Category: Endowment
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Sol and Esther Draznin Classics Endowed Scholarship
To honor his parents and show his appreciation for the education he received, Classics alumnus, James Draznin established an endowment in classical studies at UCSC. The gift of $10,000 was donated by James Draznin, who graduated from UCSC in 1977 with degrees in classics and politics. His gift has established the Sol and Esther Draznin…
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Thom Gentle Endowment for History
Lectures or scholarships of merit, history with an environmental emphasis.
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Fanny Carruthers History Scholarship Endowment
Anne Jane (Fanny) Carruthers Howard died on Feb. 15, 1972 and left a portion of her estate in a trust. Her wishes were that this trust be used to fund scholarships for undergraduate students attending UCSC who have need of financial assistance, graduated from Santa Clara County high school and are going to major in…
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The Student History Scholars Endowment Fund
The Student History Scholars Endowment Fund is used to fund research projects, an undergraduate colloquium series, a senior thesis conference, attendance at conferences and lectures by distinguished speakers.
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The History Department Graduate Student Enrichment Endowment
The History Department Graduate Student Enrichment Endowment is used to fund graduate research and dissertation fellowship, provide emergency summer and academic-year funding to graduate students completing their dissertations, and support PhD-Candidate academic job market activities.
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The 21st Century Feminist Scholarship Endowment
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Women’s studies faculty member Peggy Downes Baskin and Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood established the 21st Century Feminist Scholarship Endowment. “Women’s studies at UCSC has shown itself to be a world-class model for an academic discipline—deepening our body of knowledge and, at the same time, making the world a better place…
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Jordan-Stern Presidential Chair for Dickens and Nineteenth-Century Studies
Michael Stern, senior counsel at Cooley LLP in Palo Alto, received a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law; a Ph.D. in English from Yale University; an M.A. in English from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Kellett fellow at Clare College; and a B.A. in English (magna…
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The Friends of Dickens Endowment
The Dickens Project at the University of California is a scholarly consortium devoted to promoting the study and enjoyment of the life, time and work of Charles Dickens. The Projects was founded in 1981 and is headquartered at UC Santa Cruz. The Friends of Dickens Endowment was established to provide operating funds for the Dickens…
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Bertha N. Melkonian Award for Undergraduate Research
The student who submits the top proposal for the The Humanities Institute Undergraduate Research Fellowships receives the Bertha N. Melkonian Memorial Scholarship. Bertha N. Melkonian was a UC Berkeley graduate who studied and remained interested in the humanities through out life. She left a portion of her estate to UCSC to fund scholars in the…
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The Humanities Institute Undergraduate Research Fellowships
In 1996, the Humanities Division began awarding $500 to students undertaking truly innovative research activities. The Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowships support and encourage undergraduate research. The projects must involve research within any of the humanities disciplines, the research must be performed during the current academic year, and they must have a letter of support from…
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Sarbjit Singh Aurora Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies
The Endowed Chair, established by in loving memory of the donor’s son, will be held by a distinguished member of the humanities faculty and will support research and teaching about the Sikh community from a multicultural and global perspective, including, but not limited to foci ongender, diaspora, and literary, historical, and cultural studies. The chair…