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Bob and Jan Garrison Outstanding Ocean Science Student Award

UCSC alumni on a fieldtrip

Your gift honors the memory of a founding science faculty member who helped make UC Santa Cruz a science powerhouse and a supportive incubator of student excellence. The annual Garrison award recognizes outstanding Ocean Sciences graduate students who have shown exceptional scholarship, teaching and mentoring, and service to their community.


Mary Silver Award

Mary Silver

Named in honor of Mary Silver, Emeritus Professor of Ocean Science, this fund supports graduate students in the Ocean Sciences (OS) Department at UCSC as they conduct thesis-related research.


Ocean Sciences Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Anti-Racism Fund

Undergraduate students collecting beach samples on class field trip

Your gift will promote diversity by supporting Ocean Sciences PhD students who have experienced situations or conditions that have adversely impacted their advancement in their field of study.


Ocean Sciences General Fund

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Your gift supports excellence in teaching and research in ocean ecology, ocean biogeochemistry, paleoceanography, and ocean circulation and climate.


Katheryn D. Sullivan Fund for Earth and Marine Sciences

Kathy Sullivan

Your gift supports awards for students in Earth and marine science: one is an individual undergraduate award, and the other is for a research project by an undergraduate mentored by a graduate student.

Last modified: Aug 11, 2025