Staff Dependent Scholarship Program

Staff Dependent Scholarships

Applications are now closed.


The UC Davis Staff Assembly invites dependents of career staff at UC Davis, field stations, and labs who are attending or will attend UC Davis as an undergraduate during the 2024-2025 academic year to apply for a Staff Dependent Scholarship award.

The number of awards to be presented this year is based upon funds available, number of eligible applicants and is at the discretion of the Staff Assembly Scholarship Committee.


Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements in order to receive a staff-dependent scholarship:

  • Be a dependent of a UC Davis career staff member (past probationary period of employment status) and in good standing (not in process of corrective action).
  • Be an undergraduate student at UC Davis during the academic year 2024-2025.
  • Not have received a staff dependent scholarship in the previous year's award cycle.


Deadline and Submission Instructions

  • Completed applications must be submitted by March 21, 2024 at 11:59PM PST. Incomplete applications, including transcripts, will not be considered.
  • While we prefer that all applications are submitted electronically, you may contact the Staff Assembly Coordinator at staffvoice@ucdavis.edu to discuss alternate submission methods.​​​

Elements of the Application

  • Biographical information (name, employee ID, Kerberos, contact information, job title, department, etc.)
  • Statement of purpose (3000 characters maximum)
  • Community contributions essay (3000 characters maximum)
  • Copies of transcripts (official or unofficial) for all post-high school coursework, or high school transcripts if you have not taken any courses after high school if you are applying for funding for a degree program. Please submit these within the scholarship application. You may contact the Staff Assembly coordinator to discuss a different submission method.

Awards

  • Scholarship recipients will be notified of their awards by summer of the awarding year.
  • Recipients will be invited to an awards ceremony to be held on the Davis campus in September where the will receive an award certificate (monetary award will be mailed following notification of the award).
  • Scholarship awards vary depending on the amount of funding available but prior scholarship awards ranged between $500 and $2,500.