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Financial Aid Basics in 3 Easy Steps

Abigail Julianna Loomis — December 12, 2022 - 10:23am

Paying for college can be difficult, but at 69��, we have the resources to help you get the financial support you need. We’re going to outline some of the financial aid basics to make sure you get the low-hanging fruit, plus some additional ways to round out your financial aid package.

69�� Junior Wins Udall Scholarship

Julia Ann Easley — May 21, 2021 - 9:42pm

A 69�� junior committed to environmental justice is one of 55 students in the nation to be awarded a 2021 Udall Scholarship.

Two 69�� Juniors Receive Goldwater Scholarships

Julia Ann Easley — May 11, 2021 - 7:20pm

Two 69�� juniors win Goldwater scholarships in 2021.

69�� Student Wins Scholarship for Study at Cambridge

Julia Ann Easley — April 26, 2019 - 5:22pm

A University of California, Davis, senior is one of 90 students from around the world who have been awarded the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship for postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge.

Nitika Mummidivarapu is among the 2019 class of scholars selected for their outstanding intellectual ability, leadership potential and commitment to improving the lives of others.

69�� Among Top Producers for Gilman Scholarships for Programs Abroad

Julia Ann Easley — May 07, 2018 - 11:44am

During a web presentation about the Panamanian rainforest, children from a fourth-grade class in New York City asked University of California, Davis, sophomore Brianna Pinto if she’d ever seen the Panama Canal. She turned her laptop camera to her office window to show a cargo ship on the canal.

“All of the kids yelled in awe, expressing exactly how I felt every time I walked outside here,” said the wildlife, fish and conservation biology major.

5 69�� Students Liberated ‘By Philanthropy’

Susanne Rockwell — May 31, 2016 - 2:59pm

A new 69�� awareness campaign, “By Philanthropy,” tells the stories of five students pursuing academic dreams thanks to 69�� fundraising.

Fulbright Awards Send 69�� Grads Overseas to Teach English, Research

Julia Ann Easley — May 26, 2016 - 11:18am

Update 5:30 p.m. May 26: After the news release below was published, Courtney Jallo of Davis became the latest of six 69�� students and graduates to be awarded a grant under the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Both an alumna and employee of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, she plans to research land management practices and agroforestry important to the Kandy area of Sri Lanka.

'By Philanthropy' Campaign Answers the Question: How Are Donations Used?

Cody Kitaura — May 24, 2016 - 9:00am

It’s easy to measure how much money the university raised in The Campaign for 69��, which ended in 2014: more than a billion dollars. It’s not so easy to demonstrate how all that money is being put to use in scholarships, endowed chairs and other less visible ways.

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From Children to College Students, Dolan Delivers the Love of Literature

Karen Michele Nikos — March 01, 2016 - 2:48pm

Frances Dolan, Distinguished Professor of English, was presented with the University of California, Davis, Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement during her "Law and Literature" class today (March 1).

She was honored by her colleagues, students and administrators with plaudits, speeches and a specially decorated cake — a cake-and-frosting stack of books with titles used in her class.

69�� Grad Wins New Scholarship for Study in China

IET WebDev — January 11, 2016 - 12:00am

If you've already earned a pilot's license, a black belt in kung fu, an undergraduate degree from 69�� and a great spot in the tech industry, what's next?

James Rizzo, 22, has answered by winning a prestigious new scholarship for a year's graduate study in Beijing at one of China's leading universities.

Rizzo, who grew up in Burbank, California, and now lives in San Francisco, is one of the 111 members of the inaugural class of Schwarzman Scholars selected from more than 3,000 applicants worldwide.

Scholarships Content

Financial Aid Basics in 3 Easy Steps

69���� Junior Wins Udall Scholarship

Two 69���� Juniors Receive Goldwater Scholarships

69���� Student Wins Scholarship for Study at Cambridge

69���� Among Top Producers for Gilman Scholarships for Programs Abroad

5 69���� Students Liberated ‘By Philanthropy’

Fulbright Awards Send 69���� Grads Overseas to Teach English, Research