or more!) of the projects below.

Asian American Pacific Islander Speaker Series Academic Excellence (ACE) Program in STEM ACCESS, Bridges to Baccalaureate ACM-W Scholarships Adventure Rec Student Leadership and Development Air Pollution Assessment in California Communities The Everett Program: Technology and Social Change Science Internship Program (SIP) Alumni Association Scholarship Fund Anthropology Design Lab Archaeological Research Center Arts Dean's Fund for Excellence & Equity Año Nuevo Reserve—Weighing the Weanlings Ballroom Dance BIPOC and Anti-racisim Educator Initiative Cal Teach for Future Math and Science Teachers CAMINO for Ecology and Conservation Camp Kesem CARE Survivor Healing Programs CASFS Farm & Garden Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning Central California Writing Project City on a Hill Press Civic Discourse and Democratic Engagement Series Classics Alive! Coastal Science & Policy Program CPSRC Self-Driving Vehicle NCAA Cross Country Track & Field Danny Scheie Scholarship Fund Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Dr. Francesca Guerra Undergraduate Scholarship Educational Opportunity Programs Educational Partnership Center (EPC) Emeriti Association Equestrian Club at UCSC EyeCandy Film Journal Fanny Carruthers Award Feed the Marine Mammals Film Production Coalition Fire Danger Signs at UCSC Fish Rap Live! Fisheries Opportunity Fund Formula Slug Friends of the Dickens Project GameGO: Launching New Voices in Games (Ludo Lab) Girls Who Code Global Community Health (GCH) Wellbeing Fellows Gordon Smith Memorial Scholarship Gravitational Wave Astrophysics for Undergraduates Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UCSC Human Rights Investigations Lab iGEM Team 2021 Institute of the Arts and Sciences Jessica Roy Memorial Award John Pearse Endowment for Field Courses in EEB La Celebracion: 50 Years of Latinx Excellence La Noche de las Estrellas at UCO Lamat Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics LARB Publishing Workshop Graduate Fellowship Lionel Cantú Queer Resource Center Mary Zavanelli Fund for Health Science Research Matchbox Magazine MCD Biology General Fund Club Men's Rugby NCAA Men's Tennis NCAA Men's Volleyball Mock Trial at UCSC Music Diversity Scholarship NanoCAPE early detection of cancer NCAA Women's Soccer NCAA Women's Tennis NCAA Women's Volleyball Team New Wheelchair Accessible Van for EEB Norris Center Art+Science Initiative Ocean Sciences Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Fund Okinawa Memories Initiative Opera at UCSC Pacific Art & Visual Studies PBSci Peer Mentoring Coalition Philosophy Department Undergraduate Programs Pilipino Cultural Celebration Plant Sciences Psychology Department Speaker Series Rare Plant Conservation at UCSC Greenhouses Raskatov Lab Alzheimer's Disease Research Refract: An Open Access Visual Studies Journal Resident Ensemble for Experimental Music Retirees Association Scholarship Awards Robert A. Ludwig Memorial Graduate Student Fund Rocket Team Sailing Team Science & Justice Research Center Scientific Slug Magazine Sesnon Art Gallery Slug Gaming Slug Shelter Slug Support Emergency Fund Slugbotics SlugCents SlugMUN Smith Society Internships and Research Fellowships Society for Conservation Biology, Santa Cruz Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Sociology Department: General Fund Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Endowment Staff Advisory Board Scholarship Program Startup Innovation Fund STEAM Postdoc Association Symposium STEM Diversity: Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers Stevenson College Undergraduate Research Student Creativity and Entrepreneurial Empowerment Support Hands-on Marine Science Learning for Kids Surf Team Taza Tal Tech4Good Terry Freitas Cafe & Pantry at Colleges Nine & Ten The Center for Applied Values and Ethics The Research Mentoring Internship Program (RMI) Theater Arts Department Treehouse Undergraduate Bioinformatics Immersion Triathlon Team - Triathletes on Bikes! UCSC Fort Ord Natural Reserve Undergraduate Public Fellows Program (THI) Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology Witness Astronomical History at UCO Women in Physics and Astronomy (WiPA) Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Women in Science Society Women's Club Club Women's Soccer Team Women's Lacrosse Team Club Women's Rugby Younger Lagoon Reserve/Binoculars
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Archaeological Research Center - MATCH
Match Opportunity: Your donation will matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $1,000 throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by a UC Santa Cruz Foundation Trustee.
