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International Undergraduate Digital Scholarships in USA

International Undergraduate Digital Scholarships in USA

University of California, Santa Cruz Grants

University of California, Santa Cruz Grants

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OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

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Area
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Deadline
01 Nov 2023
Opportunity funding
Partial funding
Eligible Countries
This opportunity is destined for all countries
Eligible Region
All Regions

Award or Grant Description $$  varies

The University of California, Santa Cruz is looking for students to build independent digital research projects to participate in its International Undergraduate Digital Scholarships Program. There are up to 6 awards available for the academic year 2022-2023.

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The fellowship program is open to participation from all international and home country national undergraduate students who have undertaken their study at UCSC to engage with Digital Humanities studies. 

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Get financial assistance and complete your studies in the USA.The University of California, Santa Cruz is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California that is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. It individually ranks 375th in the World University Rankings 2023 and is very dedicated to students‡ success.

Why choose to study at the University of California, Santa Cruz? The UCSC is an expert in combining the intimacy of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It poses as an inspired, global, public research university leading at the intersection of innovation and justice. UCSC has created a safe, supportive, intellectually stimulating environment that facilitates a holistic educational experience for all students, including underrepresented groups.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Eligible Countries:  American and overseas students are both eligible to apply. 
  • Eligible Course or Subjects:  The applicants can apply for an undergraduate degree program offered at the University of California, Santa Cruz. 
  • Eligibility Criteria:  To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/given criteria:
  • The applicants should be prepared to commit to up to four 1–hour workshops during the Winter Quarter and to regular meetings with mentors throughout the Winter and Spring Quarters. 
  • The applicants should have a general familiarity with web technologies. 
  • The applicants should be prepared to present at the Digital Research Symposium, typically scheduled at the end of the Spring Quarter. 

Offered Benefits

The University of California, Santa Cruz will provide the selected undergraduate fellow with $500 to support their project along with the following benefits: 

  • Methodological training combining critical theory, critical making, and creativity
  • Digital skill-building around text analysis, visualization, 3D Animation, Mapping, etc. as needed in order to enable fellows to build a research project of their unique design
  • Ongoing mentorship to support project development by a Digital Scholarship Librarian
  • Presentation experience at the Digital Research Symposium

Application Process

  • How to Apply:  Admission applications can be made via the  university‡s official portal . To completely submit their fellowship application, students must fill the  recommendation form  and  faculty sponsor form . 
  • Supporting Documents:  The students are required to present the following documents to the university:
  • A project title
  • Be prepared to briefly describe your project and the goals you have for it
  • Identify specific digital skill/s you plan to use in the project
  • Describe a relevant experience you have related to the project
  • Describe how you anticipate utilizing the $500 award
  • The name of a faculty sponsor
  • Admission Requirements:  The applicants must complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses (“a-g” courses), with at least 11 finished prior to the beginning of their senior year with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or better. 
  • Language Requirement:  The students must submit scores of the following English language proficiency tests: 
  • TOEFL IBT – 80
  • IELTS – 6.5 
  • Duolingo English Test (DET) – 115

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