Undergraduates and Scholarships at UC Davis

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Undergraduates and Scholarships at UC Davis

• By Nate Delaney-Busch, Caroline Dalla Betta,
  Rricha Mathur, Siobhan McRee, Caitlin Morrow,
  Jessica Scampa

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Our Charge

• Gather scholarship data from UCD
• Survey undergraduates
• Compare UC campuses
• Make recommendations

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Currently
Average Award per Student
UC Davis 2,756
UC Berkeley 4,386
Source University Office of the President,
2005-06
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Rising Costs and Lack of Scholarship Support
Cost of Attendance per Year
Average Award
Year
Source The Office of the President
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At UC Davis

• Approximately 2200 total awards
• Awarded to 1800-1900 students per year
• 800 are continuing students
• 250 different types
• 75 are merit based
• 25 are need based

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Scholarship Endowments

• Currently
• Most endowment money is awarded
• Endowments come from gifts gt25,000
• Rank differs between colleges
• Future
• Comprehensive campaign

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The Application Process at UCD

• Freshmen and Transfers apply during Admission
  Process
• FAFSA must be filed (need-based only)
• Continuing Students apply between October and
  December

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UC Davis UC Berkeley

• Awarded Endowment
• 26 Million

• Awarded Endowment
• 4.5 Million

• Scholarship Office in Dutton Hall

• USPH Office/ Scholarship Connections

• 3.25 GPA required

• 4.1 GPA/3.5 GPA required

• Application online- deadlines vary

• Automatic process FAFSA-

• Need letter of recommendation (continuing
  students only)

• no additional work

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Publicity and Marketing

• Continuing Students have the lowest application
  rate
• Lack of available information
• The website is buried and decentralized
• no outreach in the dorms
• There are no walk-in services or advising
  resources

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Survey Findings
Do you currently receive any of the following
Financial Aid? (Check all that apply)
Total Responses 148
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1) Electronic Resources are Key

• The three most desired resources are the three
  online ones
• a searchable database hosted by UC Davis (84.3
  interested or very interested)
• an email notification system (75.6)
• a single-application system for multiple
  scholarships (92.8).

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Have you ever accessed an external scholarship
database such as Fastweb.com?
28.8
No
Yes
71.2
Total Responses 219
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1) Electronic Resources are Key

• Interest in one online resource tends to
  correlate with interest in the others

Applied as a Result of the Website
Total Responses 117
Number of Responses
Yes, immediately
Yes, eventually
No
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2) Problems Finding Scholarships

• Large drop in external scholarships.
• Higher preference for in-person help.
• Less likely to have received help in high-school.

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Reasons for not Applying Top 5 (students could
check up to 4 of 12)
Total Responses 215
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Quick Survey Desired Resources
Total Responses 3,476
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Recommendations An Automated Application System

• Cut the application process
• Not require a letter of recommendation
• Increase the possibility of awarding restrictive
  scholarships
• Eliminate the 3 most reported causes for not
  applying

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RecommendationsExternal Scholarships

• Expert in charge of finding outside scholarships
• A searchable database of external scholarships
• A listserv for e-mail updates and deadlines

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SEARCH SCHOLARSHIP DATABASE
O U T S I D E S C H O L A R S H I P S
About Outside Scholarships Prestigious
Scholarships Search Scholarship
Database Receive E-mail Updates Peer
Advising Other Scholarship Resources Tips for
Applying UC Davis Home Page
Our Outside Scholarship database includes over
200 scholarship opportunities. Unless otherwise
noted, our database does not have further
information on database awards. To obtain
additional information, please use the contact
information provided for each individual
scholarship. If an application deadline has
passed, you may contact the scholarship
foundation directly to inquire about next year's
deadline. For complete, up-to-date application
requirements, review the application materials
do not rely solely on information in this
database. Check back periodically we are
continually adding more awards.
SELECT A SEARCH OPTION Search by deadline
month Search by type of award and eligibility
criteria (find awards that fit your profile,
based on class level, area of study,
citizenship, and minimum GPA) Search by
underrepresented group (LGBT, minority, female,
disabled) Search by scholarship name
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http//financialaid.ucdavis.edu/outsidescholarship
s/Apply.html
UC Davis Financial Aid gt outside scholarships
gt applying
Applying for Outside Scholarships
Our Outside Scholarship database includes over
200 scholarship opportunities. Unless otherwise
noted, our database does not have further
information on database awards. To obtain
additional information, please use the contact
information provided for each individual
scholarship. If an application deadline has
passed, you may contact the scholarship
foundation directly to inquire about next year's
deadline. For complete, up-to-date application
requirements, review the application materials
do not rely solely on information in this
database. Check back periodically we are
continually adding more awards.
gt Prestigious Scholarships gt
Search Scholarship Database gt
Receive E-mail Updates gt Peer
Advising gt Other Scholarship
Resources gt Tips for Applying gt UC
Davis Home Page
SELECT A SEARCH OPTION Search by deadline
month Search by type of award and eligibility
criteria (find awards that fit your profile,
based on class level, area of study,
citizenship, and minimum GPA) Search by
underrepresented group (LGBT, minority, female,
disabled) Search by scholarship name
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REMEMEBER TO SUBMIT YOUR FAFSA BY MARCH
2ND! This is important to do because certain
grants and subsidized loans are on a first come
first serve basis. Click here to access the
online application http//www.fafsa.ed.gov/ If
you have any questions please call Jane Doe at
530-752-6806 or you may email questions to
janedoe_at_ucdavis.edu. I will do my best to get
back to you as soon as possible.
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We would like to Thank

• Senior Policy Analyst,
• Dr. Elias Lopez for sponsoring our project,
• Prestigious Scholarship Advisor,
• Carrie Devine
• Assistant Director of Scholarships,
• Mark Foncannon
• Student Affairs Officer at UC Berkeley,
• Alicia Hayes
• Director of Undergraduate Scholarship Prizes and
  Honors at UC Berkeley,
• Cruz Gramaldo
• Associate Director of Financial Aid,
• Katy Maloney