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*NEW* Pacific Art & Visual Studies - MATCH
Ann Stockwell is generously matching all Pacific Art & Visual Studies donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$6,023 MATCHED
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Society of Women Engineers - MATCH
Thank you to the Biomolecular Engineering Department and Lou and Leslie Grate for partnering with SWE to match donations up to $1,200
$1,200 MATCHED
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*NEW* Okinawa Memories Initiative - MATCH
Match Opportunity: Your donation will matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $1,000 throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by a UC Santa Cruz Foundation Trustee.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Women in Physics and Astronomy (WiPA) - MATCH
Lou and Leslie Grate are generously matching all Women in Physics and Astronomy (WiPA) donations, dollar for dollar, up to $200. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$200 MATCHED
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Air Pollution Assessment in California Communities - MATCH
Lou and Leslie Grate are generously matching all Air Pollution Assessment in California Communities donations, dollar for dollar, up to $200. The more you are able to give, the further your donation goes!
$200 MATCHED
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Adventure Rec Student Leadership and Development - MATCH
Matching donations provided by the Madsen Family ($5,000) and the Friends of the Rec ($3,600), including Michael Amster, Matt Brower, Darrow Feldstein, Kathy Ferraro, and Chris Lay, Galen, Kiki Licht, and Cindy Pierce
$8,600 MATCHED
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Alumni Association Scholarship Fund - Match
Your gift will be matched dollar for dollar up to $18,000. Match funds are provided by generous supporters.
$18,000 MATCHED
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Asian American Pacific Islander Speaker Series - MATCH
The T.F. Mou and Koo Family Fund are generously matching all Asian American Pacific Islander Speaker Series donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$10,000 MATCHED
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Cal Teach for Future Math and Science Teachers - MATCH
Stephen Bruce, Ed and Miriam Landsman, Grant Hartzog and Lily Shiue, Gretchen and Dyke Andreasen, Lou and Leslie Grate, and Ken and Branwyn Wagman are generously matching all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $10,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$10,500 MATCHED
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Classics Alive! - MATCH
TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT! Your donation will matched two dollars by the donor for every dollar you give up to a total of $5,000 throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by anonymous donors.
$2,500 / $2,500 Raised
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Early Riser
The top two teams with the most new gifts made during the hours of 7am and 9am (PST) will be rewarded with additional challenge funds to their project. Generously sponsored by Professor John MacMillan, Interim Vice Chancellor of Research. First place: $1,000. Second place: $500.
Rank Prize Project Donors
1 $1,000 Okinawa Memories Initiative 40
2 $500 Tech4Good 33
3 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 17
4 Friends of the Dickens Project 10
5 NCAA Cross Country Track & Field 9
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Final Frenzy
The top three teams with the highest number of donors will receive additional funds awarded to their projects. Generously sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Foundation. First place is $7,500. Second place is $2,500. Third place is $1,000.
Rank Prize Projects Donors
1 $7,500 Physical & Biological Sciences 1,153
2 $2,500 All Giving Day Projects 1,062
3 $1,000 Athletics & Recreation 514
4 Humanities Division 444
5 STEM Diversity: Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 382
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Gordon Smith Memorial Scholarship - MATCH
A generous donor is matching all Gordon Smith Memorial Scholarship donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,000 MATCHED
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John Pearse Endowment - MATCH
A generous anonymous donor will match your gift, dollar for dollar, today up to $1,000.
