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
Southern California Garden Club Scholarship	High school seniors and current undergraduates who are residents of Los Angeles, Ventura or San Bernardino counties, and are in a program focusing on horticulture, landscaping, botany, biology, earth science, or a related major with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater.	March	Agricultural
Spencer Undergraduate Scholarship	Scholarships for full-time juniors and seniors with a major or minor in a risk-management discipline (business, finance, information technology, etc.) with a career objective in risk management. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or greater.	January	Business and Finance
Stanford Law Scholars Institute	Students who will enter their sophomore or junior year in the upcoming fall and have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or greater may apply. SLSI is a leadership and pipeline program for students from diverse backgrounds to address obstacles that underrepresented, first-generation, and low-income students might face in accessing legal education.	January	General
Stanislaus Community Foundation Scholarship	Scholarships for students who are residents of Stanislaus County.	March	General
Stockton Scholars	Scholarships for students who have graduated from a Stockton high school and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater.	March	General
Study in Holland Scholarships	List of scholarships to fund studying abroad in Holland.	January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December	Study Abroad
Sullivan Supply Youth Scholarship	Students aged 21 and younger who display a passion for the livestock show industry and/or livestock production.	March	Agricultural
Swiss Benevolent Society of San Francisco	Full-time students of Swiss descent who have resided in N. California for a minimum of 3 years.	April	General
Tailhook Education Foundation Scholarship	Scholarships for natural, step, or adopted children or grandchildren of current or former (U.S. Navy, Marine, or Coast Guard) Naval Aviators, Flight Officers, Aircrewman, or have served on board a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier in ship's company or the Air Wing.	March	Military
Telacu General Scholarship	Latino students entering their junior or senior year with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or greater who are pursuing degrees in Business or STEM and who have volunteered a minimum of 20 hours of community service.	April	Business and Finance, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM
Tenshon	Architecture, design, and engineering students.	July, December	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM
The Cover Guy Annual Scholarship	Applicants must complete an essay.	July	Outside Essay Scholarships
The Executive Leadership Council	The Executive Leadership Council will award approximately $1M in scholarships to 100+ talented African-American undergraduates and students of other ethnicities that are of African descent. Students will be able to apply to up to 3 scholarships through a common application process. The deadline is March 31, 2021.	February	General
The Folded Flag Foundation Scholarship	Scholarships for a child or spouse of a member of the U.S. military or U.S. government who died as a result of hostile action or in an accident related to U.S. combat operations.	May	Military
Theresa Mike Scholarship Foundation	Scholarships for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater who are either enrolled members of a federally-recognized Native American Indian Tribe, or are residents or graduates from a high school in the Coachella Valley or Morongo Basin.	June	General