The UCSB Alumni Association Scholarship Fund (AASF) is an endowed fund that will benefit current UCSB students. Money contributed to the AASF will thus help Gaucho students in perpetuity. Initial scholarship funds will be available for the 2009-2010 academic year. All scholarships will be awarded by the UCSB Financial Aid Office. To receive support from the AASF, a current UCSB student must have applied for, and qualified for, financial aid. 100% of the money donated to the AASF will go to benefit current UCSB students! All donations to the AASF are fully tax-deductible. Currently over $200,000 have been given in gifts and pledges to this fund!
WHY?
The AASF is important now for several reasons. First, it fits in perfectly with the overall movement of the UCSB Alumni Association toward an emphasis on engagement and philanthropy. There are many ways for alumni to “give back” to our school. None are more clearly defined and important than helping meritorious students afford to continue their educations at UCSB. Second, the current economic situation makes it increasingly important for UCSB to find ways to increase the level of financial aid available to students. As the cost of a UC education continues to climb, available sources of funding for students are shrinking. Families of UCSB students are facing increasing costs for basic necessities, dwindling savings accounts and investment resources, and decreasing opportunities for securing student loans. Last year over 2,000 UCSB students who qualified for financial aid, received no scholarship help! Third, levels of alumni giving are one of the primary tools used to evaluate and rank both our Alumni Association and UCSB. For example, U.S. News and World Report lists “alumni giving” as one of the seven major criteria used to evaluate universities in its’ prestigious annual listing of the “Top 50 Public National Universities” in the country. Now is the time to give back to the most important part of UCSB: our students!
AASF GOALS:
ACADEMIC YEAR
’09-’10
’10-’11
’11-’12
’12-’13
TOTAL ENDOWMENT
$250,000
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
WANT TO HONOR SOMEONE WHO MADE
A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE?
A donation to the scholarship fund in the name of a professor, staff member, or family member is an excellent way to express your gratitude. The honored individual will receive a letter informing them of your thoughtfulness, and will be listed in an issue of the UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association magazine "Coastlines." Additionally, all donors to the AASF will be recognized in Coastlines.
BE A PERMANENT PART OF THE
MOSHER ALUMNI HOUSE
Be a permanent part of the Mosher Alumni House. All donors who make a gift of $1,000 or more will be listed on the AASF donor wall in our beautiful alumni home. Individuals who contribute at this level will also qualify for Chancellor's Council Benefits.
HOW?
Write a check to the UCSB FOUNDATION and memo it to the AASF.
Mail it to:
Chris Pizzinat
Deputy Director of UCSB Development
4219 Cheadle Hall - 4th Floor
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, Calif. 93106-2013