$1,000 MATCHED
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La Noche de las Estrellas at UCO - MATCH
John and Barbara Crary are generously matching all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $15,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$2,420 MATCHED
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Mad Dash
*Surprise again!* Hurry to make your gifts and secure extra funds before others find out. The top two teams with the highest number of donors made between the hours of 6pm and 8pm will receive additional funds awarded to their project. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor and Herbie Lee, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. First place: $1,000. Second place: $500.
Rank Prize Projects Donors
1 $1,000 Okinawa Memories Initiative 100
2 $500 STEM Diversity: Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 74
3 City on a Hill Press 40
4 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 29
5 Matchbox Magazine 28
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Mary Zavanelli Fund for Health Science Research - MATCH
Daniel Costa and Lou and Leslie Grate are generously matching all Mary Zavanelli Fund for Health Science Research donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,200. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$5,200 MATCHED
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Norris Center Art+Science Initiative - MATCH
Generous donors are matching all Norris Center Art+Science Initiative donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$2,000 MATCHED
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Okinawa Memories Initiative - MATCH
A generous donor is matching all Okinawa Memories Initiative donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$2,500 MATCHED
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Pacific Art & Visual Studies - MATCH
Randolph E. Wedding is generously matching all Pacific Art & Visual Studies donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Rare Plant Conservation at UCSC Greenhouses - MATCH
A generous donor is matching all Rare Plant Conservation at UCSC Greenhouses donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,000 MATCHED
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Startup Innovation Fund - MATCH
Your donation will matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $7,500 throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by an anonymous donor.
$530 MATCHED
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Treehouse Undergraduate Bioinformatics Immersion - MATCH
Ted Goldstein, Jessica Bernhardt, and Lou and Leslie Grate are generously matching all Treehouse Undergraduate Bioinformatics Immersion donations, dollar for dollar, up to $6,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$6,000 MATCHED
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Younger Lagoon Reserve/Binoculars - MATCH
Generous donors are matching all Younger Lagoon Reserve/Binoculars donations, dollar for dollar, up to $500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$500 MATCHED
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Sesnon Art Gallery - MATCH
Your donation will matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $1,000 throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by an anonymous donor.
$325 MATCHED
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Raskatov Lab Alzheimer's Disease Research - MATCH
Lou and Leslie Grate are generously matching all Raskatov Lab Alzheimer's Disease Research donations, dollar for dollar, up to $500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$500 MATCHED
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The Research Mentoring Internship Program (RMI) - MATCH
Lou and Leslie Grate are generously matching all The Research Mentoring Internship Program (RMI) donations, dollar for dollar, up to $200. The more you are able to give, the further your donation goes!
$200 MATCHED
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NanoCAPE early detection of cancer - MATCH
Lou and Leslie Grate are generously matching all gifts to NanoCAPE early detection of cancer, dollar for dollar, up to $200. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$200 MATCHED
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Robert A. Ludwig Memorial Graduate Student Fund - MATCH
Lou and Leslie Grate are generously matching all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $200. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$200 MATCHED
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Academic Excellence (ACE) Program in STEM - MATCH
Ken and Branwyn Wagman, Lou and Leslie Grate and another generous donor are matching all Academic Excellence (ACE) Program in STEM donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,750. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$5,750 MATCHED
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Afternoon Surprise
*Surprise!* Rush in before others find out. The top two teams with the highest number of donors between 3pm and 4pm will receive challenge funds awarded to their projects. Funds were generously sponsored by Molly Sims, Executive Director of Individual Giving. First place: $1,000. Second place: $500.
