Donald Strauss Scholarship
Award: $15,000 for public service project & tuition, fees, books, room & board.
Number of awards: 10-15
UC San Diego deadline to be considered for nomination: New for 2024 -- no nomination needed
Agency deadline: typically late January (next deadline: January 27, 2025)
- Apply as a sophomore or junior (have at least 1 year of college after this academic year)
- Full time undergraduate
- GPA in the upper 1/3 of your class
- Future career, or volunteer, in public service
- Two letters of recommendation
- Optional: if working with a partner organization, will also need to submit a letter of support from that organization
- Public service project proposal, up to 4 pages including budget and timeline
- Personal essay
- One-page Resume - With current and past public service
- Transcript
Students pursuing public service projects often ask about other resources they can look into that may be able to support public service projects. Here are some places to start:
Apply to Donald Strauss Scholarship
The Donald Strauss Scholarship requires a nomination from the UC San Diego Campus Representative. It is recommended that applicants review the requirements and meet with the institutional advisor before applying. Please contact URH staff member, Dr. Sophia Tsai Neri, for an initial consult before meeting with the campus representative (see contact info below).
Apply to be nominated for Strauss
Sophia Fang
Data Science major Sophia Fang won the Strauss Scholarship for Public Service. With her background in nonprofit work and program management, she created hands-on learning opportunities for UCSD students and provided pro-bono digital design solutions for nonprofit organizations. Click below to learn more about Sophia's experiences.
Meet Sophia
Audrey Bogosian
Audrey won the Strauss Scholarship, a scholarship that provides support to students to pursue a service-learning project, in 2021. Click below to learn more about her project and time in Armenia!
Meet Audrey Bogosian
