Area of Greatest Need

When the Chancellor receives an urgent request to support an area of greatest need—student, project or program—he turns to the UCSC Fund.

A gift to the area of greatest need is the most flexible kind of support and enables the Chancellor to respond to requests quickly. Some of the ways in which the funds are currently being distributed include:

Internships: Students and faculty are paired up in these programs to allow for hands-on, interactive, and in-depth assistance in their area of focus.  Some of the programs include public outreach, veterans, and environmental conservation activities.

Student Groups: These student-led programs allow participants to not only build community, but to grow in their leadership, responsibility, and overall understanding of different aspects of campus.

Excellence Across Campus: from athletic needs to innovative campus education, these programs can be found growing and thriving across campus.

Today's matching gift of $5,000 has been met!  Let's keep the support going! 

                

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Area of Greatest Need-MATCH
Thanks to generous donors, gifts given today will be matched on a dollar for dollar basis of up to a total of $5,000 today! Give now to double the support!
$5,000 MATCHED
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Night Owl Challenge, 12-1 a.m.
Congratulations to S-Lab for winning the Night Owl Challenge and bonus $1,000!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1,000 S-Lab 39
2 iGEM 2017 36
3 Men's Water Polo Funding 19
4 Women's Club Water Polo 19
5 Art in the Arboretum 15
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Early Riser Challenge, 7-8 a.m.
Congratulations to Art in the Arboretum for winning the Early Riser Challenge and bonus $1,000! Women in Physics & Astronomy came in 2nd place and will receive a bonus of $500.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1,000 Art in the Arboretum 38
2 $500 Women in Physics & Astronomy 37
3 UCSC Farm & Garden Educational Programs 25
4 Carl Mark Deppe Memorial Lecture Fund 19
5 Senior Legacy Fund - Scholarship 14
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Mid-day Motivator, 12-2 p.m.
Congratulations to Art in the Arboretum for winning the Mid-day Motivator and bonus $2,500! Women's NCAA Basketball came in 2nd place and will receive a bonus of $1,000.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $2,500 Art in the Arboretum 97
2 $1,000 Women's NCAA Basketball 77
3 Holi Festival 64
4 KZSC News - Local News for the Monterey Bay 46
5 Undocumented Students Retention Fund 40
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Power Hour, 3-4 p.m.
Congratulations to Plant the Seed for Big DREAMERS - STEM Diversity for winning the Power Hour Challenge and bonus $1,000!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $1,000 Plant the Seed for Big DREAMERS - STEM Diversity 39
2 Formula Slug 35
3 iGEM 2017 30
4 KZSC News - Local News for the Monterey Bay 27
5 Undocumented Students Retention Fund 17
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Mad Dash, 6-8 p.m.
Congratulations to Formula Slug for winning the Mad Dash and bonus $5,000! Art in the Arboretum came in 2nd place and will receive a bonus of $2,500.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $5,000 Formula Slug 189
2 $2,500 Art in the Arboretum 121
3 Center for Public Philosophy 91
4 Undocumented Students Retention Fund 73
5 Crown Library Renaissance 69
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Final Frenzy - All Day
Congratulations to Formula Slug for winning the Final Frenzy Challenge and bonus $10,000! Undocumented Student Retention Fund came in 2nd place and will receive a bonus of $5,000, and Arts in the Arboretum finished third and will have a $2,500 bonus added to their totals. Great job to all our teams!
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $10,000 Formula Slug 450
2 $2,500 Art in the Arboretum 358
3 $5,000 Undocumented Students Retention Fund 341
4 Holi Festival 294
5 The Bird School Project: Take Flight Fund 243
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