Outside Scholarships

As the Undergraduate and Prestigious Scholarships office becomes aware of outside scholarship opportunities, we will post them here. UC Davis does not endorse or recommend any particular organization, individual, points of view, products, or services offered by these outside sites. While we screen these listings to eliminate any offers that do not appear to be legitimate, students should review all scholarship information carefully. Please see our scholarship application tips section for information on how to search for outside scholarships.

Each of these scholarship and award opportunities comes with different restrictions; for additional information and application materials, please visit their website and/or contact the organization directly. International and undocumented students are welcome to apply, as long as all other requirements are met. Items are listed alphabetically by organization, along with a brief description of the award.

Accepting an outside scholarship

For financial aid recipients, scholarships are credited against any remaining need or the student's self-help and loan expectations, thus reducing the amount the student may need to borrow or work. Because the amount of financial aid a student receives cannot exceed the need determined by the federal formula, all outside scholarships and awards must be reported to Financial Aid and Scholarships. Students who are awarded a scholarship not included in MyAwards must notify our office using the change in aid form. Students may be billed for any aid received in excess of their financial need.

Payment processing

Outside scholarship checks should be made payable to UC Regents and sent directly to the Cashier’s Office, not the Undergraduate and Prestigious Scholarships office. Payment should be accompanied by a memo stating the student recipient’s full name and UC Davis student ID number. The Cashier’s Office address is:

UC Davis Campus Cashiering
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Scholarship Name	Description	Approximate deadline	Category
Graydon and Myrth Fox Scholarship	Veterans who served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces, surviving spouse, dependent child or grandchild of a U.S. Veteran, who have financial need. Preference is given to wounded veterans or surviving dependents of deceased veterans.	April	Military
Growmark Foundation Scholarship	15 scholarships of $1,500 each are available to current undergraduates who are pursuing agricultural-related degrees.	April	Agricultural
Heroes Legacy Scholarships	Dependent unmarried children under age 23 of active duty, reserve/guard and retired military members, or survivors of service members who died on active duty. Service member must have died, become disabled, or received a permanent and total compensation rating of 100% on or after September 11, 2001.	February	Military
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities - Café Bustelo Scholarship	Scholarships for current undergraduates of Latino heritage enrolled full-time with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater	June	General
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities - MGM Resorts International Scholarship	Scholarships for freshman enrolled full-time with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, permanent residents, DACA, or legally authorized to work in the U.S.	May	General
Hispanic Scholarship Fund	Hispanic/Latino students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater for high school applicants, and 2.5 or greater for current undergraduates. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent legal residents or DACA recipients who are enrolled full-time.	February	General
Honey Lake Hospice Scholarship	Continuing undergraduate students at a Northern California or Reno, NV college with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater. Applicants must be planning a medical career with an interest in gerontology, oncology and/or hospice and palliative care.	March	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM
Horatio Alger Association	High school seniors with financial need and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater.	June	General
Houzz Scholarship	High school seniors and current undergraduates who are 17 years of age or older and are enrolled in interior design, architecture, landscape architecture, or architectural engineering programs.	March	General
Hungarian American Coalition - Bognar Family Hungarian Scholarship	Continuing undergraduates who are citizens of the United States or Hungary, or member of an ethnic Hungarian community in Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Croatia or Slovenia.	July	General, International Students
Imperial County Farm Bureau	For students with a 2.5 or greater GPA studying for a career in agriculture.	April	Agricultural
Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association Scholarship	Scholarships for students from the Imperial Valley, CA who are majoring in an agricultural field and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater.	April	Agricultural
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Richard E. Merwin Scholarship	Full-time junior or senior students with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater majoring in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defined computer related field of engineering.	April, October	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM
Institute of Food Technologists Scholarship	Variety of scholarship opportunities for current undergraduates with an emphasis in food science. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater and be enrolled full-time.	March, April	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM
International Furnishings and Design Association Educational Foundation Scholarships	Scholarships for current undergraduates majoring in interior design or a related field that have completed at least four related courses.	March	General