Gary Griggs Endowment for Student Research Support in Earth Sciences
Your gift supports research and professional development for undergraduates and graduate students in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences.
Earth & Planetary Sciences Achievement Fund
Your gift supports research, education, and alumni activities in Earth and planetary science, including hydrogeology, tectonics, geology, paleontology, climate studies, environmental science, seismology, mineral and rock physics, atmospheric science, and planetary physics.
Kathryn D. Sullivan Fund for Earth & Marine Sciences
Your gift supports awards for students in Earth and marine science: one is an individual undergraduate award, and the other is for a research project by an undergraduate mentored by a graduate student.
Recharge Initiative Fund: Earth & Planetary Sciences
Your gift supports the development of innovative approaches to protect, enhance, and improve the availability and reliability of groundwater resources.
Holly Day Barnett Award
Your gift supports an undergraduate Earth sciences major who demonstrates ability and enthusiasm in applying science to present environmental issues, shows leadership and character in non-academic activities, and enjoys the outdoors.
J. Casey Moore Fund
Your gift supports thesis-related research by graduate students in our Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences and honors one of the department’s most influential and inspiring faculty members, J. Casey Moore.
Aaron & Elizabeth Waters Student Research Fund
Your gift carries on the legacy of the founding chair of Earth Sciences at UC Santa Cruz and his wife by providing graduate fellowships in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences.
Academic Excellence Program (ACE) Fund
Your gift provides a community where students from culturally, ethnically, and economically varied backgrounds achieve academic success through science problem-solving sessions, study and communication skills, and networking.
Gerald Weber & Suzanne Holt Fund for Earth Sciences
Your gift makes it possible for undergraduates in Earth and Planetary Sciences to participate in summer field camp, an iconic experience that satisfies the capstone course requirement for all undergraduates.
Landels-Hill Big Creek Natural Reserve
Your gift supports university teaching, research, and public service on a wild, pristine coastal ecosystem on the Big Sur coast—a natural laboratory for tackling the state’s environmental issues.
Younger Lagoon Natural Reserve
Your gift supports university teaching, research, and public service on a 72-acre protected natural area located on the UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science Campus—a natural laboratory for coastal wetland study and restoration.
Fort Ord Natural Reserve
Your gift supports university teaching, research, and public service on this 600-acre former army base, and protects at-risk habitats and species in the maritime chaparral ecosystem.