The Student Foundation offers two awards. Click on each award below to learn more about qualifications, timelines and award specifics. Please read the terms and conditions before applying.
Student Emergency Relief Aid
This award is meant to cover short-term needs that are not covered by other assistance. Some examples of need may be tuition, rent, medical treatment, or other necessities that may hamper a student from succeeding academically or from meeting their basic needs.
Applications for the SERA award opens the first day of instruction of the quarter and closes the Monday before finals.
UC Davis Cap & Gown Award
Students can receive the UC Davis Cap & Gown Award for the quarter that they are graduating. The Fall cap and gown award opens mid-October and closes early November. For Spring commencement, the application opens mid-February and closes early April. For exact dates, please see the @AggiesHelpingAggies Instagram account.
If you are experiencing issues with submitting or accessing the application, please contact scholarships@ucdavis.edu