Huffman Prize
The Huffman Prize honors the memory and the legacy of its namesake–David A. Huffman (1925-1999), Computer Science Professor Emeritus. The Prize is awarded annually to a Baskin School of Engineering graduating senior whose academic career at UCSC exhibits extraordinary creativity, depth of inquiry, and overall excellence. Students apply in spring by submitting a personal statement, letters of reference from faculty, and documentation of noteworthy projects or unusual accomplishments. Recipients are selected by a faculty committee. David A. Huffman was a distinguished member of the UC Santa Cruz faculty and one of the founders of the first department in what is now the Jack Baskin School of Engineering. 

Scholarship
The Plantronics Scholarship recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement and is awarded to students in the Baskin School of Engineering who are studying computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and information systems management. Students with academic merit are nominated by a faculty committee for this competitive award (students do not apply).

Robert H. Triebig Memorial Scholarship
The Robert H. Triebeg Memorial Scholarship recognizes undergraduate students studying electrical engineering.  Students with academic merit are nominated by faculty of the Electrical Engineering Department for this competitive award (students do not apply).  The scholarship was established in 1997 by Elsie (Vermont) Triebig in honor of her late husband, Robert H. Triebig, who had worked for 47 years as an electrical engineer. Through this scholarship, the Triebig family hopes to help many other individuals reach their dream of becoming an electrical engineer.

Financial Need-Based Academic Merit Awards

MEP Scholarship Program
Made possible through the generous support of technology companies committed to achieving excellence through diversity, as well as through kind contributions from interested individuals, the MEP Scholarship recognizes students for their achievements, pursuit of academic opportunities, and outstanding leadership to the engineering community. Eligible MEP students with academic merit and financial need are nominated by a faculty committee (students do not apply).

Amy Beth Snader Memorial Scholarship
The Amy Beth Snader Memorial Scholarship was established in 1992 in honor of its namesake, an alumna of UC Santa Cruz in Computer and Information Sciences. Undergraduate students in the Baskin School of Engineering—both women and men, with academic merit and financial need are nominated by a faculty committee for this competitive award (students do not apply).

[Regent] David S. Lee Scholarship
The David S. Lee Scholarship recognizes Baskin School of Engineering undergraduate students for their achievements and the diverse experiences that they bring into the engineering community.  Students with academic merit and financial need are nominated by a faculty committee for this competitive award (students do not apply). David S. Lee served as a member of the UC Board of Regents from 1994 to 2006.  Two of his three children are alumni of UCSC.

Leadership Awards

Patrick Mantey Undergraduate Leadership Award
The Patrick Mantey Undergraduate Leadership Award recognizes a Baskin School of Engineering undergraduate student who demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and exhibit academic merit. Students, whose contributions represent the very best attributes and accomplishments in the community, are nominated by faculty (students do not apply). This award was established to honor Professor Patrick E. Mantey, founding Dean of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, in recognition of his leadership and service in helping establish engineering at UC Santa Cruz.

School of Engineering Undergraduate Community Spirit Award
The School of Engineering Undergraduate Community Spirit Award recognizes students who have distinguished themselves as outstanding role models through their extraordinary merit, leadership, volunteer contributions and commitment to enhancing the educational experience of undergraduate students in the engineering community at UCSC. Students are nominated by the Baskin School of Engineering Undergraduate Student Affairs staff (students do not apply).

Affiliated Engineering Award

Silicon Valley Engineering Council Education Award
The Silicon Valley Engineering Council Education Award recognizes engineering students for their dedication, focus, and commitment to engineering.  Jack Baskin School of Engineering majors are encouraged to apply early for this annual competition held in February. Visit the web site at http://www.svec.org/scholarships.html for more information. Recipients are selected by members of the SVEC. Awards are presented to students as guests at the annual SVEC Engineering Week Banquet scheduled in February.

Other Campus Award Opportunities

Deans' & Chancellor's Undergraduate Awards
The Dean’s, Chancellor’s and Steck Awards recognize exceptional achievement in research projects or other creative activities. Application forms are available in early spring from offices of the Chancellor, Divisions, Departments, and Colleges.  For more information visit: http://vpdue.ucsc.edu/scholarships.htm . Winners are honored at the Undergraduate Academic Awards ceremony in June that culminates the UCSC annual Student Achievement Week.

Deans' Award
In late spring, fifty undergraduate students, ten from each of the five academic divisions receive the Dean’s Award of $100 for outstanding achievement in their division.  Recipients are considered for the Chancellor’s Award.

Chancellor's Award
In late spring, the Chancellor’s Award recognizes the top three students, from the Dean’s Award list, from each division with an additional $100 award.  Recipients are considered for the Steck Award.

Steck Award
The Steck Award recognizes what they feel is the most outstanding research project chosen from the fifteen Chancellor Awardees.  The student receives an additional $1,000.  In addition, his or her senior thesis/research project is bound and copies given to the student, the research supervisor, UC Santa Cruz Library, and the Steck family, whose generous contributions have made this award possible.