University Of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
University Website: www.ucsb.edu/Apply Online: admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply-now.html
The University of California, Santa Barbara (commonly referred to as UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a 1,022-acre (414 ha) site in Goleta, California, United States, 8 miles (13 km) from Santa Barbara and 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Los Angeles. Tracing its roots back to 1891 as an independent teachers' college, UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944 and is the third-oldest general-education campus in the system.
UCSB is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which recognizes top public research universities in the United States. The university is a comprehensive doctoral university and is organized into five colleges and schools offering 87 undergraduate degrees and 55 graduate degrees. The campus is the 6th-largest in the UC system by enrollment with 18,977 undergraduate and 2,950 graduate students. In 2012, UCSB was ranked 41st among "National Universities" and 10th among public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The university was also ranked 35th worldwide by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 34th worldwide (6th worldwide for engineering) by the Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2012.
UC Santa Barbara is a "very high activity" research university and spent $191.2 million on research expenditures in the 2007 fiscal year, 97th-largest in the United States. UCSB houses twelve national research centers, including the renowned Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. UCSB faculty includes five Nobel Prize laureates, one Fields Medalist, 29 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 27 members of the National Academy of Engineering, and 23 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. UCSB was the No. 3 host on the ARPAnet and was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1995.
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos compete in the NCAA Division I Big West Conference. The Gauchos have won NCAA national championships in men's soccer and men's water polo.
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University of California-Santa Barbara College Scholarships
Josephine de Karman FellowshipJosephine de Karman Fellowship Trust |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 31, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Josephine de Karman Fellowship is available to final year Ph.D. students at the California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the University of Southern California, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz. Special consideration will be given to applicants in the humanities. View Scholarship Details |
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Edison Scholars ProgramEdison International |
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award $12,500 |
deadline January 31, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Edison Scholars Program is open to high school seniors who live or attend a high school in Southern California Edison’s service territory. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be planning to attend a four - year college or university and pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Regents Scholarship - UC Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa Barbara |
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award $6,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Regents Scholarship is available to entering freshmen at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Selection is based on a thorough review of the admissions application, including, but not limited to test scores and grades. View Scholarship Details |
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Global Scholarship - UC Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa Barbara |
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award $2,500 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Global Scholarship is available to international freshmen students at the University of California, Santa Barbara. View Scholarship Details |
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Benny Goodman Foundation ScholarshipSacramento Region Community Foundation |
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award Up to $3,500 |
deadline March 14, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Benny Goodman Foundation Scholarship is available to students attending the University of California and California State University. You must be majoring in jazz or classical music and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in music classes to be eligible for this award. Preference is given to clarinet musicians. View Scholarship Details |
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Wade Scholarship ProgramWade Institute of Technology |
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award 100% of tuition |
deadline January 17, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Wade Scholarship Program is open to African American graduate students. You must have a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited college or university in the United States or abroad. You must have been accepted to an engineering master’s degree program at one of the top 30 graduate schools of Engineering in the United... View Scholarship Details |
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Middle Class ScholarshipCalifornia Student Aid Commission |
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award Varies |
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DescriptionThe Middle Class Scholarship is available to undergraduate students and students pursuing teaching credentials at University of California and California State University campuses. You must be a resident of California and have family income and assets of up to $217,000 to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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HRSA Scholarship for Disadvantaged StudentsHealth Resources And Services Administration |
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award Varies |
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DescriptionThe HRSA Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students is available to students who are from a disadvantaged background as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You must be attending a participating school of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing or a related allied health field to be considered for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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