Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program

e-Newsletter | January 2022

Greetings Belinda,,

Welcome back! We hope you were able to use the break to rest, spend time with friends and loved ones, and recharge for the new year and new quarter!

We are so proud of the work our students and staff have done and can't wait to continue working with you this year!

You'll be able to find CASP updates, campus event information, and other opportunities in this newsletter!

Visit the CASP day-to-day calendar of events to keep up to date with CASP events, resources, and other opportunities available to you all!

As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at casp@ucsd.edu, (858) 534-8366.

To schedule a time to meet with one of our professional staff members virtually, please check our availability by clicking here.

Community Corner

Stay Connected

Thank you to our community partners at Cal Coast Credit Union for their support of CASP 101! Many thanks for providing financial wellness and financial literacy information and resources for our students, and our campus community. 

Click here to view our CalCoast Corner.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Applications are now available for all students.

For any questions or concerns regarding your FAFSA/CA dream application, contact the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office at finaid@ucsd.edu or (858) 534-4480.

On-campus positions give you the hands-on experience and networking opportunities that other jobs may offer, but with the flexibility to manage your student-life/balance. 

UC San Diego’s on-campus life has resumed, and students are back in-person and ready to learn. We need your help filling the various positions available to students. And the best part? On campus employers understand that being a student is your #1 priority. Your studies, academic success, and mental health are important to us. That is why each year, thousands of students choose to work on campus at UC San Diego - for convenience, networking, furthering their education, and supporting themselves.

Chancellor’s Associates Scholar Alumni (CASP) are demonstrating their pride in UC San Diego in countless ways. A perfect example is Candi Xaysana ’18, a CASP alum who works as a Research Analyst at Bespoke Partners. Because of Candi’s involvement, Bespoke Partners is making an investment at UC San Diego by not only supporting a current-use Chancellor’s Associates Scholarship, leveraging the Silberman Inspiration Challenge II to fund a transfer student in social sciences but also making a gift to CASP to fund wraparound services such as peer mentoring that every scholar receives.

Take Your First Steps!

Before meeting with an advisor, it is important that you learn the basics of studying abroad at UC San Diego.

• Watch our First Steps Quick Videos outlining how to study abroad at UC San Diego.
• When offered, you can also attend an in-person information session offered at the Study Abroad Office.
• Remember! It is important that you complete your First Steps before meeting with an advisor to help you gain an overview of study abroad at UC San Diego and make your advising appointment go smoothly.



Click here to visit Study Abroad First Steps website!

Programs and professional development resources for current and prospective undergraduate students -- research experiences for undergraduates (REU), scholarships, and travel and research opportunities.

STEM Programs

• Browse 600+ different Summer research experiences for undergraduates (REU) and paid internships
• Portable college scholarships
• Programs that encourage community college applicants
• Post-Baccalaureate Programs for recent graduate
• Short-term opportunities (travel scholarships, summer institutes, etc.)

Comcast will be staring off this school year by expanding eligibility for the Internet Essentials program to all Federal Pell Grant recipients across its service area. This expansion will allow nearly one million additional low-income students to benefit from Internet Essentials, Comcast's signature broadband adoption and digital equity initiative.

Starting August 23, 2021, students receiving a Federal Pell Grant, can use their Financial Aid Award Letter as proof of eligibility for Internet Essentials. Expanding Internet Essentials eligibility to include Federal Pell Grant recipients brings eligibility more fully in-line with the federal government's Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) eligibility, but is a permanent, structural change to the eligibility for the program.

So, students can rest assured that they will be able to either have Internet service for free under EBB or for a heavily discounted price of just $9.95/month.

Click here to learn more about Comcast Internet Essentials Program.

The Return to Learn Program is a voluntary student program that screens for active SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. If you choose to participate, you will be helping potentially reduce the risks of COVID-19 outbreaks and making our UC San Diego community a healthier place. 

In this initial phase, in May 2020, SARS-CoV-2 testing was be made available to resident undergraduate and graduate students currently residing on campus. Participation is voluntary, but all eligible students are encouraged to participate, and there will be no cost to the students who choose to participate. 

The Return to Learn Program is for asymptomatic student volunteers only. If you are having COVID-19 symptoms (shortness of breath, cough, fever, chills, loss of smell or taste), please call Student Health Services at 858-534-3300.

At this time UC San Diego is not able to accommodate students who do not reside in on-campus housing, nor families of students who may also live on campus. They hope to expand testing in the future so that we can accommodate many more groups.

Visit the website for more information.

"My Undocumented Life," a web page with up-to-date information & resources for undocumented immigrants, have compiled a list of resources and news that can help undocumented and mixed-status families during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. 

Click here to access their list of resources.

They will update this page frequently so be sure to bookmark it and share it with your networks!

Congratulations to CASP alum Michael "Mike" Markulin '18 on their new position as Academic Counselor with Marshall College Academic Advising!

Learn more about Mike by clicking here!

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