Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program

e-Newsletter | November 2021

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.

DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 3RD!

The McNair Program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and provides a program of research and scholarly activities that offers effective preparation for doctoral study. To be eligible, students must be either (or both) first-generation college students from low-income households and/or members of ethnic groups underrepresented in US higher education.  

During winter and spring quarters, students work with faculty mentors conducting research for academic credit (four units of 199 credit each quarter); in the summer they continue their research full-time, prepare for the GRE, earn four additional units of credit, and receive a $3,000 stipend as well as free on-campus housing (or a housing allowance to help with the cost of off-campus housing).  

Applications must be submitted online and are available at 

https://ugresearch.ucsd.edu/research-programs/mcnair/index.html . Applications must also be accompanied by a letter of recommendation, preferably (but not necessarily) from a faculty member. Transfer students new to UC San Diego this quarter would likely receive a letter from someone from their previous institution. 

Questions? Contact Thomas Brown at tkbrown@ucsd.edu

Applications for the Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (TRELS) Quarterly Awards for Winter 2022 are now open. Applications are now available via the Undergraduate Research application portal (https://ucsd-research.academicworks.com) and are due by November 4th.

We especially encourage students new to research and experiential learning to apply.  For students with questions about how to get started, please direct them to our Frequently Asked Questions page (https://ugresearch.ucsd.edu/research-programs/trels/quarterly.html#Frequently-Asked-Questions), which also includes guidance for students to identify potential faculty mentors. 

Questions? Email Tyler Rogers at tjrogers@ucsd.edu

YoJoin us for the Native American Heritage Month 2021 Kickoff Celebration featuring keynote speaker Kali "KO Mequinonoag" Reis, a world champion boxer from the Cherokee, Nipmuc and Seaconke Wampanoag tribes. This hybrid in-person and virtual event also features Paul Cannon, a singer/song-writer from the San Pasqual Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and member of the band Iron Sage Wood.

The Ford Foundation is now accepting applications for its pre-doctoral fellowship program, which provides awardees with an annual stipend of $27,000 for three years beginning during the fall of 2022. In addition to financial support, this fellowship opportunity provides awardees with a wide range of resources, a support network, and presentation opportunities at its annual gathering. Note: This fellowship is open to “individuals with current status under the DACA Program, as well as individuals whose status may have lapsed but who continue to meet all the USCIS guidelines for DACA.”

Here are the eligibility requirements:

• “All U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card); individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program;¹ Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; political asylees; and refugees, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation;
• Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors, or other designations);
• Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S.;
• Individuals enrolled in or planning to enroll in an eligible research-based (dissertation-required) program leading to a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree at a non-proprietary (not for profit) U.S. institution of higher education no later than Fall 2022;
• Individuals who as of the 2022 fall semester require a minimum of three years of study² to complete their Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree; and
• Individuals who have not earned a doctoral degree at any time, in any field.”

The deadline to apply is December 16, 2021 at 5pm EST.

For more information and ti apply, please visit their website: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_171962

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.

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.
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Click here to visit Study Abroad First Steps website!

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.

This month, we'll be giving away five CASP backpacks and CASP water bottles to our newsletter readers! You must be a currently registered UCSD undergraduate student to win (open to all students, not just CASP!). 

Send us an email to casp@ucsd.edu with the subject line "CASP Newsletter Winner" that includes your name and PID and answer the following questions:

"What is the motto of your undergraduate college? (Hint: You can find your college motto by visiting their website!)"

We'll send you a confirmation email letting you know if you're one of this month's contest winners and more information on how to claim your prize. Good luck!

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.

Living on campus and looking for a quiet place to study?

• Price Center. Biomedical Library Building (BLB), and Geisel has study spaces available to you for two-hour increments. Just make sure to create an account and then you can log in anytime and secure a quiet space to study. Click here for more information on how to make a reservation.

"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!

 The Playground is a space where students and the UC San Diego community can get active, creative, meditative, and stay fit through online classes, informative articles, and virtual Rec programming.

Recreation Online will bring you to the vast library of prerecorded content from Rec trainers and instructors that can be accessed anytime. Recreation Live classes will be hosted via Zoom or Facebook/Instagram Live @UCSDrec. A schedule will be updated weekly which will show the date, time, and platform where they can be accessed. Classes will be a mix of fitness, DIY, and fine arts from Rec instructors like guitar and Capoeira.

For more information, visit recreation.ucsd.edu

Congratulations to our CASP alum, Nirvana Navarro '17, for being a featured donor for the Chancellor's Associates Scholarship GOLD challenge!

Learn more about Nirvana and her story by clicking here.

University of California San Diego

| Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program |

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La Jolla, CA 92093-0048

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