Rank Prize Projects Donors
1 $1,000 Rocket Team 49
2 $500 STEM Diversity: Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 44
3 Okinawa Memories Initiative 31
4 Alumni Association Scholarship Fund 17
5 Slugbotics 15
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Art's Dean's Fund for Excellence and Equity - MATCH
Your donation will matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $1,000 throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by an anonymous donor.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Año Nuevo Reserve—Weighing the Weanlings - MATCH
Daniel Costa, an anonymous trustee, and other generous donors are matching all Año Nuevo Reserve—Weighing the Weanlings donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,500. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$4,000 MATCHED
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Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning - MATCH
Byron and Etsuko Walker and Lori Kletzer are generously matching all Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning donations, dollar for dollar, up to $1,250. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$1,250 MATCHED
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Danny Scheie Scholarship Fund - MATCH
Your donation will matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $1,000, throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by an anonymous donor.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Educational Opportunity Programs - MATCH
Lori Kletzer is generously matching all Educational Opportunity Programs donations, dollar for dollar, up to $750. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$750 MATCHED
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Friends of the Dickens Project - MATCH
Match Opportunity: The Friends of the Dickens Project is generously matching your gift, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation will go!
$10,000 MATCHED
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iGEM Double Your Dollar - MATCH
Aether Biomachines and Lou and Leslie Grate aregenerously matching all iGEM donations, dollar for dollar, up to $15,200. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$15,200 MATCHED
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Kick Off
Start Giving Day off on the right foot. The top two teams with the highest number of gifts between 12am and 1am (PST) will receive additional challenge dollars awarded to their project. Generously sponsored by an anonymous donor and Meg Corman. First place: $1,000. Second place: $500.
Rank Prize Project Donors
1 $1,000 STEM Diversity: Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 30
2 $500 Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UCSC 17
3 Okinawa Memories Initiative 15
4 Triathlon Team - Triathletes on Bikes! 11
5 Tech4Good 10
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Late Night Rush
This is the finish line! Close out this Giving Day strong and help position your favorite team to win the last challenge of the day. The top two teams with the highest number of new gifts between the hours of 10pm and 11:59pm (PST) will receive additional funds awarded to their project. Generously sponsored by Byron and Etsuko Walker First place: $1,000. Second place: $500.
Rank Prize Projects Donors
1 $1,000 STEM Diversity: Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 79
2 $500 Okinawa Memories Initiative 66
3 Formula Slug 20
4 Pilipino Cultural Celebration 17
5 Women in Physics and Astronomy (WiPA) 14
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Marine Mammal Physiology Project - MATCH
Generous donors are matching all Marine Mammal Physiology Project donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$4,999 MATCHED
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Mid-Day Motivator
The top three teams with the highest number of gifts between the hours of 12pm and 2 pm (PST) will have challenge funds awarded to their projects. Generously sponsored by UCSC Foundation Trustee, Linda Peterson. First place is $2,500. Second place is $1,500. Third place is $1,000.
Rank Prize Project Donors
1 $2,500 STEM Diversity: Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers 74
2 $1,500 Adventure Rec Student Leadership and Development 62
3 $1,000 City on a Hill Press 55
4 Okinawa Memories Initiative 50
5 Tech4Good 38
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Ocean Sciences Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Fund - MATCH
Professor Christina Ravelo and Roberto Gwiazda are matching all Ocean Sciences Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Fund donations, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$3,415 MATCHED
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Opera at UCSC - MATCH
Gary Jung and Lincoln and Lee Taiz are generously matching all Opera at UCSC donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,750. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$2,750 MATCHED
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Plant Sciences - MATCH
A generous donor is matching all Plant Sciences donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$2,000 MATCHED
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Smith Society Double your Dollar - MATCH
The first $10,000 given will be matched 1:1, effectively doubling the donation! Matching funds were generously provided by Bill Dickinson.
$10,000 MATCHED
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STEM Diversity - MATCH
Your donation will matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $3,500 throughout the day. Matching funds were generously provided by Xingci Situ, Yulianna Ortega, and anonymous donors.
$3,500 MATCHED
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UCSC Fort Ord Natural Reserve - MATCH
Generous donors are matching all UCSC Fort Ord Natural Reserve donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000. The more you are able to donate, the further your donation goes!
$2,000 MATCHED
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Areas of Support
All Giving Day Projects Arts Division Athletics & Recreation Baskin Engineering Humanities Division Physical & Biological Sciences Projects with Matches Social Sciences Divison
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