Scholars of Distinction
Our award-winning faculty currently includes 35 members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 25 members of the American Academy of Arts and Science, and 12 members of the National Academy of Sciences.
Growing Our Own Initiatives
The Growing Our Own Initiative aims to increase the number of UC bachelor’s degree recipients who get an academic doctoral degree and to increase the number and proportion of UC Ph.D. enrollees from UC Santa Cruz.
EVC Fellows Academy
UCSC provides a path of professional development for tenured faculty through our EVC Fellows Academy.
Hellman Fellows Program
The Hellman Fellows Program advances the careers of promising assistant professors who show capacity for great distinction in their research through endowed research fellowships.
Strategic Academic Plan
As a global research university, UC Santa Cruz has been recognized both nationally and internationally for its world-class teaching and innovative research. Work on the Strategic Academic Plan (SAP) can be found on the SAP website.
Writing Fellows Program
The Writing Fellows Program is a cohort-based model of structured writing support that gives pre-tenure faculty members one course release and a budget to advance a writing project.