Scholarships

Thank You Donors!

Scholarships provide critical support to the success of students at UCSB. Due to the generous support of donors, students have received over $4.5 million in scholarships. On behalf of the many students who have received support from scholarships, we would like to extend a special thank you to our generous donors!

Notice for Scholarship Agencies

Scholarship checks for students at UCSB should be made payable to UC Regents. Please send scholarship checks to the following address:

Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships
University of California, Santa Barbara
2103 SAASB
Santa Barbara, California 93106-3180

In order to notify our office that you have received an external scholarship or to request a verification of enrollment for a scholarship agency, please email FinAid@sa.ucsb.edu.

For each term, scholarships received more than 10 days prior to the first day of classes will be handled as follows:   

  • Scholarships WILL NOT disburse until 10 days prior to the first day of classes.
  • Scholarships for students not enrolled in sufficient units at or before census date WILL BE RETURNED to the scholarship agency.
  • Scholarships received for individuals we cannot verify as students WILL BE RETURNED to the scholarship agency upon receipt.
For a copy of UCSB's W-9 form or tax ID number please visit: https://www.bfs.ucsb.edu/general-accounting/forms.